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Evening star., 1955-03-09
Bigger Parry Role
For II Democratic
Governors Proposed
lr N. A,,oeiat.d Rr.,,

NEW YORK. Mar. e.-Demo.
cratic National Chairman Paul
M. Butler says he will call a con.
ference Of all Democratic Gov.
ernors this Spring and hopes o
give them more importancs n
the party structure"
Mr.. Butler set no date for the
meeting, but told a news con-
ference yesterday he would make
further announcement about
it in Washington Friday.
The conference would be set
up. Mr.. Butler said, to give the
Governors a chance to discuss
problems with congressional
leaders. exchange ideas on State
affairs and develop a "close
working alliance with the ma
tional committee"
Mr.. Butler said he is counting
heavily on State administrations
to bring victory to the Democra-
tic national ticket in 1856. The
81 States which now have Demo-
cratic Governors. he said, would
provide enough electoral votes
to put a Democratic President
in office.
Mr.. Butler repeated his belief
that President Eisenhower will
not run for reelection, but add
ed that the Democrats are not
counting on that" He said he
doubts that Mr.. Eisenhower will
be a candidate because of "a
personal situation in the Eisen-
hover household" He did not
elaborate on this.
Evening star., 1955-03-09

meetings of experts to facilitate
exchanges Of views about these
problems of subverSion.
Also at Bangkok we dealt with
the third treaty task, that of i'm
proving economic and social con-
ditionS. This problem divides it.
self into two parts. First is the
problem of meeting the cost Of
more effective security forces.
AS I have said, the council is
not trying to build up vast new
military establishments. But
there is need Of modest national
forces which are we'll equipped
and loyal, which can support the
authority of the government
throughout its territory and
fight initial defensive actions If
there should be attack from
without.
Even these limited forces in
volve an economic burden which
some of the countries cannot
carry without help. So, the
strong will help the weak by pro-
viding some military equipment
and financial support. Funds for
that have been voted by the Con-
gress for the current fiscal year
and the administration is asking
for a renewal of funds for this
purpose for the coming fiscal
year. Thus there will be special
recognition of those countries
which assume military obliga-
tions with us.
A second phase of the economic
problem is general improvement
of economic conditions in the
area. This calls for capital
developments. Industrialization
should be speeded. There should
be better roads, more irrigation
works and improved port facil-
tiles. There is particular need
for larger exchange of goods
and services as between the coun-
tries of South and Southeast
Asia and the Western Pacific.
Japan, with its large capacity for
industrial production, and it's
need for food and raw materials,
is an important element in this
situation.
Areas Need Outlined.
This problem of economic i'm
provement goes beyond the i'm
mediate treaty area. The treaty
area Is not and never can be a
self-contained economic unit
The great bulk of its trade is
with outside areas. There is
need for programs to develop
broadly the economic possibili-
ties of all the free Asian coun-
tries. The treaty nations will
study their problems from this
viewpoint.
At the Bangkok conference
I took occasion to re-emphasize
President Eisenhower's desire
that atomic energy should be
used to benefit mankind and tc
enrich the lives of the great
masses of humanity. We are not
satisfied to see atomic missiles
becoming conventional for wal
while vast possibilities for peace
full betterment are still undevel-
Evening star., 1955-03-09

and then the decision as to how
to defend.
The political decision Of what
b defend has been taken. 1t Is
expressed In the treaty and also
in the law whereby Congress has
authorized the President to use
the armed forces Of the United
States in the Formosa area. That
decision is to defend Formosa
and the Pescadores. However.
the law permits a defense which
will be flexible and not neces-
sarily confined to static defense
Of Formosa and the Pescadores
themselves. How to implement
this flexible defense of Formosa
the President will decide, in the
light Of his Judgment as to the
overall value of certain coastal
positions to the defense of For
mosa, and the cost of holding
these positions. This judgment
would take account of consulta-
tions provided for by the Mutual
Defense Treaty.
Hopes for Cease-Fire.
We hope that the present mill
tary activities of the Chinese
Communists are not in fact the
first stage of an attack against
Formosa and the Pescadores. We
hope that a cease-fire may be
attainable. We know that friend
ly nations. on their own respon-
sibility, are seeking to find sub
stance for these hopes. Also, the
United Nations is studying the
matter in a search for peace. So
far these efforts have not been
rewarded by any success. The
Chinese Communists seem to be
determined to try to conquer
FormoSa.
The response of the United
States will have Importance both
to Formosa itself and to all the
Southeast Asia and Pacific coun-
tries.
I come back from Asia greatly
impressed by the spirit and the
purpose Of the governments and
peoples with whom had con-
tact. They want to preserve their
freedom and independence. How
ever, patriotism alone is not
enough. Small nations cannot
easily be self-confident when
they are next door to Communist
China. Its almost unlimited man
power would easily dominate, and
could quickly engulf, the entire
area were it not restrained by
the mutual security structure
which has been erected. But that
structure will not hold if it be
words alone. Essential ingredi-
ents are the deterrent power Of
the United States and our will
lingness to use that power in
response to a military chal-
lenge.
Determined to Challenge.
The Chinese Communists seem
determined to make such chal-
lenge. At the same time they
are persistently trying to be-
little our power and to throw
doubt on our resolution. They
boast that in 1850, in Korea,
they drove United States forces
back from the Yalu and gained
great victory. They boast Of
their victory over the French
Union forces in Indo- China and
they misrepresent our nonpar-'
ticipation as due to our weakness
of will. When we recently
helped the Chinese Nationalists
to evacuate the Tachens and
other coastal islands, the Chi
nese Communists claimed that
this represented great "victo-
ries" for them. They continue
wrongfully to hold our flyers and
other citizens.
In such ways Chinese Com
munist propaganda portrays the
United States as being merely
a paper tiger" 1t suggests to
the small peoples whom they
threaten that the United States
will always find reasons to fall
back when faced by brutal and
Evening star., 1955-03-09
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oped. I described our programs
for education in this field, and
I extended special invitation
to the Manila pact nations to
send representatives to the
United States so that they could
begin to study the good uses to
which atomic energy may be put.
There will, I believe, be q well
come response to this invitation.
The Manila pact represents
not only enlightened self-inter-
est, but also high ideals. These
are expressed in the Pacific
Charter, a document inspired by
President Magsaysay which was
signed with the Manila pact.
That charter deals with political
independence and conom c
progress and social well-being.
Three Of the Asian parties to
the Pacific Charter, Pakistan,
the Philippines and Thailand,
may shortly be meeting with
other Asian countries at a So
called "Afro-Asian conference. I"
So, our conference at Bangkok
sent message of cordial greet
ings to this Afro-Asian confer
ence, and we expressed the hope
that it will support and REIN
force the ideals so nobly ex-
pressed in the Pacific Charter.
In the sound ways I outline,
the Manila pact was made an
effective going concern. The
way of the aggressor has been
made harder.
Met Burmese Leaders.
After the close of the Bangkok
conference, I went to Rangoon,
where I met with the leaders of
Burma.
Burma is one of the coun-
tries which has newly won its
independence, and the govern
ment and people of that country
are determined to maintain it..
They feel that they can best do
so by avoiding regional security
groupings. I know that all of
the American people hope that
their policy will succeed. Burma s
evolution to independence had
the strong moral support Of our
Nation, and we want to see that
independence preserved.
talked fully and freely with
the President of Burma and with
the Prime Minister, q Nu, and
with other members of the gov
ernment. In this way we each
came to a better understanding
of the policies of the other.
That was worthwhile. AS be-
tween free nations, there is
never the need of total agree
ment, but there Is always the
need Of mutual respect.
After Burma, went to Laos,
Cambodia and free Wet Nam
These three nations are not
themselves members of the Ma
Mia pact, but their territories are
covered by the Manila pact. In
each of these countries found
leaders of great ability and OF
patriotic dedication to the inde-
pendence of their country. Also
they well realize the danger to
Evening star., 1955-03-09

nists stubbornly refuse to per-
NIT the free elections which
would bring unification. We
hope this pattern viii not be
repeated by the Communist
Vietminh.
was much impressed by
Prime Minister Diem. He Is q
true patriot, dedicated to inde-
pendence and to the enjoyment
by his people Of political and
religious freedoms. He now has
a program for agricultural re-
form. If it Is effectively executed,
1t will both assist in the resettle-
ment Of the refugees and pro-
vide his country with q sounder
agricultural system. I am con-
vinced that his government de-
serves the support which the
United States is giving to help
create an efficient, loyal mill
tary force and sounder economic
conditions.
I stopped at Manila on both
my outgoing and homecoming
trips. Both times talked with
President Magsaysay. Whenever
I meet him. I am deeply i'm
pressed by his grasp of the Com
munist problem. He has given his
full moral support to the anti
Communist position of the
United States in Asia. The Phil
ippine Republic is proving It
self to be a staunch and an ef-
fective ally.
On my return stop at Manila,
spent a day in conference with
the United States Ambassadors
in that area. United States rep
resentatives had come to Manila
from Is countries for a regional
conference. We discussed to-
gether the policies Of the United
States in relation to the Asian
scene. The conference continued
on after ! left. and has been of
great value both to those of us
who work primarily in Washing
ton and to those who work in the
field.
In this connection, want to
pay tribute to the Foreign Serv-
ice and other representatives Of
the United States in the area I
visited. Oftentimes they work
under difficult physical condi-
tions. They do so without COM
plant and with q great sense Of
dedication to the service of our
country. They are our first line
Of defense against an external
peril which is perhaps the great
est our Nation ever faced. They
deserve the respect and thanks
Of the American people.
Visit to Chang.
My last stop was at Formosa,
where I conferred with President
Chang Kai-shek, Foreign Min
lister George Yeh and other men,
bers of the government. I ex-
changed there the instruments
of ratification which officially
brought into force our mutual
defense treaty covering Formosa
and the Pescadores, or to use
the Chinese names, Taiwan and
Penghu. The ceremony was
cheered by those who crowded
into the room to see it, and by
many thousands who lined the
streets as I drove by. They saw
in the treaty Q significance-
also seen by overseas Chinese I
met-that so far as the United
States can assure it. there will
always be free China.
After the treaty came into
force, we held a first meeting of
consultation under Article Nv Of
the treaty with reference to i'm
plementing the treaty. At this
meeting. Admiral Carney, the
Chief Of Naval Operations, was
present and also Admiral Stump,
our commander in chief in the
Pacific. They remained on after
I left for further conferences
with the military advisers of the
President of the Republic of
China.
Let me make 1t clear that we
have here to deal with two dis
tinct matters-f1rst the political
decision as to what to defend,
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
Oppose State Sales Tax :.
Saving of Price Support Program,
Stressed Ar F.U. Officers Camp
Oppose State Sales Tax

HAVRE-The wheat marketing
quota referendum got top attention
from local officers and educational
leaders of the Montana Farmers I'm
ion in a week of conferences con-
Guided June 18th at Camp Kiwanis,
south of Havre.
The seventy representatives of the
organization from fifteen counties
agreed unanimously that saving what
remains of price supports is the main
thing to- consider in the balloting,
June 18th.
Legislative proposals before Con-
gress receiving much attention from
the Flu officers were the Farmers
Union one-hundred per cent of parity
recommendation for dairy commodi-
ties, the Senator Humphrey (Minn.)
bill to limit price supports to pro-
ducers with gross income of 1000
or less and the conservation acreage
reserve measure being sponsored by
representative Metcalf (Mont.) and
others.
A discussion of public education
meetings now being held in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
iportunce OF
uofu Vote

Secretary Benson's successor to work
to restore farm income rather than
to diminish it.
eff wheat producers vote FOR
quotas they will be assured of a
1856 support of around $1.79 per
bushel, at least, compared to $1.20
if quotas are rejected.
eff wheat producers vote FOR quo
tas, then we can at least continue the
fight for stronger instead of weaker
farm programs.
eff wheat producers reject quotas,
then there will be chaos, with all the
farm programs probably on the way
out.
II urge as strongly as can that the
wheat producers make their June 25
vote an overwhelming and positive
answer to the Administrator by vot-
ing yes" Murray concluded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
NEUBERGER EXPLAINS
'lpAY as YOU CO.,

WASHINGTON, D. c. pad
President Eisenhower, Sen. Richard
Neuberger (D-Ore.) feels, is follow
ing the Hoover Commission theory
that "those who receive government
services shall pay for them :. J" This
is what Neuberger says would happen
under this formula
"Only those families with children
would pay school taxesthe more
children, the more taxes! Further
more, if your house was on fire, you
would get bill the next day from
the city for turning out the hook-and-
ladder truck. If someone in your fam
lily was missing, you would be billed
for the time spent by police officers
searching for that person."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
Kruse Urges Yes Vote On
Wheat Referendum

"The referendum to be held on
June 18th in Montana, on the ques-
ton of wheat marketing quotas, is
of major Importance to not only
those engaged in agriculture but to
the entire economy of the state, I"
said State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Albert Kruse Wednesday.
'1The Secretary of Agriculture re-
Gently set the price support level at
76@o of parity or $1.81 per bushel
on the 1856 wheat crop. If the farm
ers turn down wheat marketing quo
tas on June 18th the level will drop
to 50% of parity or $1.19," Kruse
pointed out. "This will mean a drop
of 90 cents per bushel. 1t is well to
remember that to be eligible for this
500 of parity support price, or $1.19
per bushel, the farmer will still be
required to stay within his acreage
allotment.
"The present indication is for a
total wheat production in Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17

price support will drop to $1.20 per
bushel, and, in my Judgment, all of
our farm programs may have been
destroyed. At $1.20 per bushel, wheat
will undersell price-supported corn.
So corn price supports will have to
go too. That may be the beginning of
the end of all the farm programs.
Continuing, Montana's senator said
that he has joined with about a score
of other senators from the wheat
producing area urging producers to
vote FOR continuation of the quotas.
eve, all of us promise-Democrats
and Republicans alike-that if quo
tas are approved, we will continue to
do our utmost to restore at least 800
of parity price supports
The Senate Agriculture Committee
is considering HR II, already passed
by the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, which would restore 90%
supports.
Whether or not it passes may
depend on the quota referendum.
If controls are defeated, then there
is no likelihood that it will become
law" Murray explained. But if
the farmers of the great wheat
country vote to continue their pro-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17

state revealed the Farmers Union
position being strongly for i'm
proved public education, opposed
to sales tax as a means of finan-
cling the schools and favoring more
federal support.
Reviewing the attacks on REA and
public power and the damage" being
done to the federal farm programs
by the present administration, Don
Chapman, Great Falls, president of
the Montana Farmers Union, told the
conferees There is more need for
the Farmers Union now than ever
before"
He said the need for protecting the
family farm type of agriculture is
urgent"
Ralph Cook, Great Falls, secretary
treasurer, reported the Montana mem
bership in the Farmers Union as of
June 3rd was 14,314 families COM
pared to 14,447 at the end of the
fiscal year, September 80, 1854. He
predicted the 1866 membership would
exceed that of 1854 slightly. He said
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
Wires Needed In Support
or Re-estabIishmenf of
Elected Farm Committees

Word from Washington indicates
that quite successful hearings were
held Tuesday on the Humphrey bill
(S. $40 which would, if enacted,
re-establish the system of demo-
cratically elected local farm COM
mittees, thus ending much of the
political abuse and tampering
which has crept into the system the
last couple of years.
John A. Baker, NFU legislative
representative, wires there is
good chance of passage for S. 544,
provided farm people evidence
strong support for the measure.
Wires and letters are needed now,
urging its passage, as well as evil
dence of tampering with the COM
mittee system, how system can be
improved, etc. Send your commune
cations to Sen. Hubert Humphrey,
Senate Office Building, Washing
ton, d. c.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
PRINTERS REFUSE TO BACK SCHOOL
OIL LANDS GIVE-AMAY

/ conference were in attendance. Locals
represented were: Butte, Helena
Miles City, Great Falls, Missoula
Kalispell, Anaconda, Lewistown and
| Havre.
The other major piece of bust
ness to receive thorough considera-
ton by convention delegates was
the state printing label law and the
numerous violations of the act by
various departments of state gov
eminent. Reports indicated that
progress is being made in persuad-
ing state officials to live up to the
law but that much remains to be
accomplished to secure full COM
pliance.
Among resolutions passed was one
lauding Senator James E. Murray
for his unflagging efforts in behalf
of the nations workers, for economic
development of the state, and his
continuing fight to secure passage
of laws providing "equal opportunity,
economic security and social gains
for all Americans :" Particular
emphasis was placed on the Murray
Dingel-Rhodes bill which would, if en-
acted, provide "a measure of justice
for honorable, successful, outstand-
ing craft unions" against "unwar-
ranted punishment" under terms of
the Taft-Hartley Act.
Another resolution noted with sor-
row, the passing of HI. Stanley Thurs
ton, member of the Havre local, long
time weekly newspaper publisher, and
father of past conference president
and secretary, Stanley E. Thurston
of Helena.
Vern Lawson, Havre, was re-elect-
ed conference president, and Paul
Zerbe, Missoula, vice president.
George Ray, Butte, was elected sec
retary-treasurer, replacing Walter
Butte, who did not seek
reelection. Conference board mem
bers elected for the coming year are
Harry Burns, Great Falls, and Al
Sassman, Dillon (and a member of
locaD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
D-Y Trail Bridge Contract May
Be Let Next Month

After almost thirty years of fight
ing to secure a bridge across the
Missouri, one doesn't let his hopes
get too high. However, from every
thing We can learn, contract will
be let for the bridge next month. -
Thus spoke Senate President Pro-
tenn Fred Robinson ,lR-Phillips), who.
Wednesday through today is acting
governor of the state.
(Gov. ]. Hugo Aronson is in Den
yer attending an Interstate Oil Com
pact meeting. Lieut.. Gov. George
Gosman is vacationing in Wyoming.
AS an aside, it is custom that once
In every two years beth top admins
trative officers absent themselves
from the state in order that the Sem
ate President Protein may have the
honor of heading 'tsp state govern
ment few days, sign several docu-
ments, commissions of appointment,
etc.
The bridge that Sen. Robinson was
speaking about to representatives of
the press is the proposed 700-foot
steel span planned for erection across
the Missouri on Highway 10 north
of Lewistown. Ever since 1927 people
in Fergus and Phillips county have
been asking the highway department
to provide them with a crossing over
the big river. The cost of the bridge
plus building of approximately fifty
miles of road to complete the D-Y
Dominion Yellowstone Park high
way between Malta and Lewistown
will cost an estimated $4,200,000.
Once this 5O-mile segment and the
bridge are in, there will remain only
IA miles of construction north of
Malta to be done to tie in with Ca
madam Highway No. 4-the longest
north-south highway in Canada.
Completion of Highway 19 from
Malta south will mean that at long
last people along the ''hi-line" from
Liberty to Valley counties will be
able to go to Billings, Yellowstone
Park and other central-southern
able saving in travel distance. For
example, at the present a person
living in Malta must travel 452
miles to get to Billings. Once the
bridge and highway are completed,
the distance will be 2OS miles.
East central Montana people are
not the only ones who will benefit
rom completion of No. 10, Sen.
Robinson, who has served four terms
IS chairman of the Senate Highway
Committee, points out. Because of
Canadian Highway A, it can be antici-
'ated that many thousands more
canadians will visit eastern Montana
nee No. a and Montana 10 are con-
ected. For many Canadians, like the
eople of the Blaine-P Phillips Valley
ounty areas, will find the distance
o Yellowstone, Grand Teton and |
Their points of interest much closer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17

in 1855 of approximately 100000
bushels. For comparison purposes let's
assume the production in 1856 will
be the same as indicated in 1866, the
marketing quotas are voted out on
June 25th, and no wheat grower will
be forced to sell his wheat under the
loan of $1.19 per bushel. If this hap
pens it would mean loss in income
to the wheat grower in Montana of
approximately $50, 100000. Quite a
jolt to the wheat grower and the
economy of this state.
Having raised wheat in Mon
tana for many years, and seen the
price drop as much as 30 cents in
two days." the longtime Garfield
county dry land farmer continued,
81 believe that although the pres
ent farm program, as it affects
wheat, is far from perfect, the only
sensible thing to do is to continue
to work for improvements and to
vote yes on June 25th.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-06-17
Free Milk For Dairy Month

ST. PAUL-(C NS) Group Health
Mutual's activities committee is cele-
brating Dairy Month by dispensing
milk free to all Group Health en-
ployes; selling butter and cheese at
cut rates through the employees buy
ing club, and sponsoring an ice cream
social. Frank Prison, committee chair
man, hopes other ST. Paul businesses
follow suit.