Evening star., 1955-01-08

Research Experts
'0f Democrats Find
Flaws in Messaue
By,hs Assseiossd Press
The Democratic National
Committee has begun to pick
flaws in the Presidents state
of-the- Union message.
It asked particularly how
President Eisenhower can justify
proposed cutbacks in armed
forces in view of his statement
that Soviet Russia's steadily
growing power is the threat
confronting us today"
An analysis of some of the
major aspects" of the message,
prepared by the committees re-
search staff yesterday for the
information of Democratic SEN
ators and Representatives, also
challenged the Presidents pros
perity claims and asked:
what happened to the. ex-
tensive Marshall Plan for
Asia program proposed by
Messrs.. Dulles and Stassen?"
The President said the United
States must assist friendly ma
tions, but did not mention any
Asia program by name.
The Real Question.
The committee researchers.
somewhat more critical of the
message than public comments
made by Democrats at the
Capitol yesterday. said the "real
question" about recommended
tions for tariff cuts and more
public housing, which many
Democrats favor, is whether
the president will fight for
them against G. o. P. opposi-
ton. They said Mr.. Eisenhower
surrendered" on these issues
last session.
The committee analysis was
marked ''confidential' but a
limited number of copies were
made available to newsmen.
1t selected 20 quotations from
the message and commented
with questions.
On manpower, for example, it
referred to the Presidents state
ments that I'VE must gird
ourselves with sufficient military
strength ;. to discourage resort
to war" and asked:
May not the planned cuts in
Army manpower invite the Com
munists to resort to small land |
wars that can only be eountered I
with troops (short Of atomic
warfare) ?"
Jobless Figures Mentioned.
AS for the statement that 1854
was "one Of the most prosperous
years in history" the committee
said the President failed to men,
tion that at the end of the year
non-farm employment was about |
! million below a year ago and
that the average monthly unem-
ployment in 1854 was nearly Q
million higher than in 1858.
1t challenged the Presidents
assertion that IAN improved and
strengthened security system is
in effect throughout the Govern
ment"by asking:
rs the Ladejinsky case an
example Of this 2"
This referred to Wolf Lade-
jinsky. ousted by the Department
Of Agriculture as an agriculture
attache in Japan. but rehired
with full security clearance by
the Foreign Operations Admins.
tration.
How Tax Was Cut.
The statement that Federal
expenditures were sharply re-
duced. making possible a record
tax cut" brought the comment
that tax cuts enacted by the
$50 Congress were made at the
of budget deficits ''in
violation Of 1852 @. o. P. cam
paign promises to balance the
budget"
The administrations new Fed
eral-State-local partnership pow
er policy which the President
said is producing good results"
and bringing increasing numbers
Of applications for power devel-
opment surveys came in for at
tention. The committee said:
Mere applications for power
site surveys will not generate a
single kilowatt Of power
The research staff also took
issue with Mr.. Eisenhower's re-
mark that Continued vigilance
win be maintained over our
parks and forests. and
the public lands" Citing the
of former Repre-
sentative D'Ewart. Republican.
of Montana as special assistant
10 Secretary Of Agriculture Ben
son, 1t said Mr.. D'Ewart was the
author of ''the most far-reaching
bills to open public grazing and
forest lands to private exploita-
ton"