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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22
Listen Americans!
BY GEORGE 8. BENSON
President Of Harding College

One Of the things that seldom happens in government
has happened The head Of Federal government agency
without being subjected pressure has asked Congress
10 give his department less money than has been getting
And even UNUSUAL the savings has been made possible
by the application of thrift and hardheaded
business practices in government.
The full story is enough to make taxpayers all over,
America toss their hats in the air and give three cheers for
the man responsible He is William H. Brett Director of the
bureau OF the Mint. Congress accepted his sefmposed
budget reduction of about II percent but since the Mints
operation Is so relatively small compared to other govern
hei operations, Mr. BIeS outstanding example Of public
service has gone almost mnoced
Mr. Brett became Director of the Mint Just year ago
lie is Alliance Ohio manufacturer He accepted the APP
pontmen at considerable sacrifice After he looked over
the Mint operation carefully he reported to Treasury Secre
taIy George Humphrey that certain operatona changes
ought to be made for efficiency and economy Mr. Humphrey
told him to make them He did
Since the MINIS budget is a comparatively small $780,
600, the money savings to taxpayers will only
about S8OO000 The important thing about Doctor Bres
accomplishment is the pattern Of efficiency and economy
tabshed If it were applied throughout the government it
would permit the balancing of the Federal budget and tax
cuts we'll
Mr.. Brett did several basic things that might well be
established operatOna muSts bureau
and Upon taking the job he made realistic study of
the operation With the aid of experienced members of the
staff ne worked out efficient program of operation He
went directly to the people he seved-the banks-and
asked tor cooperation in improving efficiency and cutting
expenses He abolished than 100 Jobs And he helped
ind Jobs IN private industry for the people whose Jobs he
eliminated
If enough taxpayers wrote Mr. Humphrey suggesting
it, perhaps Mr. Bretts accomplishment could publicly
commended in high-eve White House ceremony 1t might
do good.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

| coneern-h how is it possible for a
/ Senator to be rated 86 percent ON
one day and percent the next?
/ The explanation is simple when
the Vaccinations of the ADA are
| exposed TO scrutiny Apparently
! having first decided that a few
perfect liberals were to have a
rating of 100 percent; and second.
that Senators KnoWland, Bricker
Bridges, Butler. GoldWater Mill
kin and others were to be absolute
"2eros" by the same yardstick, the
IADA seems to have deliberately
selected issues which would prove
| this foregone conclusion Intention
| al deceit is suggested in the fact
that these self-certified saints of
American liberalism chose only 8
Of the 90 roll call votes taken dur
! inc the First Session of the saith
Congress. and further perverted the
record by adding one issue from
the Second Session Of the 83rd
Congress.
In stacking the deck. ADA
blythply ignored the traditional re-
spect of the American people for
truth and knowledge They also
underestimate the political in
tegrity Of the "zeros' and others
like Senators Byrd of Virginia. Rus
sell of Georgia, Daniel Of Texas
George of Georgia all Of whom
made very poor showings accord
( ing to ADA standards.
Each of these Senators, and a
host Of others, am confident, feels
as l do that the United States, its
people, and its institutions are not
to be compromised by pressures
from alleged liberals" whether
they be merely misguided or mis-
informed, or motivated by political
theories inconsistent with, or at
complete variance with those up
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

of dollars we have made as gifts to
save millions from famine and gov
ernmentS from collapse.
Much as | feel deeply the lag in
giving an equal chance to our
Negro population yet l cannot re-
frain from mentioning that our IA
million American Negroes own
more automobiles than all the two
hundred million Russians or the
three hundred million Negroes in
Africa.
All OF which is not Boosting, but
just fact And We could say a good
deal more.
What does all this mean? II means
that freedom of mind, Of spirit and
of initiative still lives in America.
1t means that our people are strong
in religious faith. Here alone are
the open windows through which
pours the sunlight Of the human
spirit Here alone. even with all its
defects, is human dignity not a
dream but an accomplishment
These ideals of freedom and re
ligiouS faith guarantee there will
be no decline and fall of American
civilization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22
THE AMERICAN WAY

Americas greatest living citizen.
For those who missed hearing Mr..
Hoover over the air. ] pass it ON.
Even those who were privileged to
hear it, | feel sure will be glad TO
see it in print. Said Mr. Hoover
and from here to the end, it is he
speaking:
During the last score of years
our American way of life has been
deluged with criticism. 1t comes
from our own people who deplore
our faults and genuinely wish to
+ remedy them. Among these | my
self have joined because of my
anXietieS over mistaken policies
and especially the influence of
Karl Marx on our way OF life
Criticism comes daily from the
habit OF our political parties to de
plore the opposition. 1t arises from
the fortnight refusal Of the Ameri-
can people to wash their dirty linen
in secret. 1t comes from our love
Of sensational incidents, where vii
lainy is pursued by law and virtue
triumphs.
And it comes from the fuzzy
minded totalitarian liberals who
believe that our creeping collectiV-
ism can be adopted without de
stroying the safeguards of free
men. 1t comes bitterly and daily
from the Communists at home and
abroad who would overthrow our
American system And it even
comes from free nations whom we
have tried to help.
Altogether, if we look at the
criticisms alone. we seem to be in
very. very bad way and engaged
in our decline and fall.
But we should lift cur eyes unto
the hills from whence cometh our
help. We should occasionally
mention something good about our
selves.
We could point out that our
American way of life has perfected
the greatest productivity of any
nation on earth that our standard
of living is the highest in the world.
We could point to our constantly
improving physical health and
frightening span of life We could
point out that the mechanical
genius of our people has. by mil
lions of labor-saving machines,
taken the sweat from the backs of
most of our people.
In the governmental field. we
could suggest that our supposedly
decadent people still rely upon the
ballot and the legislative hall to
settle their differences without a
secret police with slave camps.
In the cultural field, we could
point out that with only about six
percent of the worlds population
we have more youth in our insti-
tutions of higher learning than all
the rest of the world put together.
We could probably enumerate
more libraries and more printed
serious words than all other "a per
cent of the earth put together.
On the moral and spiritual side,
we have more hospitals and char
liable institutions than all of them.
And we could suggest that we
alone. of all nations, fought in two
world wars and asked no indemni-
ties, no acquisition of territory, no
domination over other nations.
We could point to cur advance
ment of the spirit of compassion.
We could prove it by the billions
/
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

Naturally, the leader of the budget
balancing forces is Secretary of the
Treasury. George Humphrey. BY
many Mr. Humphrey is regarded as
the ablest member of the Cabi-
met. He is personally close to MI.
Eisenhower who has the highest re
gard for him and he is miles above
any petty, selfish or political con
sideration. He is firmly convinced
that the economies demanded can
be made without seriously impair
ing our military strength or risk
ing the national security.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

The great bulk of the business
men Of the country support this po-
sition. In addition, there are power
full Republican politicians who feel
that any course would be a mistake.
In between is Mr.. Eisenhower The
decision will be his and the re-
sponsibility is very great. 1t is true
that in his 1852 campaign his chief
promise to the people was that if
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on which our great Nation is
founded
With continuation of such ri
diculous antics, the left flank of
the left wing might yet become en-
snarlcd in its own connivance and
thus hasten its own demise
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22
Congressional
Viewpoint
TARGET Zero
Sen. John Marshall Butler

Target Zero
Whatever the game r. football,
baseball or polilics-it can be rea-
sonably asserted that a score Of IS
to 0 is indeed conclusive if not
crushing.
On the basis of an exhaustive
roll-call analysis of measures con-
sidered by. the Senate during the
last session Of the Congress, it was
revealed. only three weeks ago. that
l had supported the Eisenhower
Administration in IS of 81 times
for record Of slightly better than
SO percent Yet, on September u,
the ADA Americans for Demo-
cratic Action in releasing its self
serving synopsis assigns to me, and
10 other Senators a rating OF I'M
qualified zero.
1t might be asked with logical
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
By FRANK R. KENT
Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and re-
printed in The Republican by permission
Ike Will Decide

Ike Will Decide
Quite clearly. the struggle now
going on within the Eisenhower
Administration is the most serious
and far-reaching that has occurred
since it began Certainly, it pre-
sents the President with what per-
haps is the most vital decision he
has had to make since his inaugu-
ration. The question, of course. is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

UNITED PENTECosTAL, Sang
Run. Rev. Ralph Jacks, pastor
10 a. m, Sunday School. 7:45 p. m,
Evangelistic service with special
singing Rev Bosley Morgantown,
speaker. 7;45 p. m. Wednesday,
Young Peoples service. Rev. Bern
ard Wendell. speaker Glendale
1870 a m, Sunday School. 745 p.
m, Friday Worship service Mile
Meats. speaker.
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whether to slice again the huge
appropriations for defense in order
to balance the budget and maybe
make possible a tax reduction in
an election year.
90
The amount thus to be saved is
S1OOOO000OO and if that much can
be found anywhere except in the
defense funds it has not yet been
suggested. As to the wisdom Of
making so deep a cut there are
strong arguments on both sides.
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Whatever the Presidents ulti-
mate recommendation on this vital
issue is not, of course, known IN
doubtedly, there will be some
what bitter and prolonged debate
in Congress when it reconvenes in
January about this situation there
are two things which ought to be
gratifying to the people as whole
One is that they have in the White
House a man whose training,
knowledge and experience prob
ably equip him better than any
other to make this particular deci-
sion The other is that, however
he decides, extremely few who diff
fer with the decision will believe
that politics has entered into it. He
is not that kind of President. OF
that we can be sure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

On this subject he recently said:
When World War II ended we
and our allies recklcsslY and fool
iShlv dismantled our armed forces.
The Soviet Union did not | have
always felt that one of the main
causes for the failure OF the peace
has been the fact that we per-
mitted this tragic gap to deN elOp
between the armed strength of the
Soviets and the defenseS of the
West
l have opposed-and will con
tinue to oppose reducing our
armed efforts until that gap is
overcome Although we may be
somewhat stronger than in the past.
the defenSes of western Europe are
still largely on paper Without an
adequate military force in western
Europe peace cannot be made and
kept
Whatever this country does I'M
aVOidably sets an example to the
rest of the world We cannot eX-
pect any of our allies all of whom
suffered so much in the last war,
to do more than we do ourselves.
If we slacken our efforts. we must
expect others to slacken theirs. The
mortal risk threatens that the whole
of NATO and all that it means
could be lost or made Ineffective
That was my position when a
'stretchout' was inaugurated by
the previous administration. That
remains my position
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

In my book no living American
is better qualified to speak an
thoritativcly on the subject Our
American Way Of Life" than eX-
President Herbert Hoover. ON the
occasion of his 8lst birthday Au-
gust 10 1855, in an address over
the Columbia Broadcasting System
Radio Network. originating from
Newberg. Oregon, where he spent
his boyhood The Chief con-
cluded his remarks by high-light-
ing some facts regarding our
American civilization.
1t was an inspiring message from
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elected he would balance the budg-
ct. Ii is true, too, that he is anxious
to keep that promise 1t is further
true that the budget balancing,
whether accompanied or not by a
tax reduction, would make him I'M
beatable for a second term.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

THURSDAY. SEPT. %. 1855.
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On the other hand he is a soldier
as well as a statesman. He knows
that the danger of war was not
completely obviated by the Geneva
conference. As well as any man in
the world he knows how to evalu-
ate Russian promises and what it
cost us after both World War l
and World War II to let down our
guard and weaken our defenSes.
Naturally. he would understand the
Pentagon point of view and the eff
feet Of a second big reduction in
defense funds upon our allies
abroad. Within the last few days.
this point of view has received eff
fective Endorsement from Mr. b
NJ. Baruch, who has been an adj
wiser to many presidents though
as he says, they by no means al
ways have taken his advice Few
will contend that the nation would
not be better off if they had
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-09-22

IMPORTANT When changing
address. send us old address as
well as new; send address label
from last copy; allow two weeks
for figst copy to reach new address.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
PinoyGWesU Up
Effort to Form
Paris Cabinet
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Feb. 9.-An informed
source said today Ex-Premier
Antoine Pinay has given up his
effort to form a new French
government.
The information came on the
heels of decision of the Cath
olic Popular Republican Move
ment to refuse to take any posts
in cabinet headed by Mr.. Pinay.
Mr.. Pinay is a Conservative,
while the MRP is a left-of cen
ter party competing with the
Socialists for leftist votes.
The Socialists announced yes
terday they could not support q
conservative such as Pinay.
The announcement about Mr..
Pinays decision. yet to be made
official, would throw back on
President Rene Coty the Job of
finding somebody else who might
round up enough votes.
Mr.. Pinay tried to promote an
American-style bipartisan" pol
icy.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
AFL-C|0kerge
Is Agreed On
ByNegotiators
Committees Are Due
To Rotify Accord
This Afternoon
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb. 8.
Negotiating committees for
the AFL and CIO today agreed
to a historic merger Of their
rival labor unions into a single
powerful federation.
The agreement to end the 20
year-old split within organized
labor was reached by two three
member subcommittee repre-
senting the AFL and the CIO.
The merger pact is due to be
ratified this afternoon by 10
member committees of each or
ganization.
The AFL's Executive Council
will pass on the amalgamation
at a meeting here tomorrow.
Must Be Ratified.
Ratifying conventions of both
the AFL and CIO unions will be
required to put the merger into
effect, but the agreement reached
by AFL President George Meany
and CIO President Walter Reu-
ther seems sure to win approval
of their organizations.
Welding of the 10-million-
member AFL and the 5-million-
member CIO would represent
elimination of two years of effort
by Mr.. Meany and Mr.. Reuther
since they became top men in
their respective groups in late
1852.
Details Of the merger agree
ment were not made public inn
mediately. but were to be an
nounced later in the day after
the expected ratification by the
larger merger committees.
Many obstacles had to be
overcome to make possible to-
days announcement.
CIO Sought Assurance.
The main barrier was the
CLOS insistencel as a pre-condi-
ton for merger that the pro-
posed federation have powers to
stop unions from seizing men,
bers already organized by other
unions.
| The CIO was particularly
concerned since its union broke
away from the AFL two decades
ago on substantially the same
issue. The CIO wanted renewed
assurance that 1t could organize
entire plants and that AFL
unions would not later try to
get particular groups of workers,
such as carpenters. drivers or
other skilled workmen, to shift
allegiance to rival AFL unions.
Mr.. Meany was reported to
have contended in the closed
door merger talks that while
he could not provide an
ironclad pledge against union
"raiding," he was willing to agree
that union territorial invasions
be strongly dealt with under the
proposed new setup.
The CIO leaders, headed by
Mr.. Reuther. sought more bind
ing authority to stop the raid
ing" practice and to assure the
CIO a more secure place in the
merged Setup.
Evening star., 1955-02-09

called that he still has a big
bearskin rug which the Soviet
marshal sent him as a present
in 1916.
Marshal Zhukov was quoted in
an International News Service
interview yesterday as saying it
always has been his dream to
visit the United States. He said.
according to ms. that Mr.. Eisen-
hover had twice invited him to
do so but that last-minute de-
velopments prevented him max
ing the trip.
The marshal, who commanded
Soviet armies in Germany at
the end of World War II when
Mr.. Eisenhower was the Western
Allied commander, also was
quoted as saying he and Mr.
Eisenhower had told each other
in 1945 that their countries never
would attack each other:
Asked about that interview
Evening star., 1955-02-09

planned to Marshal Zhokov how
it would be impossible for a
democracy such as the United
States to make any surprise at
tacks on the Soviet Union or any
other nation.
Marshal Zhukov emphasized at
the same time that Russia was a
peace-loving country, the Presi-
dent recalled.
In Berlin after the end of the
war, Mr.. Eisenhower said, he and
Marshal Zhukov developed a
practice of getting along to-
gether and seeing eye to eye re-
garding a number of local prob
lens in Berlin.
He added that he believed that
Marshal Zhukov then was sin
cere in working with him in an
effort to set up in Berlin a pat
tern to show that two nations
(See ALLIES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Shakeup Will Be Good
For U. s., Truman Believes
By the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9.-For-
mer President Truman expressed
hope yesterday for something
good" to come out of Georgi M.
Malenkov's resignation as Pre-
mier of the Soviet Union and
elevation of Nikolai A. Bulganin
to the premiership.
II don't think we can get any
thing but good out of it, and
let's be hopeful. Mr.. Truman
said. He declined to elaborate.
Advised of Russian Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov's declar-
alton that the United States is
guilty in China of aggression, Mr..
Truman declared:
THAT is the usual thing for
Molotov to say"
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Great Powers Confer
On Crisis, Nehru Says
BY the Associated PresS

LONDON, Feb. O. India s
Premier Nehru today advised
Red China against any attempt
to grab Formosa by force and
asked for time to work out a
peaceful settlement.
Mr.. Nehru told a news con-
ference the great powers. includ-
ing Russia and India, were Sc
cretly exchanging ideas on how
to bring about a cease-fire in
the Formosa Strait. He said no
definite approach has yet been
agreed upon.
Asked to comment upon Piep-
ing radios assertion that Red
China intended to take Formosa
as soon as possible, Mr.. Nehru
said:
Personally, I always think
force of this type should be
avoided. Settlement should be
peaceful even if it takes time"
The Indian leader, who has
been in contact with Peiping
during the Formosa crisis. said
various suggestions for For
mosa solution-including that of
a Geneva-type conference-have
been made during the secret
diplomatic exchanges.
Diplomatic representatives ere
in touch to find out how the
minds of governments are work.
ing. But there is nothing def
mite" he said.
Evening star., 1955-02-09

today, the President said 1t was
remarkably accurate.
He recalled that he had acted
as an agent Of this Government
in inviting Marshal Zhukov to
visit America.
At one point. the President
added, arrangements reached the
stage where his personal plane
was put at Marshal Zhukov's
disposal and his son was de-
tailed as an aide to the Soviet
marshal for the prospective
American visit.
Recalling with a smile that
they were good friends. Mr..
Eisenhower said Marshal zhukov
remarked to him at that time
that he should be perfectly safe
on the trip with the Eisenhower
plane and the Eisenhower son.
The President also recalled
that in friendly talks, he ex-
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Woman Repudiotes Testimony
Linking Lamb With Reds
Mrs. Marie Nutviq
Says FEC Lawyer
Had Coerced Her
BY the Assoeiaied Press

Mrs. Marie Natvig of Miami
Beach, Fla, swore today that
she had testified falsely in con-
Meeting Publisher Broadcaster
Edward Lamb with communism.
She told a Communications
Commission hearing that COM
mission lawyer. Walter r. Powell.
jr., had "coerced"her into giving
such testimony last fall.
Mrs. Natvig testified last Oc-
tober about what she said was
her personal knowledge Of Mr..
Lambs connections with COM
munism in the 1930s.
Her statements were made at a
commission inquiry into allega-
tions that Mr.. Lamb once as
sociated with Communists and
gave them money. Mr.. Lamb has
denied he ever did and has called
the investigation a frameup.
At issue is renewed Of the IL
cense of Mr.. Lambs Erie, Pa,
TV station, WICU.
Repudiates Everything.
AS the hearing resumed today,
Mrs. Natvig was called back to
the stand. Under cross-exam-
ination, she repudiated all of her
previous statements about Mr..
Lamb and communism.
Mr.. Powell formerly handled
the commissions case against
Mr.. Lamb. He has since quit his
Government job to become an
attorney with the National Asso-
citation of Radio and Television
Broadcasters.
A new Government lawyer in
the case. Joseph Kittner, told
Examiner Herbert Scharfman he
completely denied all statements
against Mr.. Powell made by Mrs.
Natvig. He described Mr.. Powell
as a fine Government worker.
Mr.. Lambs counsel recalled
Mrs. Natvig to the stand in a
surprise move as the hearing got
under way again after a long
recess.
Informer Scheduled.
1t had been expected that the
first witnesses to be called today
for cross-examination would be
William Garfield Cummings of
Toledo. Ohio, who has said he
once was a Communist for the
FBI.
Mr.. Cummings was the COM