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Big SecurityCoun
Opposed by Cutler

NEW YORK, Jan. S R.-Rob-
ert Cutler. former special assist
ant to President Eisenhower. said
last night he is opposed to hav-
ing elder statesmen" sit regu-
larly on the National Security
Council.
Mr.. Cutler, in a speech at q
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology dinner. referred to pro-
posals that the regular member
ship of the council be enlarged
to include qualified civilians
a few wise. broad-gauged men
+. who would be free Of de-
partmental responsibilities"
He said ne approved wide use
OF scientists, technologists and
other experts as consultants to
the council. but did not believe
they should be regular members.
He is a consultant to the council.
The council advises the Presi-
dent on high policy matters.
Mr.. Cutler said he believed in
creased membership at regular
council meetings would make
the meeting more Of a town
meeting" and less an opportunity
for intimate, frank. fruitful
discussions"
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its share, the vacancies may be
made available for the use OF
qualified individuals from other
countries.
The law should be amended
to permit the Secretary of State
and the Attorney General to
waive the requirements Of finger
printing on a reciprocal basis for
persons coming to this country
for temporary visits This and
other changes In the law are
long overdue and should be taken
care of promptly. Detailed rec
Concentrations fol revision of the
immigration laws will be sub
United to the Congress
I am happy to report substan-
tial progress in the flow of i'm
migrants under the Refugee Re-
lief Act of 1858; however, !
again request this Congress to
approve without further delay
the urgently needed amend
'ments to that act which / sub
mitted in the last session. Be-
cause of the high prosperity in
Germany and Austria. the num-
Der of emigrants from those
countries will be reduced. This
will make available thousands
of untitled openings which I rec
Iommend be distributed to Greece
and italy and to escapes from
behind the Iron Curtain.
Suffrage for District
Once again ask the Congress
to join with me in domonstrat-
ing our belief in the right of
suffrage. I renew my request
that the principle of seif-gov-
|ernment be extended and the
right Of suffrage granted to the
citizens Of the District of Co.
lumbia.
To conclude: the vista before
us is bright. The march of SCI
ence. the expanding economy,
the advance in collective secu-
rity toward a just peace--in this
threefold movement our people
are creating new standards by
which the future of the Republic
may be judged.
Progress, however, will be
realized only as it more than
by a continuing growth
in the spiritual strength of the
nation. Our dedication to moral
values must be complete in our
dealings abroad and in our rela-
tionShips among ourselves. We
have single-minded devotion to
the common good of America
Never must we forget that this
means the well-being, the pros
perity. the security Of all Ameri-
cans in every walk of life.
To the attainment of these
detectives. I pledge full energies
of the administration, as. in the
session ahead, it works on a
program for submission to you,
the Congress of the UniteG:
States,
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Civil Riohts

The President took pride In the
progress made toward eliminating
racial discrimination in fields of
Government operation. He rec
commended Congress set UP a BIZ
partisan commission to examine
allegations that Negro citizens
are deprived of the vote and sub
jected to economic pressures in
some localities.
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Welfare

Social security--Promised later
recommendations for expanded
coverage land other steps which
can be taken wisely at this time"
But the President made no COM
ment on the House-approved bill
to lower the retirement age for
women from SIS to 81 and to
permit those covered by social
security to retire for disability
Health-Recommended q SUBJ
stantial increase in Federal
funds for medical research and
referred again to a Federal re-
insurance plan. which Congress
has sidetracked in the past. to
make private health insurance
more widely available.
The President also urged the
training of more skilled workers
in child welfare and juvenile de-
linduency work.
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FOREIGN

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meet each shift and change on
the Communist front. :.
I'm order that our friends
may better achieve the greater
strength that is our common
goal, they need assurance of
continuity in economic assist
ance for development projects
and programs which we approve
and which require a period OF
years for planning and compile
ton.
According. I ask Congress to
grant limited authority to make
longer-term commitments for
assistance to such projects, to
be fulfilled from appropriations
to be made in future fiscal
years."
Gives No Detail
Mr.. Eisenhower gave no de-
tails. 1t was understood, how.
ever, that the administra tior
wanted authority to commit the
United States to spend up to 81
billion in any one area during .
|l0-year period. with up to $10t
million being spent in any one
year.
Congress still would have tt
appropriate funds on a year-to.
year basis, but-once the United
States promised to help with q
long economic project--would be
under strong moral pressure Il
make the necessary funds avail.
able.
At the present time, Congress
does not have authority to CON-
init future Congresses to carry
on any particular program. This
has become a dramatic handicap
to the United States in the cur.
rent international tug of war ir
the Middle East.
Egypt Dam Project
Egypt wants to build the lar.
gest dam Ia the world-across
the Nile River at Aswan. The
irrigation anc hydroelectric dam
would require at least 10 years
to complete,
The Sovie: Union already ha.
offered TO finance the dam with
long-term loans, and to senc
Soviet engineers to Egypt to d.
the work.
The Uniteo States and Great
Britain have countered this So
Wet move by offering to give
Egypt the money to start the
project. Neither government
however, is able to say that il
will continue these gifts until
the dam is completed. Mr.. Ell
senhower wants to make such a
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The Response
To Human Concerns

A fundamental belief shines
forth in this Republic. We be.
lieve in the worth and dignity Of
the individual. We know that
If we are to govern ourselves
wisely-in the tradition of Amer
ica--we must have the opportu-
nifty to develop our individual
capacities to the utmost.
To fulfill the individuals as
pirations in the American way
Of life, good education is funda-
mental. Good education is the
outgrowth of good homes, good
communities, good churches and
good schools. Today our schools
face pressing problems - prob
lens which will not yield to swift
and easy solutions. or to any
single action. They will yield
only to a continuing, active, in
formed effort by the people to-
ward achieving better schools.
This kind Of effort has beer
spurred by the thousands of con-
ferences held in recent month:
by half million citizens ant
educators in all parts of the
country, eliminating in the
White House Conference on Edu'
cation. In that conference, some
1000 delegates. broadly represen'
tative of the Nation, studied to.
gether the problems of the Ma.
tons schools.
They concluded that the people
of the United States must make
q greater effort through theil
local, State and Federal Gov
ernments to improve the educa'
ton of our youth. This expires.
sion from the people must nov
be translated into action at al
levels of Government.
School Aid Urged
So far as the Federal share Of
responsibility is concerned. urge
that the Congress move promptly
to enact an effective program Of
Federal assistance to help erase
the existing deficit of school
classrooms. Such program
which should be limited to a five.
year period, must operate to in.
crease rather than decrease loca
and State support of schools anc
to give the greatest help to the
States and localities with the
least financial resources. Fedora
aid should in no way jeopardize
the freedom of local school sys-
TENS. There will be presented II
the Congress recommended pro.
gram of Federal assistance fol
school construction.
Such a program should be &C.
companied by action to increase
services to the Nations school.
by the Office of Education anc
by legislation to provide contin.
uation Of payments to school dis.
tricts where Federal activitie,
have impaired the ability of those
districts to provide adequate
schools.
Under the 1854 amendments
to the old-age and survivors
insurance program, protection
was extended to some 10 million
additional workers and benefits
were increased. The system now
helps protect 8 out of 10 Amer.
lean workers and their familie.
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D. C.. BILL

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$3.50. The Commissioners. who
have a never-used power to in
crease this figure, promised to
boost the tax on their own au-
thority and did not request leg
lislation for the increase.
Tax on Meals Raised
Other increases would come
through charging the 2 per cent
sales tax on all restaurant meals
costing more than 10 cents, in
stead of only on those costing
more than so cents, as at pres
ent; boosting levies on wine, liq-
our and beer; and imposing
new 2 per cent taxes on admis-
sions to entertainments. local
telephone calls and rentals of
personal property.
The revenue increases, Mr..
Spencer said, would help finance
only the Districts general fund"
bank account at the Treasury.
which finances police, health.
welfare, education. courts. trash
and refuse disposal and other
city functions. These, he said,
amount to about 10 per cent of
the total budget.
Mr.. Spencer said the balance
of the budget is adequately f.
nanced through the highway
fund. water fund. motor vehicle
parking fund and the sanitary
sewage fund.
S3.2 Million Deficit
He pointed out that the Dis
trict will need $146.4 million to
finance the proposed general
fund budget for the coming
year, which ''leaves deficit for
the year of $3.2 million"
OF that sum, he said. the Com
missioners hope to finance So
million through restoration of
the cut made last year in the
Federal payment. This would
leave S12 million to be financed
through the proposed revenue
program, as well as $50 million
the District expects to 60 into
the red next year.
The package of legislation sent
to the House includes a proposal
to have the Federal Government
withhold District income taxes
from the pay OF District resi-
dents working here, as the Fed
eral Government does for several
States, including Maryland.
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Eisenhower MESSAGE
On Stote of Union

Government - the reports of
these commissions are now under
intensive review and already in
the process of augmentation
in important areas.
Postal Problems
One specific and most vital
governmental function merits
study and action by the Con-
gress. AS part of our program
of promoting efficiency in Gov
eminent and getting the fiscal
in hand. the Post Office
Department in the past three
years has been overhauled.
Nearly 1000 new post Offices
have been provided. Financial
practices have been modernized
and transportation and operat-
ing methods are being constantly
improved A new wage and in
centive plan for the half million
postal employees has been estab-
lished. Never before has the
postal system handled so much
mail so quickly and so econom-
ically.
The Post Once Department
faces two serious problems. First.
much of its physical plant-post
Offices and other buildings-is OBJ
solete and inadequate. Many
new buildings and the modern
ization of present ones are essen
tial If we are to have improved
mail service. The second prob
lem is the departments fiscal
plight. 1t now faces an annual
deficit of $500 million.
Recommendations on postal
facilities and on additional postal
revenues will be submitted to
the Congress.
A final consideration in our
program planning is:
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Union Message
Summarized
For Broadcast

KEY WEST. Fla. Jan. ST.
President Eisenhower said today
in a recorded and filmed discus
sion of his state-of- the Union
message that I'VE viii not talk
about any reductions" In taxes
until some modest payments
have been made o nthe national
debt.
The President summarized his
message to Congress in seven
and one-half minutes for radio
and television use.
In addition to asserting that
some payment must be begun
on the national debt 'if we are
to avoid passing on to our chill
dren an impossible burden OF
debt" Mr.. Eisenhower:
/. Warned against getting hys-
terical under Communist threats
o rbeing 'beguiled too much by
their smiles"
Watchful on Disarmament
Q. Promised to continue an
honest search for disarma-
ment," but not to be satisfied
with any disarmament that Is
not mutual and a system in
which we can have confidence.
3. Asserted that 1--WE have the
best security posture we have
ever had during years Of peace, "
with defense arrangements in
Guiding "the power to strike
back where need be-"
4. Pointed up two things in a
generally VERY splendid" ma
tional economic picture that
need Immediate and drastic at
tention"-the serious farm price
problem and areas depressed by
unemployment.
Mr.. Eisenhower recorded his
talk in his temporary Office at his
headquarters on the Key
West Naval Base.
Summary Of Message .
The Presidents talk was in eff
feet a summary-sometimes in
stronger language-of his state
Union message.
He made it clear that the cold
war still is impeding the search
for world peace.
I'VE. of course, must be very
careful in watching the tactics
of the Communists" he told the
country. "At times they smile,
and at times they seem to
threaten.
"Our own purpose is to remain
steadfast in the pursuit of a
forld peace based on justice and
not to be historical under their
threats or to be beguiled too
much by their smiles"
Reviews Proposals
Mr.. Eisenhower reviewed
briefly in his talk his proposals
to Congress for expanding aid to
farmers. stepping up highway
building, aiding economically
depressed areas, boosting school
construction and in such fields
as health and labor.
The President plans to whip
into shape tomorrow a special
farm message he intends to send
to Congress Monday.
He arranged for Secretary OF
Agriculture Benson and group
Of key advisers on the farm
problem to fly here from Wash
ington tonight to work with him
on the farm message tomorrow
morning.
Members of Party
The group due here about 10
pm. includes, besides Mr.. Ben
son, Undersecretary True D,
Morse; Don Paarlberg, assistant
ito Mr.. Benson: Fred A. Seaton,
deputy assistant to the Presi-
dent, and Gabriel Hauge, the
Presidents personal economic
adviser.
Mr.. Eisenhower. described by
some of his associates as in ef-
fervescent spirits after a week OF
mixing work. exercise and rest
on this sunny island. has been
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sandwiching the relaxation for
which he came here in between
his work sessions.
Some of his golf and bridge
playing friends gathered here to
spend the rest of the week with
him. Bridge was their main ac-
tivity, since Mr.. Eisenhower's
Igolfing is limited now to practic-
ing chip shots. His doctors hope
he viii be sufficiently recovered
from his September "a heart
attack to play a full game some-
time this spring.
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tinue to help small business con-
Germs to obtain access to ade-
quate financing and to compe-
tent counsel on management,
production and marketing prob
lens.
Through measures alrea d y
taken, opportunities for small
business participation in Gov
eminent procurement programs,
including military procurement,
are greatly improved. The eff
fectiveness of these measures
will become increasingly appar-
ent. We shall continue to make
certain that small business has
fair opportunity to compete
and has an economic environ
ment in which it may prosper.
In my message last year, I re-
ferred to the appointment of an
advisory committee to appraise
and report to me on the deficien-
cies as we'll as the effectiveness
of existing Federal transporta-
ton policies. have commended
the fundamental purposes and
detectives of the committees re-
port. I earnestly recommend
that the Congress give prompt
attention to the committees po-
posals.
Essential to a prosperous eco
nomic environment for all busi-
ness, small and large-for agri-
culture and industry and COM
merce-is efficiency in Govern
ment. To that end. exhaustive
studies of the entire govern
mental structure were made by
the Commission on Intergovern-
mental Relations and the Com
mission on the Organization of
the Executive Branch of the
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P resident Puts Budget
Ahead Of Any Tax Cut

dence Congress will tackle this
controversial subject this year
The last session raised the
minimum wage from rs cents To
81 an hour. but the Presiden,
said there is still need to broaden
the coverage of this act.
Mr.. Eisenhower said his ad-
ministration will soon propose Q
law to assure adequate disclo.
sure OF the financial affairs oil
employe pension and welfare
plans,
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lmmiQrution

The President renewed last
years recommendations for more
equitable immigration quota laws
and improvement of the Refugee
Act.
Mr.. Eisenhower again asked
for immediate statehood foi
Hawaii, but proposed only prog
ress toward" statehood for
Alaska. The Democrats, who
control Congress. will not vote
for Hawaii unless Alaska is In
cluded.
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Continued From First Page


classroom shortage, but pending
the budget message, mentioned
no overall amount of Federal aid.
He suggested a 5-year program.
designed to increase rather than
cut down local and State out
lays. Democratic leaders have
promised early House action on
their own bill, which calls for
SIS billion in Federal grants
over 4 years.
The President repeated his re-
quest for q special $25 billion
highway bill to complete the
|cross-country interstate system,
but avoided mention of his con-
|troversial bond-issue method OF
financing. which the last ses-
sion turned down. He asked
this time only for IAN adequate
plan of financing" which could
be the House approach of in
|creasing motor vehicle taxes.
A renewed request for addi-
Itional postal revenues to help
meet the annual $500 million
postal deficit will be submitted
later, the President said.
On Domestic Economy
Under the heading of domestic
economy. the President touched
on these other subjects:
Water resOurces-Urged action
lat this session on several pend
ing projects. and promised to
submit q comprehensive conser-
walton program later.
Disaster assistance-Suggested
AN experimental program OF
Hood damage "indemnities," but
left the details for submission
later. Chairman Fulbright of
the Senate Banking Committee
has promised early action on a
Federal flood insurance bill.
Distressed areas - Promised
later recommendations for Fed
|eral technical and loan assist
|ance to areas Of chronic unem-
|ployment A Senate Labor
Subcommittee is already holding
hearings on this subject.
Small business -- Pointed to
steady improvement in the
health of small business and
promised continued efforts to
enable small concerns TO share
lin defense and other Govern
lment procurement.
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against loss Of income in old age
3or on the death of the bread
winner. The system is sound.
1t must be kept so. In develop
ing improvements in the system.
I'VE must give the most careful
consideration to population and
social trends. and to fiscal re-
lquirements. With these consid-
Ierations in mind. the administra-
ition will present its recommends
tons for further expansion of
.coverage and other steps which
can be taken wisely at this time.
Other Welfare Needs
Other needs in the area of
social welfare include increased
child welfare services, extension
Iof the program of aid to depend
Eent children, intensified attack
on juvenile delinquency, and
special attention to the problems
of mentally retarded children.
The training of more skilled
workers for these fields and the
quest for new knowledge through
research in social welfare are
essential. Similarly the problems
of our aged people need our
attention.
| The Nation has made dramat tic
progress in conquering disease
progress of profound human sig
nif1cance which can be greatly
accelerated by ap intensified eff
fort in medical research. A we'll
supported, well-balanced pro-
gram Of research, including basic
research. can open new frontiers
of knowledge. prevent and re-
lieve suffering and prolong life
Accordingly ! shall recommend
a substantial increase in Federal
funds for the support of such a
program. AS an integral part of
this effort, ! shall recommend a
new plan to aid construction of
non-Federal medical research
and teaching facilities to help
provide more adequate support
for the training of medical re-
search manpower.
Finally. we must aid in cush-
ioning the heavy and rising costs
OF illness and disqualification to
individuals and families. Pro-
vision should be made, by Fed
Ieral reinsurance or otherwise, to
foster extension of voluntary
health insurance coverage to
many more persons, especially
older persons and those in rural
areas. Plans should be evolved to
improve protection against the
costs Of prolonged or severe ILL
ness. These measures will help
reduce the dollar barrier between
many Americans and the bene-
fits of modern medical care.
The administration health pro-
gram will be submitted to the
Congress in detail.
Labor Act Changes
The response Of government
to human concerns embraces, of
course, other measures of broad
public interest, and of special
interest to our working men and
women. The need still exists for
improvement Of the Labor
Management Relations Act. The
recommendations ! submitted
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The President called for action
without delay on changes he
suggested last year In the Taft
Hartley law. but there Is no evil