Milford chronicle., 1956-03-23
SENATOR KNOWLAND SPEAKS UP


Taft, he has been highly effective in gaining
approval OF Administrators programs -
though he has, on OCCASION found himself sin
opposition to some Administration thinking.
1t is significant that, when it was not known
whether or not President Eisenhower would
run again, Mr.. Knowland said he might be a
candidate for the nomination after the Pres
ident's announcement of availability he at
once withdrew and pledged his support.
Mr.. KnOwland makes the point that for
eign policy is too important to be left to
government alone. 1t is of concern to 165
million Americans" He lays stress on the
tremendous gains that communism has made
since early 1915. At that time there were
less than 200 million people behind the iron
curtain; now there are 900 million-"and
their totalitarian rulers are united in the
common objective of making a communist
world" In addition, governments represent
ing nearly 500 million people have chosen a
neatralst course, and have refused to join
in an effective collective security system.s In
the Senator's view, "They can afford this
luxury because others have undertaken the
necessary burdens"
He is no. enemy of the collective security
idea. He finds it necessary in the present
state of the world. But, clearly, he believes
the faults and failures have been great. For
example, during the Korean War only II of
the then so UN members supplied armed
lOICSS ~ 1SSlSL LH6 aggression. 1UlS country
supplied 80 per cent of those forces and 95
per cent of the other resources employed
And since World War IL our grants and
loans to other countries have totaled over
$52 billion.
Senator Knowland has no faith in the
late sOft-talk of Communist leaders. He cites
a remark attributed to Khrushchev: Any
body who takes our smile for withdrawal
from the teachings of Karl Marx or Lenin
is making a mistake" At Geneva and else
where these leaders have made it abundantly
plain that they will not agree to free cleo
tions in the satellite countries German uni
fcation on any but communist terms, an
adequate weapons inspection system, or other
concrete steps toward peaceful coexistence
This brings the Senator to his point. He
asks: Can our economic system survive pro-
longed burdens of building a system of col
lectlve security and a system of neutralism
at one and the same time? If the neutralists
are to receive the benefits and have none
of the responsibilities of those in the col
lective defense system, and will not that act
as an incentive plan to build up the fence
sitters?"
There is no urging in this that we 'sre-
make the world in our political or economic
image" Any country is entitled to the kind
OF government and economy it wants. But
In Senator KnOwland's view, this country's
resources are not unlimited, and we should
thoroughly re-exan1ine the policy of provid-
ing billions in aid to nations which assume
no obligations on their own part and which,
in some cases, seem to be helping Soviet
strategy along. To quote him again: "It is
my personal belief that we would command
more respect from our allies, from the neu-
trails and from our potential enemies if we
insisted on a fair quid pro quo for agree
ments entered into. We should stress the
point that an alliance is of little value un-
@4I,
to come to our defense in case of attack as
we have tC so to theirs"
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STRATOSPHERIC JUGGLING
The most sensational Juggling act in all
history is going to be undertaken by the
United States next year. Scientists and tech
nicians will attempt to flip a dozen sphere
several hundred miles into the air, set them
whirling about the earth at $4,000 miles ar
hour, and keep them going thus for several
weeks.
This will be more, however, than an un-
paralleled feat of dexterity Those spheres
will be loaded with instruments to provide
data on rarity of the upper air, varying den
sity of the earth's crust as indicated by grav-
itational pull, temperature and cosmic radi
alton, and so forth.
The scientists hope to launch the frs
satellite in late summer, 1857, the others
between then and June, 1859. If as many as
eight go into orbits and thus whirl for 2
while as space laboratories, the scientists
will be happy.
5 The whole business will cost more thar
19 million dollars, plus some military funds
to pay for some of the launchings But big
shows are always expensive, and this jugg
ling act will be a part of the biggest scien-
tific show ever staged, the International Geo
physical Year. The show will cost plenty
but it will pay off handsomely in terms OF
increased knowledge for the human race.
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SHARING THE WEALTH
A wage-profit study made by the Nationa
Association of Manufacturers reveals some
striking facts. Between 1850 and 1855, wages
and salaries increased by 80 per cent in this
country. The 1855 figure was an all-time
high - S124, 900, 100000 exclusive of gov
ernment payrolls-and resulted from the