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Evening star., 1957-08-18

ber Of matters that had been
awaiting action for weeks.
These included:
. House passage Of q foreign
aid appropriations bill Of $2,524,-
100000. which was $500 $50 900
less than President Eisenhower
had sought. The Chief Executive,
who has been accused by his
critics Of failing to give his pro-
grams morale support, had threat
ened to call Congress back into
special session in the fall if ade-
quate aid funds were not voted
(see "The World Scene" on this
page).
. Senate passage Of q $3.50 mil
lion authorization bill for atomic
energy projects. In rejecting Re-
publican attempts to knock out S58
million more than the Atomic
Energy Commission had wanted
for reactor construction, the adj
ministration's partnership" power
policy suffered a major setback.
Democrats had argued that the
Governments atomic power pro-
gram was moving too slowly. They
insisted on the construction Of two
reactors. one q $40 million, nat
ural uranium device similar to
Britain's successful Calder Hall
reactor. and q SIS million plu-
tonium fuel reactor. Republican
attempts to kill these projects,
which had been knocked out ear
lier by the House, we're put down
easily.
The measure now goes to a
ate-House conference for q
settlement Of the differences.
. Passage by the House Of a bill
that would raise postal rates more
than $500 million q year. First
class letters would require 1 cents
postage. post cards 3 cents and
air mail 7 cents an ounce-a
penny increase In all three cate
gories.
There was virtually no chance
that the increase would become
law. for no hearings are planned
on the bill In the Senate, where
there is formidable opposition to
the measure.
The rate bill would raise much
Of the revenue required to finance
the sSl7 million pay raise for
postal workers which the House
has passed by q 379-to- -38-vote
margin. If the pay bill becomes
law without a rate increase bill,
Postmaster General Summerfield
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This constant attack against q
bill the Republicans considered far
too weak put the party on record
as being forced. with utmost re-
luctance, to accept half q civil
rights loaf rather than no loaf at
all. They would be In q position
to tell the voters next year, an
election year. that they strived
nightly for q strong bill. but were
foiled BY the Democratic majority.
Once on the record in this man
ner. the deadlock suddenly began
to break. After all. neither party
wanted the responsibility Of hav-
ing prevented passage Of some
civil rights bin. even this one.
This was an especially weighty
consideration after q number Of
powerfully pro-civil rights organic
cations. including the AFL-CIo
and the NAACP. had asked that
Congress take what It could get.
At FIRST. the Republicans had
been insisting on sending the bin
to conference. Speaker Sam Ray
burn. for the Democrats. wanted
very much to get the whole busi-
ness out Of the way by bringing
the Senate version with q slight
House amendment) to the floor
for q showdown vote.
The decision on what course
the bill would take. whether to
conference first. or directly to the
floor, was UP to the Rules COM
mittee. which directs the traffic Of
House legislation. This committee
is composed of eight Democrats
and four Republicans. But Of the
eight Democrats, four are from
the South and at least two Of
these wanted no bill and were
prepared to vote with the Repub-
licans to send the bill to
conference. The chairman, Rep
resentative Howard Smith Of
Virginia. made it plain that he
would follow the course most
likely to result in no bill"
Mr.. Smith. as always. was in O
powerful position. Only after q
lengthy procedure could he be
forced even to call q meeting Of
the committeeman adjournment
fever had struck.
The impasse began to break
shortly after the middle Of the
week. Mr.. Rayburn, who has con-
siderable influence with Mr.. Smith,
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The WORLD SCENE
White House Plea
THE WORLD SCENE

For the reporters who regularly
cover the White House, Wednes-
day had seemed dull and quiet.
President Eisenhower omitted the
weekly news conference and not
much was announced by the staff.
At 4 pm, as customary, the re-
porters trudged from their press
room across q corridor in the man-
sion's west wing to the ofiice Of
Press Secretary James c. Hagerty.
II was time for the routine, wind
up hriefing by the White House
spokesman. AS they entered the
Hagerty ONCE, one correspondent.
half joking and half serious. re-
marked to d colleague that the
notebook he had carried around
all day was still empty.
1T won't be tempty) long"
interjected Mr.. Hagerty. II have
nothing to say to you people this
afternoon but the President wants
to talk to you in his ofice. Follow
me-"
The astonished reporters tagged
along behind Mr.. Haeerty as he
disappeared from the room and
headed for the executive ONCE.
There the newsrnen found q
solemn President. seated at his
desk. Mr.. Eisenhower shufded
some handwritten notes as the
reporters formed an arc in front
Of him. Quickly he explained the
purpose Of this first special news
conference called since he as
sumed the Presidency.
He had. he said, Just signed two
documents. He described them
as documents Of the utmost inn
portance to the security. prosperi-
ty and peace Of the United States.
One was . bill cleared by Congress
only one day before. q bill au-
thorizing total expenditures Of
$S,S67, 100000 for foreign aid to
friendly nations In the fiscal year
that began on July /. The other
document was an oficiai request
from the President: He wanted
Congress to follow up its action
BY passing an appropriations bin
which would. in fact. provide the
same sum Of money 1t had au-
thorized.
Mr.. Eisenhower knew, as well
as anyone. that many members Of
the Senate and House wanted to
slash funds for the mutual assist
ICE program then being studied
by q House Appropriations Sub
committee. He wanted to make q
dramatic public appeal for support
Of his recommendations.
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A Dixie F0vorite

One Of the most important con-
iderations-obviously one Of top
most Importance to Kennedy the
candidates. his great popularity
in the South,
The extent Of this popularity
in Dixie amazes many observers
who remember that the Solid
South was split for the first time
In 1923 mainly because the Demo-
cratic candidate was a Roman
Catholic.
The Democratic hierarchy sees
in Senator Kennedy q candidate
who will relieve them Of the head
ache brought about every four
years by fears and threats Of
Southern walkouts at conventions
and the loss Of some Of the 1873
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has warned that the current post
Office deficit Of about $3.50 million
will rise to almost 81 billion a year.
The Senate was expected to pass
a postal pay raise bill before go
ing home. despite the near-cer-
tainty Of q presidential veto. And
unless there is action on the bill
before Wednesday. the bill likely
would be killed by an endorses
sion pocket Veto"
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Journey to Peipinq

In Moscow, Al young Americans
who attended the Communist
sponsored international youth fes-
tival now were en- route to Com
munist China. They had set on
Tor Peiping by train in spite Of
State Department warnings that
their passports would be revoked.
that they might encounter trouble
IN obtaining passports hereafter
and that they might make them
selves liable to prosecution for
trading with an enemy. Some
also went n defiance Of the plead
ings Of worried parents or friends
back home.
They accepted Red China's In
vitation fen q low-cost, three
week tour On grounds they have
9 right to travel where they wish.
Their action. they held, was not
disloyal TO the United States.
The State Department, already
under fire for not permitting
newsmen to travel in Communist
China, was in an embarrassing
position. Because of the stern
warning. it faces criticism II it
fails to crack down on the young
people wheh they return. But it
also win be criticized bitterly II
It gets tough. The Red Chinese
Embassy In Moscow purposely
avoided stamping the Americans
passports. So there win be no
legal evidence that they went to
China. It win be difficult. too,
to turn up evidence sufficient 10
prosecute the young people under
the Trading With the Enemy Act.
And what wiz happen II any Of
the group comes back pointing to
Red China's shortcomings?
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the foreign aid minimum should
be s. billion.
The economy bloc was insist
ing that enough new money had
been approved inasmuch as the
administration still has S6 billion
in unexpended funds previously
made available for foreign aid.
It remained to be seen whether
these legislators or President
Eisenhower, making q belated
fight on his own, would prevail
in the crucial week ahead.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Liked by Governors

Democratic governors, too, seem
to regard Senator Kennedy as the
hkliest of, them all. At the Gov
ernors' Conference earlier this
summer, every Democratic Gov
ernor approached by reporters on
the big question for 1860 in
cluded the Massachusetts, Senator
in the list Of front-runners, and
almost all Of these put him at
the top Of the list.
What's behind the growing
Kennedy boom?
The answer, It seems, is that
the Senator, more than any other
Democrat. looks like q really
strong contender.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Khrushchev:
Little Unity

Nikita s. Khrushchev, voluhle
first secretary Of the Soviet Com
munist Party, left Berlin last
Wednesday aftera week-lone visit
to East Germany. Apparently
pleased with his performance, he
bade good-by to his puppet gov
ernment hosts by embracing and
kissing lin order Of Importance
each Of the East German Com
munist leaders. For Mr.. Khru-
shchev there was a lone discordant
note: The goose-stepping Of q
German honor guard caused him
to vince:
In speeches during his trip, Mr..
Khrushchev repeatedly denounced
the United States and threatened
its ruin in any future war Of nu-
clear bombs and guided missiles.
Significantly he made clear that
Russia viii not accept reunifica-
ton OF East and West Germany
by democratic referendum. The
only possibility, he said, is unity
through q loose confederation.
That would leave the Soviets with
Q voice In German affairs.
In Washington. State Depart
ment Press Ofncer Lincoln White
said the Communist leader had
made crude attempts to influence
the September election in West
Germany but succeeded only in
offending everyone concerned. Mr..
White called Mr.. Khrushchev's
laundering charges against the
United States an echo" of a
worn-0ut propaganda campaign.
Despite this official reaction.
many observers leaned to the view
that Mr.. Khrushchev at least had
strengthened his personal rela-
tionship with the Communist mas
ters Of East Germany, even II the
lack Of public enthusiasm re-
fiected no major trillnnph
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Syrian Crisis:
More Discord

Extraordinary developments in
Syria last week pointed UP the
Vests continuing problem Of get
ting along with some peoples Of
the restless Middle East. The
shaky pro-Soviet government in
Damascus bluntly accused the
United States Of plotting to over
throw President 8 h ukri al
Kuwatly's regime and 1t ordered
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For one thing, many Democrats
feel that the late Senator Joseph
Mccarthy appealed to many
Roman Catholics in such q way
as to transfer great numbers Of
them from the Democratic Party
to the Republican Party. With
a Boston Catholic heading the
Democratic ticket, 1t is reasoned
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The Lines Loosen

simultaneously. the Republican
demand for q conference and q
strong bill began to collapse.
Representative Hugh Scott, q Re-
publican on the Rules COMMITTEES,
talked Of q compromise. Then,
Representative Leo Allen, ranking
Rules Committee Republican and
q member Of his party's leadership
In the House, predicted that the
Democrats plan for adopting the
Senate version would be agreed to
BY the Rules Committee, and sub
sequently. By the House.
Only Mr.. Martin among Repub-
lican leaders continued to attack
the amended bill as being Of mo
substance"
But victory for the Senate ver-
sion seemed inevitable. So GER
tain were the Democrats Of win
ming their point that they set q
definite date-next Wednesday
for floor action.
It was likely that there would
be'only one major amendment to
the Senate version. which would
set up q civil rights commission.
establish q civil rights division In
the Justice Department, and per-
init the Attorney General to seek
injunctive relief In Federal courts
in behalf Of persons who are de-
MED the right to vote.
This amendment w-uld restrict
the provisions for q jury trial in
criminal contempts only to voting
rights cases. The Senate had
provided for jury trials in all
cases Of criminal contempt to
which the Government is q party.
It was expected that the Senate
would accede to this revision, that
the bill would be enacted this
; week and that 1t would be signed,
however reluctantly. by Mr.. Eisen-
hover.
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fidently expect the Republicans to
offer Vice President Richard
Nixon in 1860. The Kennedy back
ers, then. aim to pit youth against
youth. and thus appeal to the
great mass Of young voters who
for two elections have been in
clined to vote Republican. Al
though Senator Kennedy is only
40 now, by election day. 1860, he
win be ga year older than The
odore Roosevelt was when he first
became President.
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Legislation:
A Speed-up

Congress usual preadjourn-
ment acceleration of Legislative
business last week was resulting
In the final disposition Of q num-
Evening star., 1957-08-18

Representative Jo-
seph Martin, Ieoder
Of the Republican
minority. hoped the
House would hold
OUT for . much
stronger bill thon
the Senote had
voted. II the House
followed this course.
il wos doubtful thot
the Senate could be
persuaded to oc-
cede. which would.
in effect, kill the
bill for this session.
Evening star., 1957-08-18

Speaker Som Roy
burn sought des-
peTotely to avoid
any roodblock thot :
would foreelose oc-
tion on civil rights.
His hope wos that
the House would
consider the Senote
version without a
long trip through o
conference commit
tee. His chances at
fhe end Of the week
we're much i'm
proved.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
respective Used Car Buyers
Be Wary Of Car Wurrunties

that used bills
think that but "ain't" necessarily
which admonishing
beware will clp
the slightest slip
when paid forty fifty dollars
In the have in mind fellow know WELL
noticed didn't
the salesman who sold him the the
The
check forthwith
of the
The fellow then contacted told him the
shock detailed
made. This
refusal to honor the warranty.
Then happened He speed
when all of sudden
Ills dved down steep bank bumped rocks and
missed hitting and possible
which
of
on.
There little possibility the above
of law for the damages resulting wreck
bonding
assembly condition
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

A New Book

Last weeks Montana State AFL-CIO convention had diff
atmosphere than previous conventions attended by this
Editor the best of democratic tradition there were strong
eeconeerng activities by rival neups for control of the top
offices unlike past conventions there appeared to be
much less bitterness between stalwartS of the two
Whether it the unsuccessful fright towreck Initiative
supported by employer the current
drive national level to enact compulsory open shop eg1s
ation growing realization that labor must have more
relations within its house the best interests of
rank-andfe to be served am not prepared to say
Whatever the behind the friendly at
exhibited at the convention, is all to the good
President Jim Umber veteran of battle within the
we'll with employers, caught by the same con-
that affected other delegates added stature
himself and enhanced the dignity of maturing Montana
his closing remarks to the convention late
Sunday afternoon.
Reelected to fourth twoyear term the state president
only most humble but his obvious sincerity in soliciting
the cooperation of all aates in building stronger state
organization and in turn his pledge to cooperate in
sibe way assist local unions achieving their goals,
mastery appeal all to forget past differences and
hands that greater tomorows be achieved for all
the people of Montana.
book has been opened May all who by chance should
write it, write carefully and wet holds the future of
Montana labor within its
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
'UCC Chairman Clarifies
Figures On Unemployment

However, such reference should not
have mislead an organization as well
informed on this subject as yours, for
our statements on unemployment in
surance claimload are released weekly
and the 4,291 figure is easily recog-
nizable in relation to other claim
totals we have released weekly. But
to show that the mistake was not
ours, l have enclosed a copy of our
release for June IL.
l appreciate your acknowledgement
that we would not stoop to attempt
ing to conceal unemployment figures,
for as you well know, we have initi-
ated public information campaign
which is more extensive in this regard
than any operated by the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission in
years past. We are conscientiously
trying to inform the public on such
matters on a current weekly basis,
and hope you will not criticize us for
the mistakes of others. Sincerely
CHADWICK H. SMITH, Chairman.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Dear Sir:

Dear Dir:
| read your editorial of June 21
1857, entitled 'Gobble-dy-Gook" with
some surprise. The explanation fol-
the difference in the figures quoted
from your May 31st and June 18th
news releases is so simple that had
you phoned me, 1 could have explained
it to you in 60 seconds.
The Unemployment Compensation
Commission operates divisions, the
Unemployment Insurance service and
the Employment Service, and each
maintain their own statistics. The
1921 figure of June IL is the number
of claimants for unemployment bene-
fits reporting throughout the state
during the week ending June 7. The
5000 figure of May 31st represents
the number of applicants who have
applied for jobs through our Employ
ment Service.
There are thousands of workers
who make application at our local Of
fices for work, but who are not elig-
ible for unemployment benefits be-
cause they are not covered by the
unemployment compensation law,
such as agricultural workers, former
state and local government employees,
those workers, particularly women,
who have not been in the labor mar
ket for some time, and therefore do
not have wage credits, hundreds of
students without wage credits looking
for summer jobs and workers who,
though eligible, do not care to file
for unemployment benefits for per-
sonal reasons.
Occasionally, the press will refer
to our claimload figure as number
of jobless'' as was done on June II,
rather than "jobless claimants" or
unemployment insurance claimants"
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

Back in 1776-some one hundred
eighty one years ago-there was great
excitement around the civilized world
when a new country, the United
States of America, announced her
Declaration of Independence. 1t was
declaration of independence for 4
country, and her people.
1t is still as good today as it was
then. independence is just as difficult,
too, as it was then.
And this morning as | sit writing
this column l am very discouraged
about peoples attitude toward the
self-determination set forth in the
Declaration.
| am discouraged because at a
Board of Directors meeting of the
VOICE last week serious considera-
tion was given to suspending publica-
tion of the newspaper.
The VOICE was set up some 20
years ago as an Independent publica-
ton that would carry the battle of
the people, in state dominated by
controlled newspapers.
1t has always been a struggle to
keep it going, much of the time in
the past it has continued only through
contributions from the founders, who
believed in the principle on which it
was founded so strongly they beat
the bushes for necessary funds.
That generation is fast departing.
Groups that sent business through the
printing plant in previous years have
outgrown the facilities here that have
not kept pace with printing equip
ment necessary to combat increased
costs. These groups, too, have for
gotten the principle and consider first
the cost.
No, l don't recommend independ-
ence as the best way to make living.
The VOICE, charged with consid-
ering only the general welfare, may
not bend to the special interest of
any group.
Perhaps the best way to describe
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
RESOLUTION NO. 20

Peoples publication of the Educational
Publishing which corporation founded
of stockholders
publishing a Independent and
WHEREAS Peoples Voice Independent weekly
published the State Montana which has historically
supporter organized of this State and
WHEREAS the Peoples Voice the problems of organized
the disputes whenever
such assistance has brought the attention of said
newspaper, and
w WHEREAS has been brought attention that without
Peoples pubca
ton. and
WHEREAS the Peoples Voice information
State and State legislature
VI NOW THEREFORE 1T RESOLVED convention go
commencing the Peoples Voice for its fine work.
all the members of affiliated subscribe
this publication continue publication truthful the
efforts of the working people and the farmers of Montana make
better State
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Oppose Waivers In
Proposed Disease
Compensation Law

Reaffirming labor's long-held stand
for enactment of an adequate occupa-
tional disease compensation law, the
first annual AFL-CIO convention
went on record unalterably opposed to
any type of waiver clause in such
a law, stating that "such law which
provides for the waiver of the rights
intended to be established by such
law (for compensatory is not an
adequate compensation law :"
Pointing out ''the problems of oc-
cupational disease are becoming in
creasingly critical for all the wage
earners of the state," the convention
then recalled the attempts made in
the last Legislature ''by some to block
the enactment of adequate occupa-
tional disease disability compensation
by the insertion of clauses in such
legislation providing for waivers of
rights under the law by workingmen
for whose protection the law is in
tended :" Ut was because of the
Anaconda Company's insistence that
the proposed law have a waiver clause
in it for silicotics that occupational
disease compensation failed of pas
sage in the 1857 Legislature.-ED
TOR
The people's voice., 1957-06-28


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