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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
DAVID LAWRENCE
OnControIIinq Election Spending

to help elect someone and
doesn't ask a thing for himself
can be told he can spend only
a specified sum.
Broadly speaking, Congress
has the right to control Fed
eral elections. though for years
there were legal doubts as to
whether Federal laws could
regulate expenditures in pri-
mary contests for Federal Of
flee. But certainly there is no
Federal right to control the
spending of individuals for local
purpoSes-for county or State
candidates. How, for instance.
can a political committee which
is set up TO help both State and
Federal candidates be required
to separate exactly how much
1t is spending for each when
1t erects a banner or some
other big sign on the highway
which says merely Vote Demo-
cratic" or Vote Republican?
The subject of limiting cam
paign contributions has been
up again and again for con-
sideration by Congress. Every
now and then-as happened
last week-there is issued a re-
port by congressional COM
mittee pointing with criticism
to the large amounts of money
contributed to political parties
by various individuals and
families with wealth. All the
money. however, contributed
by the very rich is small in
proportion to the total sum
collected.
The inference that the rich
get something out of it that
nobody else does. or that there
is something wrong with large
contributions, is derived from
past evidence of alleged ir-
Irregularities. Congress, of
course. can still refuse to admit
to membership anyone for
whom an excessive amount
was spent or anyone who him.
self has been engaged in
wrongful practices to secure
an election victory.
To declare. on the other
hand, that an individual can
be limited in what he con-
tributes when it is spent for a
lawful purpose and without
any connection with any bride
or improper influence, is to say
that the individual can be
prevented by law from spend
ing his money for a cause that
seems worthy to him. There is
nothing in the Constitution
which says the citizen can be
deprived of such civil right,
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Panama City and Canal Zone; over the
equator to Lima; ocross the Andes TO
Buenos Aires; memorable days in gay
Rio de Janeiro and marvellous Sac
Paulo -. $Vb6.4O
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
Senator Cites u. NJ Failure to PenoIize
Soviet After Hungary Massacre

ting up "a tiny Jewish island
in a sea Of Arabs" were de-
scribed as anti-Semitic and
"neo-Fascists." When Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin visited
President Truman in Wash
ington In the fall of 1947 and
warned him that creation of
the Israel state would make
the Mideast restless for a CEN
fury. he was answered that
this matter had the indorse-
ment of both political parties
in America and no considera-
ton Of international politics
could change the American
Governments mind. Only his
tory will show whether the
creation of Israel was wise or
not.
In the meantime. it is a
full-fiedged and fully recog-
nized republic which exists in
accordance with all the rules
Of international law. It's lead
ers may have been guilty of
serious mistakes. But the tiny
republic, hemmed in on all
sides by hostile countries, has
had a hard time to breathe.
What aroused Senator
Knowland's anger was not the
question of Israel's survival, or
the merits of the Arab-Israel
conflict. 1t was the survival
of the United Nations, whose
foundations must rest solidly
on honesty of purpose and
nondiscrimination between its
powerful and its weak men,
bers. The Incidence of that
organization in the Hungarian
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Aspects of the Gore Report

and to another provision Of
that law that limits expend-
itures by national committees
of each party to So million.
Since much more than that is
spent these days, that led to
the creation of all sorts OF
other committees. national.
State and local. through which
parties could collect and spend
for campaign purposes.
So, while there is a limit Of
$4,000 for individual contribu-
tions to a national committee.
contributions can be made by
an individual to other COM
mittees, both national and
local. On how large a scale that
is done the Senate report
showed. That explains the APP
pearance of single contribu-
tons Of over $4,000. For ex-
ample, the Whitney list in
cluded a contribution of $685.
$50 by Mrs. Joan Whitney Pay
son Of New York.
Furthermore. many local
committees do not have to re-
port under State laws. That is
why the Gore subcommittee
said frankly that what they
had found--and they dug wide
and deep--does not near cover
the total spent for the 1866
campaign.
Now we come to another
part Of the big wealthy family
contribution story.
How is 1t decided TO what
candidates they should con-
tribute beyond blanket con-
tributions to national tickets
and national campaigns? Does
the family gather in another
family council and pass around
the circle from member to
member and see If the indi-
viduals have a favorite candi-
date for House or Senate, in
Missouri or Maine, or Idaho or
Oklahoma, to go along with
their favorite charity? Maybe
Aunt Hattie likes the looks Of
a dsome young conner
out in the prairies some
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S2-BiIIion Program Seen Ending Chance
For Early Eosing of Credit Curbs

more about tight money than
they seem to be about infla-
ton. Martin insisted the extra
money that borrowers were
being asked to pay in interest
rates was less than the added
costs they would have to pay
II prices were driven higher.
If banks had enough money to
meet all demands. he said,
there might have been a
smaller rise in interest rates
but a much sharper rise in
prices
Inflaticnary forces are still
hard at work in the economy.
The Presidents huge budget is
one Of them. The public works
programs being undertaken at
virtually every level of gov
eminent are another. A third
is a continuation Of industrial
expansion at a great rate. Ma
tional income and national
production are at record highs.
So is the cost of living. 1t is
going higher. according to all
the signs and portents.
One of these is another S
per cent increase in freight
rates for Southeastern rail-
roads. This follows similar in
creases for railroads in other
regions. For the railroads. it is
not enough. Some have asked
for increases Of as much as %
per cent. This follows q long
series Of increases since World
War II.
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Teachers of Retarded
To Attend Workshop

Teachers of retarded children
in the Washington area will
take part in a workshop tomor-
row and Saturday at Forest
Haven District Training School.
Laurel, Md.
DR.. Ignacy Goldberg. educa-
ton consultant of the National
Association for Retarded Chill
dren, will conduct the sessions.
He will meet with local associa-
ton members. American Legion
child welfare workers and other
interested persons at s o'clock
tonight in Room G-75l, Health,
Education and Welfare Depart
ment, Third street and indie
pendence avenue S.W.
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DORIS FLEEsON

An old conservative came
back to Washington this week
and said his hair had been
curled once, and I think I can
- detect the signs" He was Her.
bert Hoover, warning that if
Initiation were not curbed the
economy was in for a bump"
There were indications a few
weeks ago that the Federal
Reserve System. which has
been under heavy pressure
from Congress and elsewhere
to relax its credit restrictions,
would do so in a mild way.
But the $72-billion Eisenhower
budget. the greatest in peace
time history, apparently has
ended any early chance Of
that.
The chairman of the Federal
Reserve Systems Board of
Governors, William McCheSney
Martin. has now testified that
in the light Of the increase in
the consumer price index it
would have been better to re-
strict credit earlier and harder.
Unlimited supplies of easy
money, he told the Joint Com
mittee on the Economic Re-
port. would only complicate
the situation and intensity in
f1ationary forces.
Congressman. who have
been hearing many complaints
from would-be borrowers. par
ticularly small-business men
and public bodies such as
school districts, are worried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07

where: or Uncle John, the
family tightwad d. names a
thrifty fellow who is hammer
ing day and night about
balancing the budget.
Well, a-hem, however 1t is
done-and it would be inter-
esting if some congressional
committee would try to find
out--we do know that money
from wealthy families identi-
fed with some of the big COR
porate enterprises does find its
way all over the map of the
United States. You can learn
that from the Gore commit
tee report.
And, listening from the gall
leries of Congress. you can
sometimes hear that money
talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07

There's nothing In the Con-
stitution which says a person
cannot spend as much Of his
own money as he pleases to
persuade other persons to vote
for a particular candidate for
public office.
In these days of solicitude
for "civil rights" talk has
arisen nevertheless about en-
acting q new law to limit cam
paign contributions. It relates
to a possible requirement that
only limited amounts of money
may be placed in a party treas
ury or in the hands Of an
organized political committee.
The whole theory behind the
Federal Corrupt Practices Act is
that organized effort may be
regulated only If 1t be used for
some corrupt or Illicit purpose.
But the courts in the last few
years have told the Department
of Justice it could not invoke
the Federal Corrupt Practices
Act to prosecute a labor union
in Michigan that was financing
a television program on which
speakers favorable to its view
point appeared during an cleo
ton campaign.
While 1t is true, Of course.
that corporations and unions
are by law forbidden to make
any campaign contributions.
this cannot prevent union
members or corporation stock
holders from acting as in
dividuals outside the unions or
corporations.
Some form of regulation
such as disclosure of funds
contributed by anyone-can
be valid without in any way
altering the right Of the in
dividual to give as much
money as he pleaSeS to the
cause in which he believes.
But it is one thing to require
publicity for campaign con-
tributions and a different and
doubtful procedure to try to
limit by law the size of the
contribution.
The same Constitution
which permits a law to say
that a foundation may spend
tax-free income derived from
philanthropic requests and
use millions Of dollars a year
to influence public opinion on
any cause. ranging from
socialism and theoretical COM
munism to an eSpousal of the
free-enterprise system, can be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
THOMAS L. STOKES
How Large Wealthy Families Decide
On Candidates They'll Aid Is Pondered

Once more, with your kind
Indulgence, could we return TO
the Gore Senate Elections
Subcommittee report on 1856
campaign funds-a five-foot
shelf IL one volume and a sort
of diamond-studded book of
money in politics? For the
more you pore through it the
more it leases your imagina-
ton and perks up your curl
osity about the human-in-
terest stories that are sug-
gested in bare outline.
1t would be interesting, for
instance. If we could get filled
out in detail the story of the
dozen wealthy families who,
among them, contributed ST.
040,526 TO the Republicans
and $107.109 to the Dem
ocrats. They we're. you re-
call the DuPonts. Pews,
Melons, Rockefellers. Fords,
Olinses and Whitneys who
gave only to the Republicans:
the Fieldses, Harrimans, Van
derbilts and Lehmans who
spread their donations in both
parties, and the Reynoldses
who gave only to the Demo-
Gratis.
For example, let us take the
70 members listed in the
Dupont family, blood relations
and in-laws, who among them
made up a pot Of $248,423 for
the Republicans, the biggest
contribution by any one
family, or al least as dis
covered by the Senate in
vestigators.
How was this contribution
arrived at? Was there a family
council? 1t would have taken
+. q rather ample room. How was
It determined how much each
should give, whether Just a
. pittance Of $500 as was the
case with . few, or bigger
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DORIS FLEESON
Inf|otionory Effect of the Budqet

Even more than the cost of
steel. the cost of transporta-
ton is reflected in the price
index. The ICC estimates that
Southeastern railroads will get
an additional SCI million in
revenue as a result of the new
increase. 1t will be imme-
diately passed on to consum-
erS there as elsewhere.
Hoover's remark was care
fully noted in Wall Street,
which thereupon had a bad
day. 1t probably had as little
effect in Washington as Treas
ury Secretary Humphreys re-
cent cry in the wilderness. The
size Of the Eisenhower budget
alone is evidence Of Hum
phrey's decline from his one
time position as the most in
fluential member Of the cab
met.
The turn by the adminiStra-
ton from standard, old-time
Republican economics might
be puzzling except for one
fact. This is a businessman's
administration, and by and
large the businessmen who
are most influential in WASH
ington have been enjoying the
boom and would be loath to
see it tempered. much less
Stop.
President Eisenhower has
issued another appeal for
voluntary" action on the part
Of business and labor to halt
imitation. Government con-
trolls otherwise would be in
voked. But he had nothing to
say about the inflationary
effect Of his own budget.
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amounts Of which there were
more, ranging up to $26,295
accredited to Irenee DUPONT.
Was 1t done on the basis Of
personal worth, or the degree
OF devotion to the Republican
Party, or just arbitrarily by
someone recognized as the
head of the Dupont clan, of
which 900 members altogether
were checked by the Gore
subcommittee?
However it was done, this
method Of splitting up dona-
tions among members Of a
wealthy family has long been
a familiar practice. 1t began
several years ago after Con-
gress passed the Hatch Act
which. among other provisions,
put a limit Of $4,000 on in
dividual contributions to ma
tional political committees.
The aim was to stop large
donations by the rich because
Of the fear that this would give
wealth too disproportionate an
influence in our politics and
our Government. That was
the purpose, too, Of the earlier
ban in our corrupt practices
statutes against contributions
by corporations.
But the $1,000 limitation
failed, or was foiled by the de-
vice that promptly appeared Of
reporting contributions in the
names of many members of
one family. So that big con-
tributions are still possible by
wealthy families, most of them
connected with huge corporate
interests.
One evasion Of the law leads
to a Their. In the list Of
family donations you now find
contributions OF more than
$4,000 from one individual.
How Is that? That takes VS.
back again TO the Hatch Act
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Constitutional Rights Believed Involved
In Any Limitation on Contributions

invoked by any citizen to safe
guard his freedom Of speech
when he spends money as an
individual in a political cam
paign.
If Congress could say. for
example, that no more than
$500 or $4,000 may be spent to
elect a candidate for public
Office. 1t could constitution
ally say also what sums may be
expended by the citizen for
any purpose related to the
selection of a nominee for Of
flee. The citizen might then
be forbidden to use his au-
tomobile to transport persons
to the polls. as this would be
a contribution" He might be
prohibited from letting his
home be used as a meeting
place or from serving any re-
freshments to his guests II
they talked about the current
campaign.
The word contribution" is
defined by present law as
anything of value" yet COR
porate employees and union
members continue to draw
their regular salaries while
spending days at a time at
a campaign headquarters or
making election speeches.
The Supreme Court in l948.
moreover, upheld the right Of
a union to publish and dis
tribute its own newspaper and
insert political messages there
in. The court refused to ban
this expenditure of funds as
illegal. Yet when a corporation
publishes a message giving It's
views on public questions, it
is improperly subjected to
criticism.
The Bill of Rights of the
Constitution protects freedom
of speech. Under it, any man
has a right to advocate any
cause during or before any
campaign. Expenditures may
be made by the individual for
any purpose except to impinge
on the rights of other voters
or to participate in any kind
of fraud or deception.
1t is constitutional to pro-
hibit anyone from attempting
to bride or unduly influence
a candidate for public office
in order to obtain some per-
sonal favor or beneficial action
by such individual when elect
ed, but it is hard to see how
a citizen who spends his money
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Cleveland Juniors In
Contention For Trophy
Up To Final Loop Laps

Cleveland, Ohio - Wit h
this reporting the Nest IS
Junior baseball team will bow
out of this season only. The
lads played the type of base
ball that was expected of
them.
1t was a rough season, even
the last two games ended in
the reverse order for us, that
against the Admirals, 1872
and the one on August 18th
against Willoughby A. c. by
the score 90. Even at that
the team was not out of the
running for a trophy until
the last two weeks.
All the boys improved their
playing and next year we will
be in there again and we ex.
pect to have a better and
stronger team.
The undersigned as the
manager wishes to thank the
CFU Home Office for the Fl.
nancial aid given this junior
outfit and also to express pub
lie appreciation to Mr.. Sadal
who managed the team wher
commitments prevented his
appearance on the field.
To all the ball players, es'
pecially those whose age vii
allow their participating a
mother year or two, it was
certainly nice working witt
you, and will be again for a
mother turn at the champion
ship.
To all those whose pursuit
of income and eligibility
takes you elsewhere, I woule
but have you remember thu
Society and the fine group!
of youngsters with whom yo,
cavorted on Cleveland's sand
lots.
Nicholas Rescic, Mgr
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St. Louis keg|ers In
Natl. Tourney Confab
Sunday, September ~

st. Louis, Mo. - With Emil
Ivankovich having a 593 SER
les, Klaric Contracting took
two games from Chulick, who
still hold first. Tom Drazich
had a 200 game for the losers.
John Sugar and Sons, in a
steady climb towards the top,
took two games from Team
No. s as John Krsul threw a
254 game. Tom Skok had a
214 game for the losers.
Ivancic and Brncic Con-
tracing, moving after a slow
start, took three games from
Team No. 6. John Ivancic had
a 532 series for the winners.
Fassi Tavern, assisted by
Hubie Domijan, with a 242
game and a 500 series and
Frank Jovanovic's $50 series,
swept three games from Ban
Tile.
Special Note - There will
be a CFU tournament meet.
ing Sunday, September 20
18th and Russell, at 2:3O pm
All attend. Refreshments anc
sandwiches will be served.
John Mulch, Sec'y
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snow in many winter camps,
ratified around the bottom of
a wagon, run over by an au-
tomobile, and once torn off A
saddle when a horse bucked
through a barbed wire fence.
Barrel Is Still Good
Once when I was riding a
horse who didn't like me, he
jumped between a large rock
and a pine tree trying to catch
my legs. He didn't, but he
caught my little rifle.
The horse got stuck, there
wasn't quite room enough for
him to get through, so he
started to buck or tried to.
/ There 1 was on my knees in
the saddle - sometimes it's
legal to pull leather. A hole
was chewed in the scabbard
where it rubbed against the
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c - CHARITABLE
F. - FUNDAMENTAL
u - UNDERSTANDING
Mother And Daughters MAN" Cleveland Circuit Entry

Sept. - Ann Perovich did
not think she did so we'll with
a $40 series, so she blasted
the naples for a 597 with 236
high.
A hearty welcome to the
Ohio Furniture team, which
has mother Mary Bezjak and
her four daughters on the
same team. This year really
turned out to be mother and
daughter year.
Yours truly has started a.
mother daughter on the road
to bowling and Mary Sarapa's
daughter, Mary Lou Kuhar,
has come back to join us. BY
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Casinos In Van As Detroit Mixed Leaguers Open Fire

Detroit, Mich. - Several
weeks ago, those Of us behind
the re-organizing Of the CFU
Detroit Mixed League resort
ed to the phone, to post cards
and above all the Zajednicar
to bring out the bowlers, old
and new, for the 1957-58 run
ming of this established loop.
We are at this time pleased
to mention and welcome the
following new members to our
keglers' midst, namely: Andy
God, Ron Sherman, Eda Bu-
ban. Catherine Puskich, Stan
Buban, Airline Grgurich, Ma
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the way all named mothers
are also grandmothers, SO the
saying that bowling is the
sport that keeps one young
sure holds true with our G..
F. U. Ladies.
May l take this time to
welcome all our former bowl
ers and also the new ones who
joined US this season. May you
find bowling with us not a
weekly drudge but a happy
pastime. Good bowling to all
and let's see some champion
scores in the Cleveland Ladies
League.
Olga Ladaika, Sec'y.
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Cunt West For America
The Greatest Gun Of Them All? Winchester Model q4
By Fay +. Smith
Special To
. The Zajednicar =

NEW YORK = The most
famous firearm in history was
The Gun That Won The
West" This was the Win
chester 73. Books and mo-
vies still tell of it's legends.
But for my money, the
greatest firearm of them all
was another Winchester, the
Model "a. But don't take my
word for it. Just look at the
figures.
out in 1894, the year the
CrOatian Fraternal Union
of America was organized,
more have been built than
any other sporting firearm
more than two million in
all, and still going strong.
1t is unusual, if not unique,
for any manufactured article
to retain it's popularity and
not become outmoded after
many years without radical
changes and improvements.
Yet only two changes have
been made on the original
"94." Both were minor.
One was a modification in
the butt plate, and the other
a cover over the front sight.
The latter was a real improve.
ment. Mine, which I bought in
Wyoming in 1912 for SIS
| (now sells for S75), had been
carried for so many years and
so many miles riding upside
down that the front sight al
most wore out. I made a new
one out of a nickel coin, and
/ the metal was so hard it was
tough filing into shape but
| it has not worn down.
Light Weight Carbine
The appeal of this particu.
lar carbine is it's light weight
(six pounds, short barrel
GO inches), ease of handling,
ruggedness and dependability
It is so small and flat that
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Mary Lou Tomich's 217-514 high|ight
Of Chicago Lodge 440 League Inaugural
John Buick Turns In 2OO-2O7-580 Card
AS Jelacic Squad Pickles Tavern Entry

men, John Spudic and Mike
Jerbic got into the 500 circle
with 538 and 527.
Roddy's Hangar ran into
the first tie game against the
Svalina Realty as Mary Lou
Tomich fired a 217-514 card
for the losers! Jovial Club
took two from the Golich to
earn the fourth position spot
as Lou Stincic's $40 was bet
ter than a 519 of Fred Burich.
Maday Florists took two
from the ]. G. Henneberger
as Joe Sudar and Pete Senzel
combined 214-5OO and $50 in
that order. Kompare Morti-
clans edged the Alfirevich five
to round out a session that
gave reason of optimism even
to those unable to crack the
win column.
Steve Dosen, Sec'y.