Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
CONGRESS

Dwight ID. Eisenhower.
CONGRESS
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OF US fail or refuse to recognize
It,"
Some people may be tempted
TO finance our extra military
effort by cutting economic as
sistance. he said. But at the
very tirne when the economic
threat u assuming menacing
proportions, to fail to strength
en- our own effort would be
nothing less than reckless
folly"
The President placed defense
reorganization at the head Of
his imperative" eight-point
program for action to focus
American resources on what
he called the two major tasks
confronting the country - in
surfing safety through strength
and working constructively for
a genuine peace.
Mr.. Eisenhower made 1t clear
that he moving slowly In de-
Gliding upon exactly what ac-
ton should be taken In re-
organizing the military
structure so as to be sure that
such action does not slow down
the defense effort.
Taking cognizance Of wide
spread feeling that rivalries
among the armed services are
damaging the national in
terests. the President said:
"One thing is sure--America
wants them stopped"
Lists Key Objectives
Leaving his detailed recon-
mendations until later, Mr..
Eisenhower laid down these
main detectives for reorganiza-
ton Of the Defense Depart
ment:
/. Real unity in all the prin-
cipal features of military &C
tivity, with unified direction for
strategic planning and control.
2. Top efficiency without fric-
ton. with better indignation Of
resources, especially with re-
spect to new weapons.
3. Clear subordination Of the
military services to duly consti-
suted civilian authority.
4. Assurance that an excess
sive number of compartments
in organization will not create
costly and confusing compart-
ments in our scientific and in
dustrial effort.
5. Clear organization and
decisive central direction" to
end interservice disputes, and
bring the unstinted co-opera-
ton of every individual in the
defense establishment.
Administration officials said
the President had many pro-.
posals presumably including
one for a single chief of staff
under study in connection
with defense reorganization.
Conclusion Uncertain
They said II was too early to
tell just what form the Pres
ident's final conclusions will
take. But his thinking was said
to lean toward increasing the
Defense Secretarys authority
to give unified direction" to
the armed services rather than
creating a single chief of staff.
As part Of an accelerated de-
Tense effort. Mr.. Eisenhower
called for increases in pay and
incentive to help maintain in
the armed forces the skilled
manpower required by modern
weapons.
He recalled that he had sent
to Congress Tuesday a request
for a supplemental defense ap-
preparation of $l.26 billion for
the current fiscal year to step
UP missile production and es-
tablishment of efficient warm
ing systems against enemy
missiles. as well as build nuclear
submarines.
The budget for the 1859 fiscal
year starting next July. he said.
will provide an increase Of
about 81 billion over the fiscal
1857 budget for such things as
missiles, nuclesr ships, atomic
energy. research and develop
ment. science and education,
and military pay increases. He
did not give the comparable
figure for the current 1858 fis-
cal year.
Must Balance Budget
Keeping the budget balanced.
he said. will require co-opera-
ton OF Congress in reducing
expenditures on less essential
military programs and inStalla-
tionS. poStponing some new
civilian programs, and curtail-
ing or eliminating others.
Mr. Eisenhower explained
that in order to concentrate
today on matters bearing di-
rectly upon our security and
peace" he was reserving many
items in the Administrations
legislative program for treat
ment in his budget message and
later, separate MESSAGES.
Among the matters to be dealt
with later. he mentioned the
national debt ceiling and tax