Diario las Américas., 1958-01-12

This was the biggest question in
Washington as Congress opened
this week. Florlda's Senator Hol-
land says we should be willing to
put up the necessary money; that
our national security should come
first. "That is not to say that we
should blindly indulge in panic
spending for defense" he said,
nor should we tolerate excessive
requests for funds for any and
every kind of project which their
proponents may strive to color
with military necessity"
He urged caution in dealing with
Russia, and said: until the time
when we can obtain reasonably
guaranteed assurances from Rus
STA of progressive disarmament
with adequate inspection and
agreement on the diversion of nu-
clear power to beneficial purposes,
we must provide the funds hat
our best military and scientific
minds can establish as necessary
to insure the security of our peo-
ple."
Asked about the cuts in the bud
get last year, Holland explained
that he felt we should hold on to
as many of those economies as we
could. He explained that more
than one-half of the SIS billion
cut was for nor defense items.
Nothing would please the reds
more, he said, "than for US to
bleed ourselves white financially.
That would accomplish for them
one of their major detectives in
the cold war. Our difficult task is
t. y way to maintain u ma
''.;~s sAF 'urity and at the same
time : N u high standard of
living and remain solvent"
The opening 81 Congress found
the Senator back at his desk, ''tak-
ing it easy as much as possible"
although not yet fully recovered
from a recent operation.
HERLONG TAX HEARINGS -
One of the first bills to be con-
sidered by the Ways and Means
Committee this year is the Her
long Sadlak tax reduction propos-
al. Hearings are now being held on
this measure, This is a bipartisan
effort to do something about tax
reduction. Congressman sgd Her
long, Democrat, has been Joined
by Antoni Sadlak, Republican of
Connecticut, to push through a
proposal to rehuce all taxes -
both personal and business = sy-
scientifically over a five year pc.
riod. Scheduled to speak in favor
of the bill at the hearings is Tin
sley w. Rucker of Jacksonville,
president and general manager of
the Associated Industries of Flo
ure Company. Rucker represents
the Associated Industries of Flo-X
rida and other interested groups
totaling more than 1000 Florida
firms.
CARLTON SWORN IN = Form
er Governor of Florida, Doyle E.
Carlton, of Tampa, has assumed
his duties as a member of the Pre-
sident's Civil Rights Commission.
This is the temporary Commission
set up by the passage of the much
fought over Civil Rights Bill. Pur-
pose of the Commission is to stu
dy complaints that persons have
been denied the right to vote be-
cause of race; study present laws
protecting civil rights; and to make
recommendations to the President.
The Commission was set up for a
limited life of two years after the
bill became a law. That was Sept
ember 9, 1857 Five months of
their time already has passed.
Their work must be done by Sept
ember 9, 1859, when they will 60
out of business.
Of six members, three are from
the North and three are Southern
ers. Carlton was recommended by
both Florida Senators for the job.
He is considered to be one of the
most able men ever to serve as
Governor of Florida.