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The people's voice., 1958-07-04
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS


ernor has made no statements, ex-
cept to blame the legislature.
He has taken no leadership in try
ing to accomplish savings in the
departments of government. He
seems to be leaning on the term
''legal' responsibility.
He ignores the plight of the un-
employed who has drawn all of his
unemployment compensation, and
continues to talk about "Montana's
future. (Press releases indicate that
Montana will wait to accept the u. S.
government proposition on extend
ing unemployment until nearer cleo
tion.) This is business instead, of
"politics"???
ce a5-
remember talking to Rep. John
Macdonald (D-Garfield) chairman of
the Appropriation Committee during
the 1857 Legislature about the con-
troversy over whether they would
come out with a balanced state budg-
ct. John said he believed they would,
"as nearly as humanity possible, and
barring any economic depression.
Though I realize it is rank heresy
(haul out the faggots) believe the
depressed economic condition of the
state and nation is the underlying
factor in our unbalanced budgets
state and national.
Allowing on the state level for the
liquor tax that was made imperative
by referendum and any margin
of human error at all and we come
awful close to the door of the lagg-
ing-even sagging economy-with
the ornate package marked "blame
for unbalanced state budget.
And we can thank the good Lord
that the legislature acknowledged the
lack of responsibility of the Governor
and his departments in 1857, because
The Governor in his message handed
5he legislature budget of $90,4OO,-
300 (see unabridged text of Gov
ernor's address, Peoples Voice, Jan.
Ii, 1857 or 1857 Senate Journal,
page 81
This mind you-the $90,4OO,OOO-
.ame after the Republicans had been
'unning state government for four
ull years.
This mind you-was following four
ears of business administration.
In the same newspaper as carried
he statements of the Republicans
astern district congressional candi-
ate about 'For the first time in a
uarter of century the federal gov
is operating for the third
ear with balanced budget" was a
tory headed, Government Ends I'm
Apply Fiscal Year" which said, ''The
usiness recession was the chief vii
ain in Transforming fiscal year 1858
rom what the Eisenhower admins
ration expected to be it's third sue
essive year of balanced budgets, into
ne start of a new period of deficit
So we have the Republican ap-
roach. We have to wait bit for the
emocrat's approach.
4
At downtown cafe in Helena they
'rve delightful fluffy, airy dessert
bout which hearty male companion
i'd one day, Eating this is like
alking in the wind with your mouth
,en". il1 au
Some of the political dishes that
e served are like that, too.
4 =, .ya-tfrrrtf
And think it is going to be diff
lit to try and feed the American
ter "air" no matter how delight
lily served, in 1853. -
The observation-disclosures
dlvldual freedom under Repub-
ans-than-any-other-party" is going
wear pretty thin-and that look
at some people have that is taken
smiles is just going to be drawn
'sh-strictly from hunger XII
The people's voice., 1958-07-04

The Forum" is open to all who
wish to express an opinion or present
facts on any subject. Limit $50 words.
The people's voice., 1958-07-04

Hot Winds Hit Helena

Hot Winds Hit Helena
One could were worth the effor-write book on the
of verbal garbage hoveled by Republican orators and
Incorporated in their 1858 platform last weekends COP
convention in Helena.
exception of the partys desire Mocovze the
state by taking from YOU the right to vote for
supreme court candidates of your choice the firm stands taken
by the 1858 version of the party Lincoln have all the
bfance of gelatin shakiy affixed to foundation of
quicksand.
Playing a 'now you em, you DON'T game, the
party firmly the TAKERS
ttoworlers and "antfam coopers, ducked taking
positive against the sales which leading spokes
the COP the ONLY states fiscal
crisis brought about by five years of SOUND CD busnese
Administrations naive lady slapped down for attempting
to get her party publicly endorse the socaed rghtto-
work. proposal; they defty avoided double
ton of co-ops but didn't let the opportunity pass take
hefty slap at Montana Farmers Union
Likewise while they the fiscal work
legislature nomnay Democratic in both houses they took
Scoss and other occupatonal diseases from the backs OF
Monana hardressed taxpayers They recommended nothing
Of constructive nature to assist the State collect taxes off
property and income now escaping taxation.
the matter taxes, levied by the legislature
elephant demonstrated unusually short when in
plank verbal blast levied stating that the Democratic
legislature Increased the burden Montana citizens
Montana industry by approximately ~ percent Such
tremendous and unjusfied tax increase lead only to
sitting industrial and individual initiative :"
That's nice stuff to toss Fourth of July picnic and
there's certainly nothing politically amss in pouring to
the Demos But does seem like mighty shodd treatment to
for the tax increases the COP going into tzzy
LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD!
HB 252crease liquor 27 35 Republican House
voted the In the % of 25 for
HB cigarette $50 18 of 95 COP House
members voted fo the Senate 20 25 Republicans voted for
of
members for; in the Senate IL of 25 for.
HB 44eower income exemptions 5000 16 of 35
GOPers in the Senate 25,
telephone in
voted for; in the Senate FL of 25 for
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an intensive study Of over 100 Of
Americas top executives. Usually
these men lay no claim to academic
honors in their youth" Warner
found. ''Nor would the level Of in
telligence of most indicate conSpic-
uous scholarly success" What put
them on the top were realism, judg-
ment, tOugh-mindedness and energy.
How about success in teaching2
Recently l asked half dozen leading
educators to name the main qualifica-
tons. Not one Of them even men
toned 10. All agreed on ''enthu-
siasm and ability to inspire"
The Scientists Ia.
But surely science must require ex-
ceptionally high los? This, too. is
a myth. A recent study showed that
over a third of Pho. graduates picked
at random from three leading science
and engineering schools had LOS Of
under 10. Psychologist Anne Roe
studied 80 Of Americas most emf
nent research scientists. Their LOS
varied from average to Olympian and
had no relation to their contribu-
tons. What they had in common was
q driving interest In their fields.
Many parents and teachers falsely
assume that youngster with an aver
age 10. shouldn't go on with science.
no matter how interested he is, an
education authority at New York
University told me. They also as
sumo that a boy with a high 10.
shouldn't be interested in things like
woodworking and mechanics. In both
cases they're mistaken"
The absurdity Of pinning a child's
future prospects on his 10. rating is
shown in a study which worked out
the Los Of 300 of history's greatest
creative geniuses on the basis of their
childhood traits. While most ranked
high. such eeniuses as Balzac, Heine.
Moliere and Sir Isaac Newton got
posthumous LOS Of 80 or less.
The results Of the Sputnik scare
have been good - more money for
schools, more attention to scholastic
achievement. What worries educators
is the danger that our IQ.-mania
will retard rather than promote our
children's intellectual development.
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Don't Bet His Future On His Ia.

Ability to think, they point out.
isn't a matter Of holding lucky num-
Der in a mental sweepstakes. It's a
matter Of discipline, hard work. curl
osity, imagination and a genuine love
Of learning. Parents who conscien-
tiously instilI these qualities in child
don't have to worry about him.
Failure IN College
Too much belief BY parents in intel
Iectuality for its own sake is deadly.
Some children respond to Il by be-
coming pseudo-prodigies in the lower
grades and then going to pieces in
high school or college.
An even commoner result Of too
much parental prodding is to turn
normally bright children into dumb
bells and behavior problems. Psy-
biologists call il ''pseudo-retarda-
ton" Al the root Of il IS the chiId's
feeling that he is no good because he
isn't the genius his parents insist he
must be. He's so scared Of tests he
literally can't think straight. He re-
volts against school because it threat
ems to expose him for what he fears
he is -an average child. The low
10. score Of such q child gives no
hint Of his real and possibly great
potentialities.
The ChIId's Tragedy
Parents Of this child may have him
tested again and again in hope Of
discovering hidden gifts. The child
quickly catches on that being loved
and amounting to anything in life
depend on something he hasn't got.
It's natural for parents to feel
proud when their child excels, and
disappointed when he laes behind.
But it's a tragic mistake to make him
feel that all is lost If he isn't tops in
10. or doesn't make straight AS.
Educators say one oftheir toughest
jobs is teaching overanxious parents
these facts Of life.
Success in life is measured less by
10. than by Il will. " Steadfastness Of
purpose, devotion to ideals and old
fashioned sumption will be as impor-
tant in the world Of tomorrow as they
have been in the past. Like charity,
they start at home. The End
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Intelligence counts
less than ''eHfhEsi0SSn.
ability 10 inspire
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Benedict's CoIorfuI Past

Charles County'S once-thriving ship
ping port, Benedict, long content with
has-been status, is properly proud of
its past. 1t is even proud of the role it
played in the War of 1912 as unwilling
host to an invading British army. For
the fact that General Ross chose Bene-
dict on the Patuxent for the landing of
some of his troops that were to cap
ture Washington was evidence Of the
Importance Of the old river port in the
early days of our country. And that
is why Benedict's citizens today are re-
enacting the landing of the British-as
part of Charles County's tercentenary
celebration.
Today's pageant will include GAL
liant pitchfork-and-club defense of the
town by its inhabitants. If such brave
showing actually occurred in 1914, it
bothered General Ross not at ALL In
a short while he and his troops were
marching trtumphantly through Wash
ington, as American officials fed helter-
SHELTER into hiding In any event, the
landing at Benedict added new chap
ter to the venerable towns history, all
ready marked by the construction there
Of a warship for George Washington.
There was time, in fact, when Bene-
dict was buster port than Baltimore.
But, as Baltimore continued to grow,
Benedict remained static and finally
declined in Importance as commercial
port. Today, the town is chiefly fish,
ing, Grabbing and boating resort of the
quieter type. Benedict's families prefer
a quiet town to busting, noisy vaca-
ton spot for city folks. However, they
are glad that strangers have found the
fishing good and they welcome visitors
who behave properly. And, not without
some misgivings, they await the effects
on the town Of nearby residential and
commercial developments. The march
of progress is closing in on old Benedict.
Meanwhile, the town looks back upon
its past as 1t Joins Charles County in
a preliminary observance of the county's
300th anniversary-the main celebration
of which is to be held next month.
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Durable Mr.. Powell

Representative Adam Clayton Powell,
jr., of New York's 10th congressional
district is beginning to take on the
appearance of political indestructi-
bility. Mr.. Powell, who doubles in public
life as minister Of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church in Harlem, has served seven con-
secutive terms as a Democratic Con-
gresham. Before then, he was the first
Negro councilman in the city Of New
York. 1t is virtually certain now that
he will be reelected to an eighth term
in Congress, as the nominee Of both Re-
publican and Democratic parties, despite
vigorous recent efforts to retire" him
from public office.
often involved in controversy in
and out Of his own party, Mr.. Powell
really challenged the Tammany Hall
Democratic leadership in 1856 when he
broke ranks to support the Republican
presidential ticket. For this, Tammany
chieftain Carnine DeSapio announced
that it would not back him for renomi-
nation this year and the party organi-
cation threw its weight to Negro Coun-
Gilman Earl Brown. Neither the Tam
many influence nor the fact that Mr..
Powell is awaiting trial for income tax
evasion counted much this week, how
ever, as the incumbent Congressman
ran away from Mr.. Brown in a Stool
Democratic primary victory.
There will be a return match be-
tween the two in November when Mr..
Brown will appear on the ballot as the
Liberal Party nominee. For that round,
however, Mr.. DeSapio already has an
nounced that Tammany, unable to lick
Mr.. Powell, will join him. For his part,
Mr.. Powell says he still intends to drive
''bossiSm" - presumably meaning Mr..
DeSapio-out Of Harlem. In any case,
his place in Congress as well IS in the
pulpit seems secure. !,
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The Bio Lie as Usual

It is a. bleak commentary on the
Soviet system that it is not sure enough
Of itself to let the peoples behind the
Iron Curtain hear what is being said at
the current emergency meeting Of the
United Nations General Assembly. In
stead, Moscow has gone all out in using
its electronic equipment to siam" broad
casts not merely of President Eisenhow-
er's excellent speech, but also Of Andrea
Gromyko's harsh and sour rejoinder
Meanwhile, however, Pravda, the
chief mouthpiece of the Soviet Commu-
mist Party, has spread throughout the
Of events in the Middle East. The bur-
den of this hogwash Is that the United
States and Britain are guilty of agrees
sion in Lebanon and Jordan. In addi-
ton, Pravda, which presumably speaks
for Premier Nikita Khrushchev, has had
some dark things to say about the pos
Sibility of Russian armed intervention
unless the Anglo American imperial
lists" withdraw their troops forthwith.
All this amounts to the "big lie" in
its most poisonous formal least as
monumental as the sort Of thing put
out by the Nazis in Hitler's day. Small
wonder that President Eisenhower, in a
statement issued by his press secretary,
has voiced establishment and regret"
But the establishment" is not really
warranted. Actually, what Moscow's
propagandiStS are doing in this situation
is typical of what they always do when
the Soviet system can't stand being
exposed to the truth.
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Oh, Soy Can You See /.

Senator Knowland, who should know
about such things If anyone does, says
there is no such word as surrender" In
President Eisenhower's vocabulary.
This being the case, we suspect
there is not much future for any Penta-
gon research or study on when and
how or in what circumstances the Gov
eminent of the United States should
surrender this country and its people to
any foreign power"
These quoted words are borrowed
from Georgia'S Senator Russell, who is
chairman Of the Armed Services Com
mittee and no-Surrender man If ever
there was one. According to Senator
Russell, most Americans would prefer
to- die on their feet rather than to be
making plans to live on their knees as
slaves and vaSsalS of the Communists"
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire does
not 90 quite so far. He thinks athat
anyone in the Defense Department who
concurred in surrender study ought
to be fired. We imagine, however, that
Senator Bridges would have these peo-
pie shot If they should persist in such
a study.
All of which leads up to pertinent
question: Did the Defense Department
ever conduct, authorize or sanction a
study of an American surrender policy?
There seems to be a vast amount Of
quibbling on this point. There is no
doubt that man named Paul Kecske-
nett (not exactly an old Anglo-Saxon
name) did make some kind Of study and
did write book entitled Strategic
Surrender" The study was approved by
the Air Force in 1851 and the book was
published by private corporation. This
much is clear. What is not clear is
whether the study was primarily con-
cerned with surrender by the United
States to foreign power, surrender
by foreign power to the United States,
or both.
Actually, the question is no longer
relevant Since there is no such word
as surrender" in the Eisenhower vocab-
ulary, we do not expect to hear anything
more about Pentagon surrender study
plan. And If such a study was made in
the past, neither the rockets red glare
nor the bombs bursting in air will be
likely to reveal 1t now.
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To Advance the Americas

AS announced by c. Douglas Dillon,
Undersecretary of State for Economic
Affairs, our Government has abandoned
its opposition to the idea of establishing
an "Inter-American Development Insti-
tuition" This is something that most
Of our good neighbors to the south have
been advocating for long time, and
our decision to go along with them now
after having resisted the proposal for
years past-conStitute a significant re-
versal of policy.
Heretofore the United States has
taken the position that the creation of a
special developmental agency would be
both unnecessary and unwiSe. Our off,
cial attitude in that respect has been
based on factors indicating Latin Amer
ica'S ability to finance its projectS-proj-
ects designed to promote economic prog
reSs-not merely with large-Scale private
capital from our country, but also with
loans and other forms of aid from organ
izations like the Export-Import Bank,
the World Bank, and our international
Cooperation Administration.
However, as a practical matter, 1t
has been found that these sources Of
financial asSistance-big and important
though they are-have not been effec-
tive enough to meet Latin Americas
needs in the fields of industrial and
agricultural development. And one Of
the chief reasons for this has been that
our sister republics, in exporting raw
materials, have been unable to get prices
commensurate with the prices they have
had to pay in importing machinery and
other manufactured goods from us. So
they have had to cope with the problem
of trying to correct the imbalance, which
has been putting steadily increasing
strain on their economies in recent
years.
That is why these Latin neighbors Of
ours have been persistent in calling for
the creation of special regional devel-
opmental organization, whose operations
presumably would be Superimposed upon
those of such agencies as the Export
Import Bank and the ICA. Presumably,
too, although the plan itself has yet
to be worked out by the Organization
Of American States, all the participant
ing countries-and not Just our own
would contribute, in keeping with their
economic abilities, to the financing
arrangements.
On It's face, this project still seems
rather vague. Rut our Governments
decisiSn to suppsSt it stems from sur
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veys carried out by Vice President Nixon,
DR.. Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles on
their most recent visits to Latin Amer
lea. Their views have been controlling.
They apparently are convinced, along
with the countries to the south, that the
program can be made to operate in a
way that will benefit the entire hemi-
sphere. But Whatever success it may
have, of course, will be conditioned
largely on how much Of their own capt.
tai our sister republics contribute to it.
and also on how well they manage their
homefront economies.
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afraid and resentful Of the
State of Israel as Of world
wide Zionism's militant sup
port Of it. Common sense
would seem to indicate that
the situation would be greatly
eased If our Jewish friends
would cease being Zionist and
pro-Israel first, and instead
become loyal, patriotic citi-
zens Of whatever country they
live in.
Many people, no doubt,
would like to learn more about
this whole question. For the
Jewish, non-Zionist point Of
view, two books by Alfred
Lilienthal are informative;
i.e., what Price Israel"
which gives q lot of back
ground inform q tion. and
There Goes the Middle
East, !" which deals with cur
rent problems. Also quite in
teresting Is q little booklet
called who Knows Better
Must Say &c." by Rabbi FL
mer Berger. who made a tour
Of the Middle East and Israel
for the American Council for
Judaism and reports on this
tour in a series Of letters max
ing up this booklet.
ID. A. Curran.
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Now" he said, you keep
out Of this"
Temp Jones, who dearly
loves to get into things,
nodded.
"All right" he said. 81
keep out"
1t went against the grain.
though. To stick ones long
nose into the affairs Of the
day is part Of life. And any
thing a real part Of life is in
teresting.
The men Of Athens spent
their time, the chronicle tells
us, talking about new things,
news, in other words.
The men Of Athens have
always been dear to Jones for
this reason. Talk about what
is happening is part of his
life.
These aloof persons who
disdain news as if it were not
quite nice give Temp Jones
several assorted pains.
Just as do these good folk
who pretend they have no
interest in weather.
Why, the weather is not
only a real topic. it is the
gambit, as the chess players
say, of conversation.
Mice day" is universal
greeting.
For a wonder, Jones took
the advice of his mentor as it
was meant.
Keep out" is good advice.
in many cases, not all by any
means.
It takes precedence over
Mice day." even.
There are so many affairs
in which one is wise to keep
at a distance, but right there
the universal lure Of battle
calls.
Freud, a wonderful pure
thinker, said that in two re-
spects education had been a
failure, so far. Children had
not been taught the part sex
would play in their lives, nor
to understand rightly the role
Of aggression.
Modern education. to some
extent. has now righted the
first Of these lacks.
1t is noticeable. however.
that children still have no
idea of the part sheer agrees
sion will play in their lives.
They still are brought up
under the impression that all
people will be as nice to them
as mommy and daddy and
teacher.
Ha, ha, ha. it is to laugh.
Aggression Is mighty, 1t
will prevail, but it is nice the
kids don't know about 1t until
they grow up, as we say.
It Is good, we think that
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

aggression slaps them right
in the face, but not before
they are ready for it.
Old Sigmund was wailing
unnecessarily. There is plenty
of time for the little ones to
learn the facts Of aggression.
Keep out Of this" the
man said.
Throwing aside his agrees
sive instincts, for once, Temp
Jones, industrialist, sat down
to think.
1t is good to think. now
and then. The statue Of "The
Thinker" poses a difficulty,
however.
It shows the fellow with ell
bow on knee, chin on hand.
He is staring off into space,
as though to catch a thought
swimming by.
Jones does not assume
poses to think. he says.
He can think almost any
way, any time, he says.
The show-off thinker, like
that fellow in the statue, has
to assume a pose, so every
body viii know he is thinking.
A real thinker, Jones says.
loftily, thinks Immediately,
without needing to assume a
pose.
A thought is faster than
light, and sometimes more
Illuminating.
1t may cheer or depress.
Thoughts need to be kept
strictly in hand, to be told
who is master, and why, lest
they run away with you.
Thoughts come a dime a
dozen, but how many are
worth keeping?
Temp Jones thought his
friend had a good thought,
worth keeping, when he said,
Keep out of this"
Perhaps If more people
needed 1t, In the daily life,
the daily life would be more
peaceful, less resentful. and
better adapted to the time Of
stress and strain in which we
live.
Keep out Of it"
If the world would heed IL,
the world would be better off,
too.