The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-05-01
Blossoms


The Cherry Blossoms in Wash
ington are beautiful again this
year, althou it was a
source of considerable comment
that they were not in bloom dur
ing the Cherry Blossom Festival
which the local Board of Trade
had arranged. However, the fault
seems not to lie with the Cherry
| Blossoms. bnt with the Board OF
Trad lol scheduling the program
during the week thai it did.
l am a little bit surprised that
Congress was not appealed to do
something about the faiure of the
Cherry Blossoms to cooperate.
Hardy a day passes that the Con-
| greSs isn't requested to take over
some activity that hitherto had
been the exclusive proclnve OF
| private enterprise or nature.
Recession Enders
| In the area of the general
economy, many suggestions are
being proposed for ending the
recession or creating an upturn
| in business conditions. A great
many of these suggestions in
clude concepts which would put
the Federal government into vast
new fields of activity with each
of these fields spending ad-
ditional millions of dollars. Most
of them are suggested as tenn
porary measures which would
cease when the economy was
back in normal course, but / am
certain that some of these meas
| ureS would become a permanent
part Of our Federal program,
even after the emergency had
ceased to exist.
We read occasionally about the
| advantage of a three-Way stretch
over the old-fashioned tWo-way
stretch. But, Americas economy
can only stretch in one direction
without some segment of society
suffering. America expanded
beautifully to meet the needs
of war and, after VI Day, con-
tinued to expand to provide the
civilian goods that Americans
had done without during the war
years. 1t expanded again with
the Korean incident and, be-
cause of a population spiral and
the Introduction of television,
and other new products, it was
| able to continue to expand. But
it cannot contract when the
| demand subsidies, the plants ano
people are idle. A great danger
of emergency "make-Work" pro.
iectS is that, while men NIGH
Immediately be put to work, in
dustry and farms, where they
had once worked, in the norma
course of development woulc
learn through new production
methods to do without them. A
return to normal economic pro
duction would leave the govern
ment with the necessity of con
tinuing public works projects
for these displaced persons.
Development Organizations
Among the tons of Legislation
being considered by the HOUSE
Banking and Currency Com
mittee is one which was in
troduced early this week which
would provide loans of the Fed
eral government to State ant
local development organization
so that those organizations Nigh
acquire industrial facilities TO
small business interested in com
ing into an area. Many communi
ties have development organiza
tions and have been making in
dustrial sites available to inter
ested businesses through volun
teer funds subscribed by loca
business people and others in
terested in the growth of tn
community. This Legislation
would put the government in tn
business of assisting the finanC
ing of these local organization.
Governors Remarks
We have been witnessing
long and impressive parade c
State Governors appearing be
fore our Committee requestin
Federal assistance in dealin
with the present economic pligh
There are many plans, but tn
one common plea is for Federf
help. | am gravely concerne
with this tendency toward sovel
eign abdication of responsibilit,
The sovereignty of the State
- and the Importance of their act
Y vity is diminishing rapid
! enough at the hands of the peopl
! in Washington without those wh
! took an oath to defend and ur
I hold the Constitution of the
I State coming here asking Unc'
/ Sam to accept the blame fc
II their States shortcomings.
" Opportunities For Young Men
- Opportunities for educatio
\ EQUAL to the best in the countr
/ IRE available again to young me
l If the 18th District in the az
l continents to be made this ye;
1 for the United States Air Fore
1 Academy at Colorado Spring
/ West Point, and the Merchal
l Marine Academy at Kings Poin
l New York. I am now acceptir
applications from men who wis
/ 70 be considered. Those ratir
! highest in the competitive exam
l nations will enter the academic
l n July 1859.
III To he eligible, YOUNG men mu
be high school graduates betwet
| the ages of II and % on July
l 1859, unmarried, and in goC
rhvsica1 condition
NJ Any men interested in tn
opportunity should write to n
nt Room 1876. House Office Bull
inp Washinptnn 25 d c. with