The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-02

or lending less than billion for
constructive peaceful purposes
which could command respect
among the uncommitted peoples
of the world We could be the
most mighty nation and at the
same time lose the battle of the
world if we do not help our world
neighbors. President Eisenhower
said "Our expenditures for mutual
security are fully as important to
our national defense as expendi-
lures for our own forces. If we
are wise, we will consider it not
as a cost but as an investment
an investment in our present
safety, in our future strength and
growth. :"
1t is sometimes said in deroga-
ton of dictators and backward
peoples that the only language they
understand is force. Shall we
Americans lay that indictment
against ourselves in our relative
treatment of weaponry on one side
and a contribution to a civilized
world on the other? Will we be-
grudge less than 10 cents in peace
potential for the dollar we spend
on war potential?
Is Berlin A Smoke Screen?-
While everybody is worrying about
the Berlin crisis, watch for the
Russians to make a grab for Iraq,
a strategic Middle East land in
the very heart of an area con-
tanning 60 per cent of the worlds
oil reserves. It's a Moscow trick
Start a "crisis" in one area to dis
tract attention, and then make a
grab in another part of the world.
If Iraq goes, there goes not only
Europe's oil supply but possibly
the whole Middle East
One-Third OF Your Income,
Maybe More-Once, someone said
publicly something about one-third
of our people being ill-housed, ill
clothed, ill-fed. Then, things be-
gan to happen! The so-called
Halves" we're taxed and taxed to
take care of the so-called Have
Nots.' The result is indicated in
two items:
% A survey shows that the
average American family with an
annual income of $4,000 probably
pays about 81 ,425 in taxes, or just
under one-third of its total in
come While some taxes are well
publicized, hundreds more are hid
den. The Tax Research Institute
dug up some interesting facts: on
a mans suit, 116 taxes; on wom-
ans hat, $50 taxes; on loaf of
bread, Isl taxes; and SO on.
~ My colleague, Senator Byrd
of Virginia, has discovered that
the U. S. Treasury issues regular
checks to nearly 40,000000 people.
Inasmuch as a large percentage of
these might be considered heads
of families, it is quite possible
that half of our total population
are receiving income from the
Federal government.
Goodwill Embassy Tour-A visit
in an Islamic mosque! plus little
bit of Chile, Vietnam, Egypt, and
other exotic places as reflected in
their embassies; add tea at the
embassies of Turkey and the
Union of South Africa-all this
equals a acknowledgement eX-
perience which is to be yours, for
the price of 81.
A group of Congressional and
Cabinet wives Including Mary
lands Margaret BealD in inter
esting themselves in a worthy
cause, came up with unique and
interesting project. In order to
help the Goodwill Industries in
its work of rehabilitation for the
physically handicapped, the ladies
devised a tour of interesting en-
bassieS of foreign countries.
The time of the tour this year:
the afternoon of April 25th.
Mrs. Roy E. James is President
of the Goodwill Guild. The Cen
eral Chairman of this years En-
bassy Tour and Tea is Mrs. Ever
cit Mckinley Dirksen Tickets are
being handled by Mrs. John G..
Laid, 2819 45th Street, N. W.,
Washington, telephone Emerson s.
3746.
Honored BY American Jewish
CongrcSs-LaSt week at a special
award banquet in Baltimore, the
American Jewish Congress- pre-