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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Tax Exemption of Labor Unions

seeking the passage or ueIeat
Of legislation
The case may have q bear
ing on the efforts Of electric
light and power companies to
carry on publicity seeking 10
prevent government owner
ship Of their businesses. Some
Senators who favor the IVA
type Of Government owner
ship have been battling with
the electric light companies.
arguing that the latter can
pay for all the publicity they
wish but must not deduct
from their gross income for
tax purposes any expenses in
CURED In such campaigns.
But II individuals and cor
porations cannot get deduc-
lions for expenses they deem
so necessary to their own sur
vival, can the Treasury any
longer permit labor unions to
engage in political activities
and get q total tax exemp-
ton? The Supreme Court
seems to imply that there can
be no discrimination and that
everyone In the community
should stand on the same
footing" in purchasing prop
uganda.
Many millions Of dollars
were spent by labor union
members through specially
created organizations last
autumn in the fight against
right-to-work laws in several
States. Was this activity Of
a nature that would require
labor unions to pay taxes on
their total income and to lose
their tax exemption? Cor
porations are forbidden by
law to contribute to such
educational" campaigns, so
evidently they have not been
standing ION the same foot
ing"
Also, some charita b ] e
foundations have lately been
spending vast sums for tele-
vision programs described as
educational but which pre-
sent views on controversial
question involving legislative
policy. The foundations have
a right to do this, but do
they have a right to re-
tain their tax exemptions If
individuals who try to do
the same thing are penalized?
That's the issue raised anew
by the Supreme Courts lat
est decision.
Copyright, 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
DORIS FLEEsoN
Nepotism Publicity Is What Hurts

gresS will do anything what
ever about it. Each member
regards his salary allowance
as his to dispense without
question and only the voters
can say him nay.
The fact that more Demo-
Gratis have been turned up as
keepers of clerk hire in their
own families is a mere re-
Election on the heavily Demo-
cratic constitution of the
present Congress. Members
of both parties are guilty now
and have been guilty in the
past. Conservatives and
liberals. or whatever division
one wishes, have followed the
practice. 1t is an unhealthy
business in a democracy and
it is one, oddly, which Con-
gress itself would never
tolerate in an executive
agency. But there it is.
Public Office may be a
public trust, as Grover Cleve-
land said, but the weight of
the evidence is that members
of Congress are neither more
honest nor more graSping
than the people who elect
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Ruling Believed Possibly Pointing Way
For Levy on Propaganda Outloys

ganda activity. While II did
not mention labor unions
which today indirectly II.
nance political activities and
so-called educational prop
uganda, the following para
graphs in the latest decision
are significant:
THE statutory policy Is
further evidenced by the
treatment given by Congress
to the tax status Of organisa-
tons, otherwise qualified for
exemption rs organized ex-
clusively for religious, chari-
table, scientific, literary or
educational purposes which
engage in activities designed
to promote or defeat legis-
lation.
"As early as 1884 Congress
amended the (Internal Reeve
nue) code expressly TO pro-
vide that no tax exemption
should be given to organiza-
tons, otherwise qualifying,
a substantial part of the
activities of which is carry
ing on propaganda, or other
wise attempting to influence
legislation and that deduct
Utility should be denied con-
tributions by individuals to
such organizations. And a
year thereafter, when the
code was for the first time
amended to permit corpora
tons to deduct certain con-
tributions not qualifying as
ordinary and necessary bust
ness expenses, an identical
limitation was imposed"
The current case dealt with
the expenses incurred by
certain dealers in alcoholic
beverages who contributed
to organizations in the States
of Washington and Arkansas
attempting to fight proposed
legislation which the dealers
claimed would put them out
of business. Plainly, under the
usual definition which per-
mits deductions for ordinary
and necessary business ex-
penses," these items were en-
titled to a deduction, but the
Treasury, in denying the de-
duction, has been guided by
the act of Congress relating
to propaganda or activities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Reds Tactics Seen Saving West
From Disadvantages of Pact Now

stand what is going on even
in q high-policy way re-
quires a layman to traverse
a vast and forbidding swamp
of technical jargon. All the
same, inquiry here estab-
fishes some central, and most
unpleasant, facts.
For months at Geneva the
West actually has been run
ming a terrible risk that the
Russians would suddenly be-
come sensible enough to go
along with some so-called
reliable" test suspension. If
they should, the conse-
quences to the West could
not be less than damaging,
and they might well be
catastrophe.
Damaging" would be the
word should we then take
the first of two alterna-
tives; that is, hurriedly to
back out at the last minute
from such an agreement. In
this case, of course, we
should suffer a severe, world
wide propaganda defeat. But
catastrophe" would be the
only word should we decide
to stay with the agreement.
For this would mean that
the free world, which is
vastly outmanned and out
gunned by the Soviet bloc,
would be on the way to losing
the one form of superiority
which has thus far kept an
uneasy balance of military
power. This is our atomic
hydrogen superiority. Take
away this edge and the
masses of Russian divisions,
the conventional forces OF
war that still can kill q
great many people, would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27

Strange rumors are being
circulated in high diplomatic
circles in Washington con-
corning East-West relations.
Foreign diplomats are say
ing in of -the-record CONVEX
sations that the West eventu-
ally will be forced to make
a diplomatic retreat in the
Berlin situation, despite the
strong and clear statements
made recently by President
Eisenhower.
These diplomats - mostly
bitter foes of international
communism-maintain their
American sources" have in
timated that Soviet Premier
Khrushchev has gone too far
to retreat from his present
position, without a serious
loss of face. Hence, they
say, he is bound to make good
all his threats to the West
and his promises to the East
German puppet government,
even at the risk of a clash.
What will the Western
allies do in the face of such
a showdown? The answer of
many foreign diplomats,
based not only on some Fin
side dope" but also on past
experience, is simple: The
United States Government
will be among the first to APP
peal to the United Nations to
settle the Berlin dispute, and
leave it to Dag dag Ham,
marskjold, U. N. secretary
generall again"
This theory is contrary to
that expounded by official
and unofficial administra-
ton Spokesman. How is ii
that foreign diplomats, whose
main job it is to inform their
governments about the pulse
of the United States and the
intentions of the administra-
ton, appear to be so far off I
The answer is fairly simple
The foreign diplomats in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
CONSTANTINE BROWN Y
False Rumors on Eust-West Issue

governments with much
needed information, most OF
the chiefs Of missions In
Washington have been con-
centrating on Democratic
Senators. especially those
who are members of the
Foreign Relations Commit
tee. 1t is from these members
that many political forecasts,
both domestic and interna-
tional. are received. The
trend of this information,
supplied in pleasant after.
dinner or luncheon CONVEX
sation. usually runs along
the Zine that the present
world situation cannot last
more than two years; that
there's certain to be an
eventual agreement between
the United States and the
Soviet Union on the recogni-
ton of Communist China,
after Red China has been
admitted into the United
Nations next fall. And while
unsolved political and ide-
illogical problems are bound
to exist for a number of
years, there must be a real
intensiiication of trade and
cultural relations between
the West and the Com
munists.
The Democratic Senators,
who feel that they are now
policy-makers by virtue Of
being members of the For
eign Relations Committee
and because Secretary Dulles
is incapacitated, do not give
advice to the foreign diplo-
mats as to what their respec-
tive countries should do. But
their appraisal of future
American policies-particu-
larly after 1960"-spreads
further gloom among the
representatives of our foreign
friends who are already con-
fused by our blowing hot and
cold when faced with actual
showdowns, such as last sum-
mer in the Middle East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Free World Peril in A-Tests Ban

overwhelmingly outnumber
those of the West.
1t would be much as
though an island sea power
in the old preatomic days
had negotiated itself into a
position of agreeing to feet
limitations while its larger
land antagonist remained
free to raise unlimited num-
bers of troops.
Even a two-year halt to
nuclear testing would tend to
dispense the irreplaceable
technical forces we now have
working in the weapons field.
Too and this is much GRIM
mer, we have in fact already
made enormous mistakes in
certain of our supposedly
fool-proof scientific assump-
tons underlying detection
methods. No man can possibly
say for certain that any
future detection method pro
claimed as absolutely I'M
breachable might not quickly
turn out to be quite some
thing else again.
Finally, it can be stated
responsibly that American
leaders know perfectly we'll
that any suspension agree
ment would involve an OBJ
vious, an undeniable, mill
tary risk in exchange for
highly generalized possible
gains. These possible gains
are called "imponderables"
meaning, maybe. some adj
vance in the worthy purpose
of easing cold-war tensions.
But it cannot be denied
that the risk is all too pom
derable, indeed. The burden
of proof lies with staggering
and fateful weight upon those
who would suspend tests
They have nowhere near
proved their case. They have
only proved their great de-
cency and their good inten-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Lawmakers Dislike Disclosures, but
Follow Tradition in Hiring Kin

doubtless greater than that
of most reporters who wrote
about it.
This is one of the difficult
subjects on which reporters
feel they should give infor-
nation. The House reveals
it's payrolls, the Senate does
not. There is nepotism on the
Senate side, too, every bit as
scandalous as that revealed
in the House, but the truth is
often hard to come by.
Hurried reporters in this
instance scanned the House
payrolls and copied down
family names similar to those
of Representatives. Most
often they we're right in sug-
costing a relationship. But
sometimes they were wrong.
Representatives with such
names as Smith and Brown
were held up as nepotists,
whereas the persons of like
names on their stats were no
relation at all.
Equally, reporters missed
many examples of kinship
when Sons-in-law, nephewS,
nieces and cousins had names
different from those of their
employers. 1t would take a
joint enterprise by the whole
press corps to turn up all
the relationships in Their
true state.
Both Washington and thu
country at large admit the
practice is bad. But it is al
lowed by tradition and there
Ii no likelihood that Con
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
DORIS FLEESON

The problem of nepotism
--favoritism to ones rela-
tives-has arisen to plague
the new Congress. 1t is not
the practice which bothers
Congress so much. 1t has
been around a very long
time. 1t is the publicity
which makes it unhappy.
The publicity now has re-
suited in a low-voiced and
emotional speech on the
floor by freshman Repre-
sentative Steven Carter of
Iowa who had enrolled his
19-year-old son. Steven An
thony, a part-time university
student, as his principal as
sistant at more than $ll, 900
a year. Mr.. Carter announced
he is cutting his sons pay in
half, and apologiZed for any
inconvenience the publicity
may have caused other
members.
Representative Leo n ar d
Wolf, also a Democratic
freshman from Iowa. an
nounced he is reducing his
wife's pay from $lS.S44 a
year. He reduced the stipend
to an almost even $4,000.
The case of Representative
Carter and his son was not
the most fragrant known
hereabout. 1t was the boys
youth and inexperience
which attracted attention
But Mr.. Carter still author
lied pay for his son which
was greater than normal
salaries In his district and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Democrats convene in Washington. Theme: The party
will have fewer problems it only put one Of them
in the White House.
Ike names the wife Of Publisher Henry Luce Ambassador
to Brazil And II that doesn't put Ike the of Time,
nothing will.
Democrats push mammoth housing program. Idea: Get
everybody under escape the flying debris when the
roof falls in the Treasury
Cooperation marks the Macmillan Khrushchev talks
Each sticks out his neck far enough for the other guy
to wiring it.
Question Box, Q-Did Nelson Rockefeller have to
meet payroll? A-Don be silly Rockefeller is payroll
atths-country needs department: Daylight curbng
time for young lovers owls and harness track owners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Human Relations
Official TO Speak

David Sawyer, director of the
District Commissioners Coun-
Gil on Human Relations, will
speak at q meeting of the Adas
Israel Sisterhood at 1915 pm.
Monday in the synagogue's Kay
Auditorium.
He will discuss THE Tenth
Anniversary of the United Ma
tons Bill on Human Rights"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
DAVID LAWRENCE

The Supreme Court of the
United States has Just
handed down a decision
which could point the way
tu the removal Of the tax
exemption now granted la
Dor unions. So also do many
charitable foundations APP
pear to be in danger of los
ing that same exemption.
For the first time in 40
years. the Supreme Court
dealt specifically with those
Treasury regulations which
deny corporations or indi-
vlduals the right to deduct
from their gross income for
tax purposes any expenses IN
promoting the passage or de-
feat Of legislation--Federal
State or city. The ruling Is
an animation Of the laws Of
Congress which say that lob
bying, the distribution OF
propaganda and other such
activities by individuals or
organizations are constitu-
tionally protected, but that
they must be given no tax
favors.
The Supreme Court de-
clares:
"Nondiscriminatory denial
Of deduction from gross in
come to sums expended to
promote or defeat legislation
is plainly not aimed at the
suppression of dangerous
ideas Rather, it appears to
us to express a determine
ton by Congress that since
purchased publicity can in
fiuence the fate of legislation
which will affect, directly or
indirectly, all in the COM
munity, everyone in the COM
rmunity should stand on the
same footing as regards its
purchase so far as the Treas
ury Of the United States Is
concerned"
But what is a "nondiscrimi-
natory denial Of deductions
This means that every indi-
vidual and every organiza-
ton Of individuals must be
treated alike. The court, in
support of its argument
pointed to the way private
organizations are given tax
exemptions, provided thai
they do not engage In propa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Diplomatic Chiefs, Out of Contact,
Believed Musinq on Possible Retreat

Washington are, In a way, a
frustrated group Of able men.
They have few chances, If
any, for heart-to-heart talks
with the President, who is
the handspring of the con-
duct Of our foreign affairs.
Outside the very formal
occasion when an ambassador
presents his credentials and
has a relatively short con-
versation with the Chief
Executive, it is rare that he
has a chance to see the Presi-
dent again, except at the
customary dinner given for
the diplomatic corps at the
White House.
1t Is true that our own
ambassadors abroad do not
have an opportunity to see
the heads of state except on
a few very formal occasions.
But foreign heads of state
are not at the same time
their own Prime Ministers,
as the American President
is. AS a matter Of routine.
the chiefs of missions in
Washington have been &C
customed in the past to
seeing the Secretary of State
on major subjects. But Mr..
Dulles, before he became
stricken, was so much on
the 60 that the foreign
ambassadors could see him
only rarely. In recent months
these contacts had become
even less frequent.
When the Republicans
took over from the DEM
ocratS in 1852, the heads of
the foreign diplomatic or
economic missions made a
point of cultivating, prin-
cipally, the Republican Sem
ators, although they did not
overlook prominent DEM
ocrats. After the Democratic
sweep of last November, the
situation shifted. OF neces-
sity, in order to supply their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27

The frequently brutal dog
rnatisrn Of the Russians, who
often conduct foreign policy
negotiations in the tone Of
enraged longshoremen medi-
ating their waterfront differ
ences, sometimes has its uses
to the free world.
At Geneva since last Oc-
tober 81, the United States,
Britain and the Soviet Union
have been comforting for q
controlled ban" on nuclear
weapons tests. At every point
when 1t has appeared that
some agreement might be in
sight Soviet spokesman have
broken up the game with
quite impossible demands and
accusations.
Their unreasonableness has
served them right - and
served us well. It has been
almost providential for us,
If such q term can be used in
such q connection. For the
longer such an agreement is
deferred, the better off the
United States will be. And II
1t never comes at all, short
of q genuine and general dis
armament running all the
way down to infantry di.
visions, we shall be better of
still.
In a word, If we are to be
saved from entering into ar
arrangement of the greatest
danger to our security, the
enigmatic idiocy Of the Rus
SLAMS themselves may well bt
the saving force.
Nearly everything in the
atomic hydrogen field lies
and necessarily so-undel
the cover of hush-hush
Moreover, to seek to under
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