The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-02-02
SENATE CLOAK. NJ


to exercise self-restraint in dealing
with a tiny neighboring country.
and 80 The u. s. wanted to be
ION the scene to help the Cuban
people when they decided - as
they inevitably will TO over
throw Castro's Red dictatorship.
In making the break when he
did, President Eisenhower was do
ing President-Elect Kennedy a
! big favor It took the incoming
President off the hook for the
opening days of the new admins
tration.
The action gave new momentum
to the drive to quarantine Castro
in this hemisphere In his inaugur-
al address, President Kennedy
said: Let all our neighbors know
that we shall join with them to
oppose aggression or subversion
anywhere in the Americas. And
let every other power know that
this hemisphere intends to re-
main the master of its own house.
This is the Monroe Doctrine reaf-
firmed.
I Shood Like A Offis'-I under
stand that the new Administration
is being plagued by job hunters. 1
/ don't envy my Democratic col
leagues in Congress, for now that
the Administration IS of the Demo-
cratic Party they are the ones on
| whom pressures will be heavy. Job
hunters swarm into Washington
with every change of administra-
ton. Civil Service researchers re
port that a majority of those who
descend on Washington for APP
pointments are those who have
failed in competitive employment"
David R. Locke, whose writing
once attracted q national audience,
said that a patriot, asked to de-
clare in writing his qualifications
for job, did so as follows: list
want a offs. 2nd-l need offs.
3rd-A offs would suit me. 4th-
Therefore, I shood like TO have
offs"
The Parting Shot-An outgoing
Eisenhower official took parting
shot at certain critics of the
Eisenhower economy"-and it was
a bloclbuster. The debate about
the U. S. economy had ragged right
up to the change Of administra-
tons. Mr.. Eisenhower's final re-
port declared: Economic activity
continues high" Mr. Kennedy's
top advisers answered: The ma
tons economy is now in a recess
sion" Mr.. Eisenhower told the ma
ton to look forward to period
| of sound economic growth from a
firm foundation" Professor Paul
Samuelson, of Kennedy's specially
| appointed task force reported
that the economy has been slug
gish and tired" Mr.. Eisenhowers
economic adviser, Raymond Saul
nier, answered: That's wrong
categorically wrong" And then the
parting shot. Maurice H. STAINS.
the outgoing Budget Director, ad-
vised Mr. Kennedy: A few state
ments of confidence on the part
of the next Administration would
do more for the economy than
few billion dollars of defense
spending"
Those Recession" Minks- The
boys who planned the inaugural
celebration sort of crossed up the
weeping eggheads. Many a person
in Washington of watching TV, not
ing that inagurual ball admission
/ tickets sold at $50 per couple and
q pair Of seats at $50, that admis-
sion to the Gala" cost 500, with
boxes at $3.50. and noting that none
of these eXtravagant items went
begging, that everything was sold
out, even when the number Of
inaugural balls was increased to
five, and noting further the mink
stoles, mink capes, 5O0-dollar and
1,000-dollar dresses. and aware that
at least one Representative of a
mining state was handing out silver
dollars as souvenirs, remarked
that if the United States was in
a trough of recession it wasn't par
ticularly evident.
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