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Horkins' Role

One of the latter concerned the
attempt by some quarters in
Saigon, both American (embassy
and press and Vietnamese, to
promote the removal of Gen. Har-
kinS as top American military
commander on the curious ground
that he had close contacts with
the old government and sup
ported it.
The Pentagon moved to squelch
the anti Harkins campaign before
it damaged the relations between
the general and South Wet Nam
military leaders. ADefense spokes-
man branded the stories that his
position had been eroded in South
Wet Nam as "baloney." Then the
President, at his Thursday news
conference, followed up. saying:
He was Just doing his job. =.
That was what he was sent for,
to work with the government in
power. That's what he will do
with the new government. I have
great confidence in Gen. HarkinS,
and there may be some who would
like to see Gen. Harkins go, but I
plan to keep him there"
The general, incidentally, indi-
Gated last week that he did not go
along with those critics, American
and South Vietnamese, who held
that former President Diem could
not have won the war against the
guerrillas, with American aid. He
told an interviewer that Mr.. Diem
was bold" and very effective"
in some of his military operations.
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priation session. At the present
time. we sandwich the appropria-
ton bills. some Of them Up in the
tens Of billions Of dollars. between
other legislative proposals. We do
not give them the attention they
deserve.
I think we also ought to reduce
the number necessary to invoke
cloture from two-thirds Of those
present and voting to three-fifths.
I think we ought to follow Senator
Pastore's idea Of a rule Of ger
maneness for the first four or five
hours each day. And I think we
ought to do something about the
authority which each individual
Senator has to object to unani-
nous consent.
The times call for a change.
Changes must be made without
undermining the foundations Of
the Senate as an institution. But
with the questions coming before
us in this day and age, I think
that changes are m a n datory,
though I would not 60 as far as
some Of our members would rec
ommend.
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On Forcing Senators

@. 1t is frequently said that you
believe in dealing with other SEN
ators as one adult to another. but
that they really would like to have
their arms twisted now and then.
A. I would disagree completely.
think this Is q body Of mature
men and women. They want to be
treated as equals. They are. ex-
pect to be treated by them as I
treat them. and I am.
They have been most co-opera-
tive. There has been no dilatort-
ness that I am aware Of. Despite
reports to the contrary, have
seen no evidence Of any delaying
action on the part of the South
erners. Nor have seen any EVIL
dence Of delay on the part Of Sem
ator Byrd, whose mittee is
considering the tax bill at the mo-
ment.
He has stated that he thought
that they could finish their con-
sideration Of the bill in the vicin-
ity Of six weeks. That has been
extended, but I would be the last
one in the world to question Harry
Byrd's good faith as some have.
@. That six or eight weeks
would be measured against eight
or nine months in the House,
wouldn't it?
A. That is correct. A lot Of peo-
pie do not take that comparison
into consideration.
@. Do you think the Magnuson
plan Of having two sessions a year
would help In the future?
A. I certainly do. I have advo-
Gated 1t for a long time, because
what Senator Magnuson's pro-
poSal would do would be to have a
legislative session and an appro-
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would be reduced and those in
France, Holland and Belgium
would be raised. German farmers
would be reimbursed in full for
their losses for three years and
then given a 10 per cent per year
payment.
DR.. Erhard is said to be aware
that German farmers need to be
diverted into labor-short indus
trial activity, but given the stub
born refusal Of his rural country
men to compromise, he has taken
the position that the Common
Market should not rush into any
agreement on the matter.
Where does this leave the
French and, more specifically,
Gen. de Gaulle?
No one can say for sure, but the
general himself. 1t is believed,
however, that he will not move to
kill the Common Market If his
deadline is not met. The "Ken-
nedy round" talks are sched-
uled to begin on May 4, four
months later. If the Germans
should show concrete signs Of sin
cerely seeking a compromise be-
fore that time, the storm in the
Market may yet blow over.
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Wet Man,:
New Strategy

Secretaries RuSk and Nc
Namara will head major STRAIT
egg session on South Wet Nam
in Honolulu on Wednesday.
CambOdia last week threat
ened to refuse American aid
after January l and turn to
Red China because Of clan
destine radio attacks from South
Wet Nam.
Are American policy changes
called for in wake of the military
coup which deposed the South
Wet Nam regime of Ngo Dinh
Diem? How goes the battle in the
vital Mekong delta against the
Communist Wet Cong guerrillas?
When may we expect a return to
civilian constitutional government
in Saigon?
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A New Problem

These and other questions will
be taken up at a major strategy
meeting of American officials in
Hawaii on Wednesday. Among
those attending will be: Secretary
of State Rusk; Secretary Of De-
tense Mcnamara; Meg Gorge
Bundy, President Kennedy's ad-
wiser on national security matters:
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Chair
man of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff:
Henry Cabot Lodge, Ambassador
to South Vietnam; Gen. Paul D.
Harkins, Commander of the Amer
lean Military Advisory Force in
South Wet Nam, and Admiral
Harry D. Felt, Commander Of all
United States Forces in the
Pacific.
Although the coup took place
only q little more than two weeks
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Thursday when Brazil. a key men,
Der Of the Alliance as Latin
Americas largest country, indi-
Gated it would not press its OPP
position to it.
The difficulty for the CONT
nent, which has slipped econom-
ically as an entity in the last
two years, is that declining ex-
ports and falling prices for its
products have not been made up
by foreign investments or loans.
One reason has been the uncer-
tain political atmosphere in a num-
Der of countries which has acted
to scare off private investors. ~
A concrete example Of this
problem Is the new Argentine gov
ernments decision to cancel gov
ernmental contracts with United
States oil companies companies
which have invested about $500
million in Argentina since 1858.
Mr.. Hartman visited Buenos,
Aires before going to the Sac
Paulo meeting, but failed to dis
suade the Argentines, despite
threats to cut off our aid programs.
Unless ways are found to In
crease foreign private investment
in Latin America and increase
exports from the continent, not
even the generous Alliance viii
be able to arrest Latin Ameri-
cas- downhill economic slide. aF'.
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Alliance:
Time of Crisis

An intef-American minis
terial conference in Brazil re-
viewed last week the tw0-year
record of the Alliance for Prog
ress and took up new proposals
for strengthening it.
Is the Alliance for Progress,
President Kennedy's bold, new
program to aid the economy of
Latin America, in a state of crisis?
Any observer who listened to a
string of speeches by Latin Off
cials at the annual review meeting
on the Alliance held in Sac Paulo
last week could only come to the
conclusion that the Latins believe
it is. For example, listen to Jose
Antonio Mayobre, executive secre-
tary of the United Nations Eco
nomic Commission for Latin
America:
What Is apparent before the
eyes Of the world is that after two
years Of this program (the Al
lance we are far from attaining
the minimum goals set by us and
that in many countries stagna-
ton, economic retrogressions and
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AII-Yeor Sessions?

@. Do you think from now on
Congress, because of the growth
of the country and so on. is going
to be in session all year, or do you
think something might be done to
shorten the sessions in the future?
A. I would hope that they could
shorten sessions or prepare them
selves to operate on a year-round
basis. If they are going to shorten
the sessions, they are going to
have to bring about some reforms
in the rules of the Senate pertain
ing to germaneness. They Will
have to do something about the
fact that the Finance Committee
in the Senate cannot take up a
measure such as the tax bill, for
example, until the House Ways
and Means Committee is through
with it and it has passed that
body. I believe the time taken in
the other House on that bill was
approximately nine months this
year. That applies to other bills
out Of the House Ways and Means
Committee, too, such as medicare.
@. The custom applies to appro-
priations also, does 1t not?
A. That is correct. Some people
say that the House has constitu-
tional right. I think that is q de-
batable question. But I would
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Despite the situation outlined
above, the United States military
announced in Saigon on Friday
that 1000 American soldiers would
be sent home by Christmas time.
There are $500 American mill
tary men in South Wet Nam today.
On the administrative-political
side, the ruling junta made it plain
that there would be no quick re-
turn to civilian government in
South Wet Nam. Maj. Gen. Du-
ong Van Mimi said on Friday the
junta would stay In power for at
least a year, although elections
might be held "six to IL months"
from now.
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Date of Talks

This is the nub of the trouble
the FEC ran into head-on in
Brussels last week, without any
progress. With the De Gaulle
deadline drawing near, the French
wanted to begin marathon talks
on the matter on December 2. The
Germans said they would not be
ready to debate until December 16.
The talks may begin on the 9th.
A compromise plan has been
offered, one which would level
wheat prices-one Of the most
delicate issues-among the Com
mon Market Six. The prices in
Germany, Luxembourg and Italy
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control Of the Democratic major
ity. that is being done at the pres
ent time.
@. Do you think the disclosures
about Robert G. Baker, the former
majority secretary. have hurt the
reputation Of the Senate in the
country?
A. AS far as Bobby Bakers work
in the Senate was concerned, it
was excellent and efficient. He did
his job well. AS for the rest of the
question, yes.
@. Do you ever find 1t frus-
trating to be leader Of q group
Of So other men who range from
Senator (Harrison) williams Of
New Jersey to Senator Frank
Lausche Of Ohio2
A. I find 1t frustrating, ex-
hilarating and depressing.
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As to Military

AS for the military situation,
last week was one of the worst for
the government since the guerrilla
war began in earnest in the late
l950s. Communist attacks on
Stockaded villages, outpoSts and
patrols resulted in 925 government
casualties, a record high for a
single week. In addition, and i'm
portantly, the Reds captured $50
weapons and lost only 140. While
the Communist attacks have in
creased in tempo. the government
counter operations have not yet
regained the level maintained
under the Diem regime.
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think that q formula based on
what Senator Russell proposed
some months ago. to the effect
that consideration be given to half
the bills originating In each house,
is worthy Of consideration. or at
least that We could start hearings
at the same time the other body
does.
The Senate is blamed all too
often for delays when. as a matter
of fact, we are unable to act in
our committees until the opposite
committees in the House have
acted on the legislation un der
consideration.
O. You would think that most
of the members Of the Senate
would share your pride in what
has been accomplished. To what
do you attribute the criticisms Of
other members of the Senate that
we had last week.
A. I think the members are get
ting a little restless, 3 little edgy.
1t has been q long session. 1t
hasn't been q dramatic or CLAM
orous seSsio There are other
responsibilities which impinge
upon the activities Of the mem
bers of this body. But would say
that, by and large, there are very
few members who would be willing
to stand up and state that they
are dissatisfied with the progress
of the Senate.
I have heard q lot about these
cloakroom rumors. I am afraid
that most Of these cloakroom ru-
mors come out Of the magma
tionS and the speculations Of
members Of the press. I have yet
to see one Of these cloakroom
commandos that they talk about.
II there are any, I wish they
would come to me and make their
views known and get up on the
Senate floor and do the same
thing.
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While the World Listened

terity: ~ ~ rs
In the olden days in city under SIEGE people gave up
when they had food The situation in the
soviet Union today question world w
avail itself of this to solve the Chancellor
Adenauer.
Ernest is fine fellow, and this opportunity
House Speaker Mccormack nket House head
waiter Ernest Petinaud -
Hes offsage. but he's peekng corner"-Goy5
candidacy,
-" s.'NF
Hey, how do get this damned thing to
getaway with standard shift in So million theft
York 5r1,
THE seyed fighter from Indiana adorned in
the leather shirt aSseled moccans of the
Senator Russell of Georgia House COP Leader HaeckS
support Of the civil rights bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
ON THE RECORD
MansfieIds Ideas on Leadership

Following Is an On-The-Ree-
ord interview with Senate Ma
jOrity Leader Mansfield, basis
for the news story on Page Az.
@. There has been a lot said on
the Senate floor and in the news
papers about the quality Of lead
ership in the Senate. Since leader
ship is frequently m easured by
what is or is not accomplished,
can you tell us how you view the
record Of the Senate under your
leadership?
A. As far as the analysis Of the
leadership or a leader is con-
cerned. that is up TO each in
dividual to decide as to whether
it Is good. bad, or indifferent. But
I think the final test is what the
Senate has done.
I would say that the Senate, UP
to this time. has made a very re-
spectacle record, and for this the
Senate should get credit. As far
as the Congress Is concerned. We
have completed action on 43 pieces
Of legislation out of 1873. includ-
ing appropriations. asked for by
the President this year. In addi-
ton to that, "a other measures.
which have been recommended by
the President, have passed the
Senate. Out of q total Of 1913
presidential recommendations this
year, that would give us an aver
age Of So per cent up to this mo-
ment.
All those bills, Of course. are not
major, but I would point out that
in all the presidential recommen-
dations, as I see the picture now,
there remain only three bills
which could be considered of real
ly m ajor significance-the tax
bill. the civil rights bill. and the
health care for the aged bill.
Q. Senator Everett M Dirksen
has estimated it would be March
is before the Finance Committee
gets the tax bill out on the floor.
Does 1t look that far away to you?
A. Maybe Senator DirkSen is
being a little too pesSimistic. 1t Is
my understanding that the COM
mittee hearings will coNclude on
the tax bill on December Is. I
would hope that If we do not get
a civil rights bill in between we
would be ready to take UP the tax
bill shortly after New Years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Rights FiIibuster

@. 1t seems inevitable that there
is going to be a filibuSter Of some
kind on the civil rights bill. There
has been some criticism Of you on
the grounds you haven't held peo-
pies feet to the fire. so to speak,
and kept them up all night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Continued From Page d.

the hopes for q genuine detente or
easing Of tensions generated by
the July partial nuclear test ban
agreement have been dealt a new
blow. The first, Of course, was the
recent harassment Of American
military conveys on the autobahn
between West Germany and the
divided city of Berlin. When and
whether these hopes will be re-
stored depends, as usual. upon
Soviet behaviour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
A Pipeline

Much military aid from North
Wet Nam to the guerrillas in the
South has come through Cambo-
dia. In addition, it has been re-
ported that many Wet Cong guer-
rillas have been trained in that
nation. Should the Red Chinese
find themselves in strong posi-
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ago, 1t is clear that the custer
of the unpopular Diem regime has
not magically solved all problems.
And. of course, it created some
new ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
His Own Race

@. You come from Montana.
and the West supposedly is be-
ginning to look like Goldwater
territory to q lot Of Republicans
and perhaps to many Democrats.
How do you feel about your own
chances for reelection next year
and the chances Of the Demo-
cratic Party doing a better job Of
picking up Western States they
missed In 1860?
A. First, wouldn't give the
Rocky Mountain West to Gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
No Regrets

When we go into next years
campaigning, I win either win or
will lose, and whichever way It
comes out I will have no apologies
and no regrets.
@. You will have no regrets
and no inhibitions about CAM
paigning on the Kennedy ticket7
A. None in the least. I am
delighted to campaign the Ken
nedy ticket and In behalf Of
President Kennedy. and all the
way.
Copyright, 1868. The Washington Star.
the Detroit News. the Newark News, the
St. Louis Dispatch. 70
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water. I think it is Just as much
Kennedy country as 1t Is Gold
water territory.
Secondly. as far as my own
future is concerned, 1t Is o little
early for me to say anything.
Montana is a two-party State.
No one is invincible in this pro-
fession. No matter who runs for
the Senate next year. he is going
to have an extremely difficult Job.
Campaigns in Montana are tough,
but I have been q pretty lucky
man. I have been back here for
81 years. which Is q long time.
I have had the breaks. I have
had the benefit Of the doubt in
the minds Of lots Of my people. %
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ton in Cambodia, the pressure on
South Wet Nam would increase
substantially, perhaps critically.
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Examples Are Set

@. Isn't there some weight to
the argument of a Senate employee
who might say. well, what is
wrong II have outside business
interests because my bosses do2"
A. There is an argument there
and a good one. must say that as
far as the outside interests Of
Senate employees are concerned,
the fault primarily lies with the
Senate itself, because we have laid
down no rules, re regulations or
guidelines.
@. Do you think that the Senate
will now issue such guidelines2
A. I think that they will As far
as Senate employees who are d.
rectly or indirectly subject to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Code Of Ethics

@. Do you think Congress
should undertake to establish q
code Of ethics for its members2
A. That Is q question which I do
not feel I am qualified to answer
for the Senate. AS far as person.
ally am concerned, yes. I think it
proper to list outside stockhold-
ings and other business interests,
as has been done by Senators
Clark Of Pennsylvania, Young Of
Ohio, Scott Of Pennsylvania, and
perhaps others. I listed mine sew
eral years ago. 1t was very easy. I
had none.
think the Senate is q very hon.
est body. I think the individual
members Of the Senate are honest
representatives Of the people. I
would not want suspicion to be
cast upon them, because after
having observed them for several
decades now I have nothing but
the highest admiration for the
membership Of this body.
@. But the Congress seems to
point this suspicion towards peo-
pie who are selected for executive
jobs in the administration.
A. That is correct. I have felt
for a long time that the Congress
has carried this idea Of conflict of
interest entirely too far as regards
presidential appointees. I think it
is very unfair. think If q man Is
brought into Government he
should be considered honest until
proven otherwise. He should be
looked into thoroughly before
being appointed, as am sure they
are. I do not think they should
have to get rid Of their stocks, nor
do I think they should be sub
jected to an inquiSition.
@. Do you think that the Sen
ate's decision to investigate the
outside activities OF its staff en-
ployes should be limited to those
employees or should the investiga-
ton proceed to wherever the evil
dence leads it?
A. It should be limited to en-
ployes Of the Senate as a whole.
AS far as the employees in a Sena-
tors office are concerned, that is
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that particular Senator's direct
responsibility. AS far as the Sena-
tors themselves are concerned,
that is som thing which they
themselves must face up to.
There have been bills in the
Rules Committee for well over a
decade seeking to bring about this
disclosure on the part Of Senators.
These bills are lying fallow in the
Rules Committee. I would hope
that the Rules Committee in good
time would take them up and re-
port them out and bring them to
the Senate floor for consideration
and debate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

A. I don't intend to. This Is not
a circus or q sideShow. We are not
operating in q pit. with spectators
coming into the galleries late at
night to see Senators Of the Re-
public come out in bedroom slip
pers. without neckties. with hair
uncombed and pajama tops stick
ing out Of their necks.
I believe there Is q certain
amount Of dignity and decorum
attached to this institution and to
the position that each Of US holds.
Regardless Of the consequences, as
far IS I am concerned. that dig
nifty viii be upheld and the best
interests Of this institution viii be
looked after as long as I happen
to be the leader.
@. You would rather see the
rules modernized than go to an en-
durance contest
A. OF course. Who wins In an
endurance contest7 Not the older
members. not those who may be
under medical treatment. But the
minority wins, because they are
well disciplined. they know what
they are doing. Some Of those who
are always spouting off and talk
ing about how much they are for
civil rightS-where are they when
YOU want q quorum call2 They are
not around.
So as far as being Q whip
cracker or q COORDINATION for q
Roman holiday, count me out.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-21
Dawson College
Will Present
Fall Opera

Word has been received from
Bill Holo, Head of the MUSIC
Department of Dawson Junior
College that the college, in con-
junction with the community,
will present the opera "Ihe
Song of Norway either the
last week in September or early
in October.
Mr.. Holo is attending sum
mer school at Montana State
University so has not been
able to contact all the singers
in town. Anyone interested IN
singing in the opera shoulo
call the Junior College, 800
1855 and leave your name. MT.
Holo will be. back in town on
Saturday, August "a. Additions
for the parts will be held me
last week in August.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-21

of Washington, D. c., Marie c..
Mcclure, commissioner of Pub
lie Housing, Washington, Gov.
Tim Babcock of Montana,
members of the Montana Con-
greSsional delegation or their
representatives, Louis Amber,
Regional Director of the San
Francisco Office of Public
Housing and staff members,
State Sen. john L. McKeon of
Deer Lodge County and Others.