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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04

Chairman Walter Heller Of
the Council Of Economic Ad-
visers Is peddling confusion
when he argues that passage
Of the Kennedy tax-cut pro-
gram win solve the present
unemployment problem. He
says that the basic problem
''is an old-fashioned eco
nomic ailment" insufficient
demand for goods and serv-
iceS-and that the tax-cut
sis the centerpiece Of policy
to generate demand and Gre
ate the needed jobs"
The great problem today
is what is technically known
as Structural unemploy-
ment." It is the unemploy-
ment represented by the un-
employed miners In West
Virginia and Kentucky, who
are too old to be retrained
and moved to new occupa-
lions in other areas; 1t is the
unemployment represented
by unskilIed Negroes in COM
munities like Cambridge,
Md, where industries have
moved out without others
taking their place; 1t is the
workers in other areas who
have been displaced from
their Jobs by automation and
who even in q prosperous
period like the present can
not find jobs In industry or
in the service trades that
match their Skills or lack Of
them.
To expect that the unem-
ployment problem of such
people can be solved by the
pumping in of more purchas-
ing power into the economy
at large-through such meas
ures as a tax cut, increase Of
Government spending or both
lis to assume that the econ
omy is Just a great big I'M
differentiated machine in
which all the gears go faster
or slower according to how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04

1t may be a long time, II ever,
before the whole truth of the coup in
South Wet Nam becomes known. But
at the moment 1t seems clear that
President Ngo Dinh Diem and his
brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, were murdered
by members Of the military group which
has taken power. There is even some
indication that they were pursued into
q church and killed. In any event, the
official Saigon explanation
seems to have been a rather stupid
coverup.
The United States, of course, would
like to avoid Identification with this
bloody business And the thigh Gov
eminent source" who said initially that
the brothers had received what they
deserved was quickly repudiated by
another thigh Government source" who
said the United States win not and
cannot be expected to accept any re-
sponsibility for the Killings.
~ No one expects, Of course, that this
Government viii openly accept" re-
sponsibility. 1t is responsible, however,
in the sense that it encouraged the
coup and therefore cannot wholly avoid
responsibility for the consequences. Nor
do we see what Is to be gained by trying
to assume a self-righteous pose.
Although the reported casualties
are surprisingly small, the overthrow
of the Diem regime was not Job for
Boy Scouts President Diem and, more
especially, his brother were tough. The
men who brought them down had to
be tougher. So there is no need for a
pretense now that we are dealing with
dedicated devotees Of democracy, or
that we didn't know the gun was loaded.
The victorious generals, while dis
claiming a desire to set up dictator
ship, also say they are not aiming at
establishing disorderly democratic re-
gime" and that they intend to main
tain discipline in nation at war. This,
Of course, makes sense, at least from
our point of view. But 1t may not make
sense to the civilians who have been
dancing In the streets In celebration of
the overthrow Of the Diem government.
At first, after Diem with our sup
port had taken power, he was popular
hero. It was he who drove out the
gangster regimes and held off the
Communists But in the end the people
turned on him. They may also turn
on any new government which energies,
and in such event, II discipline really
is to be maintained, force may have to
be used.
AS long as our primary objective
is victory in the war against the Wet
Cong, we cannot be too squeamish
about the methods Of the new Wet
Nam government which, with our en-
enlargement, will have come to power.
Our overriding concern should be that
it fight the Communists, and fight
to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
Tox Cut: Sweet SmeIIinq Incense Of AItruisn1,

would raise the problem of
waste, favoritism and graft.
But this problem exists in
the subsidy operations we
carry on for the benefit of
business and agriculture, and
yet we do not let the prob
lem deter us from carrying on
the operations. Why should
we let 1t deter us from carry
ing on operations against
unemployment
For q Nation that spends
so many billions on foreign
aid and on q voyage to the
moon, it Is scandalous that
we refuse to spend money
on direct attacks on the
structural unemployment
problem. The root Of the
scandal lies in the fact that
our politicians do not pay
any attention to social ills
unless they are associated
with mass or strategic voting
power. And the economists.
with their doctrinaire blind
ness to living realities, sec
ond the cynicism Of the pol
iticianS by persuading them
to believe what they already
want to believe - that no
specific steps can be taken
to help those suffering from
structural unemployment.
The $i1 billion tax-cut
program is q political bid for
the votes Of the prosperous
and the employed dressed up
as q solution for the un-
employment problem. Since
1t would never do for politi-
clans to admit openly that
they are buying votes, or for
the voters to recognize that
they are selling their votes
for 80 pieces of silver, the
half : believed. half seen
through pretense that the tax
cut win solve the unemploy-
ment problem serves to cover
the sordid deal with the sweet
smelling incense Of altruism.
Benjamin Ginzburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04

consisted Of my mother
alone) wo uld never have
been able to handle the
financial burden Of this edu-
cation. When I was awarded
the scholarship. 1t became
the happiest day Of my
mothers life.
No doubt many hundreds Of
successful men viii echo my
sentiments. I know Of others
like myself who owe every
thing they have In life to an
athletic scholarship awarded
in their formative years, by
st. Johns and similar insti-
buttons.
Our educators and coaches
better take a long, hard look
at some of our most success
full leaders. before they de-
prive q young fellow Of q good
start in life Just because he
can throw q football, bounce
a basketball. and 9 few other
things q little better than
most boys his age.
Jack George.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
J. W. Haywood, jr.

much Juice" is pumped In.
Only q doctrinaire believes
that. In actual fact, while
the economy has aspects Of
a general mechanism which
responds to the flow Of pur-
chasing power introduced
from the top, it has other
aspects which need specific
or ad hoe treatment.
We have protective tariffs
because we cannot depend
on the supply and demand
mechanism" Of the market
place to give us the kind Of
industries and Jobs we want.
We have labor unions because
we cannot depend on market
place exchange to distribute
the social product In the way
we want it distributed. We
subsidize aviation, we SUBJ
Sidize the shipping lines, and
above all we subsidize the
farmer-all as a way of
achieving ad hoe purposes in
various sectors Of economic
life.
The structural unemploy-
ment problem cries for the
application Of ad hoe meas
ureS, but our doctrinaire
economists and our morally
insensitive politicians refuse
to heed or even hear the cry.
Why in the name Of COM
mon sense and human JUS
tice do we not experiment
with putting the unemployed
miners to work by subsidiz-
ing mining operations in
their area? We would
take q loss In marketing
their product, but we would
be saving the self-respect--
the spiritual dignity-of the
miners and their families.
Other types of experiments
or combinations of expert
ments could be undertaken
to relieve structural unem-
ployment in other areas. OF
course all such experiments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04

One-fourth Of the current
school year has aim ost
creaked by and Senator
Byrd's Appropriations Sub
committee has not yet acted
on the District ''B" budget.
When the Superintendent Of
Schools appeared before the
com mittee, Senator Byrd
somewhat acrimoniously took
the posture that he had had
to learn Of the teacher short
age through newspapers.
The Senator from West
Virginia has had the freight
ed facts before him for sew
eral "waitful" weeks but has
shown no galvanizing concern
in the direction Of furnishing
relief. The subdivision Of the
original miseries Of over
crowded classes In no way
removes the Inherent hard
ships and handicaps. Furth.
ermore, many senior high
teachers still have six classes
and some are still out Of
their subject fields. Cannot
the mills be accelerated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
A BOOK FOR TODAY
A Free Radical Journalist,

should enjoy Mr.. Stone nearly
as much as radicals. The fuz-
~ center, with its tendency to
think it is evoking the gods by
steadfastly pronOuncing ''Ei-
senhower," or Kennedy"
liberal Republication or
the New Frontier" viii be
frequently and, one hopes,
therapeutically offended.
Russia and Cuba
A number Of articles grew
out Of Mr.. Stones recent trip
to the Soviet Union. He was
impressed by the increase in
freedom Of expression and
apparent personal security.
But he was less impressed
than many more conservative
but less rigorous observers.
He was interested not only in
such things as the obvious
fact that news and informa-
ton are still closely controlled
but In the extent Of changes in
the criminal law, and-just as
important-the amount Of
publicity given to these
changes. He found the grayest
inadequacies.
Those Americans who 20
to Russia with right-of-center
preconceptions," he writes,
"tend to come back with a
more friendly, more human
conception of it; the Soviet
Union, they can see, is not the
slave society Of State De-
partment rhetoric. On the 9th
er hand most Of those Amefi-
cans who 60 to Russia with
lie ft-Of-center preconceptions
tend to come back appalled,
by its dinginess, its low living
standards, its stuffy atmos-
phere Of conformity; the So
Wet Union, they can see, is
hardly the workers paradise
of Communist propaganda. !"
''The Haunted Fiflies" ends
with an extended discussion of
q trip to Castro's Cuba. Mr..
Stone is not frightened;
moreover, be thinks that Unit
ed States policy drove Castro
towards China and the So
Wet Union by failing to accept
and aid him as an authoritari-
an but more or less indepen-
dent left-wing ruler. There is
much to be said against this
view, especially with regard
to the chronology Of events.
But like everything in ''The
Haunted Fifties" it deserves
respectful and thoughtful at
tenti0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. Please give the nursery
rhyme which begins Men
days child is fair Of face. -
K. w.
A. This anonymous rhyme
is: Mondays child is fair
Of face, I Tuesdays child is
fun Of grace, I Wednesdays
child is full of woe. I Thurs
days child has far to go, I
Fridays child is loving and
giving, I Saturdays child has
to work for its living, I But Q
child that's born on the Sab
bath day I Is fair and wise
and good and gay"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1853

surprisingly large number Of liberals
who support him, may yet win his
point = particularly the point that
lot Of our largesS is waste and that
our prospecting allies should take on a
larger share Of the burden.
To sum up: Our program Of foreign
aid is in deep trouble. If it is to survive
the current criticism, it will have to be
draStically> reshaped in the year ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
Congressional Paw

Members Of Congress have
made such q to-do about
conflict Of interest all the
way from the Dixon-Y
case to the Bobby Baker af-
fair that they have become
utterly insensitive to 1t them
selves.
What greater conflict can
there be than that between
the responsibility Of the
members Of Congress for the
taxpayers money and help
ing themselves to a fat
$4,000 pay increase out Of
that same money!
George D. watrOus, Jr.
40 ~@%s k-v
Some of our Congressman
feel they are underpaid. and
they already have out a
"feeler" on the m after Of
boosting their pay, along
with m e m b ers Of the Su-l
preme Court, Cabinet Off
Gals and all Government
workers.
Maybe some Government
workers do merit increased
pay for necessary s services
and this would be possible If
the overall Federal payroll
could be pruned Of dead
wood, the unneeded tax
eaters, loafers and the like.
1t is to be hoped that only
q minority Of our legislators
want a pay raise. Those who
cannot live within present
incom es might step aside.
There are replacem ents
aplenty. no doubt, who could
do a good Job on present pay.
and would be more than will
ing to serve. So. let's examine
the situation, and see If we
can keep Congress and the
Government going without
increasing costs. r
Howard 3. Smith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
ZEE HAUNTED FTFTTES bv sh

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by I. F. Stone. Preface by
. James r. Newman. S94 DID.
Random House, $5.S5.
In his time, i. F. Stone has
worked for many papers,
among them a few defunct,
left-wing dailies: PM, New
York Star, New York Com
pass.
Now he works for himself.
y. F. Stones Weekly" was
started s h ortly after The
Compass closed in November,
1852. Mr.. Stones little journal
has about 10000 subscribers.
It is one Of a favored few
small journals whose in
fluence is greater than their
subscription lists.
The thought Of reading
nearly 400 pages Of yester-
years political journalism is
not particularly pleasant. And
that is what "The Haunted
Fifties" is: old pieces from
II. F. Stones Weekly"
Yet within a few pages of
the beginning of the book, all
insidious notions Of skipping a
piece here and skimming one
there vanish. They do not re-
turn.
MIR. Stones reports and po-
lie mics nave survived very
well indeed, probably better,
than the paper they were
printed on.
Why? Primary because Mr..
Stone is so remarkably clear
minded. He begins with a few,
set values, as must anyone
who wishes to remain human.
He is a socialist; he sets hui
man values above property
values (Which means that he
sees them as frequently in
conflict; he IS wary Of sta
tism though he insists that So
cial revolutions are likely to
bring many tragedies with
them even If they are peace
full.
This orientation then is CIV
en-. Everything is viewed in
its light, with a power of
penetration that must make
other commentators despair.
No Semantic Reactions
Mr.. Stones secret is easy to
state, though difficult to act
on. He simply does not have a
priori semantic reactions to
great and controversial words
and names; capitalism" and
socialism" &c astrO" and
'Khrushchev," Kennedy"
and Eisenhower on e of
these has much meaning ex-
cept in a particular context.
The context must be exam
ined.
Therefore, Mr.. Stone can
speak well Of some of the lib
erals favorite scapegoats.
Senator Mcclellan is praised;
so is Ralph Cordiner in an es-
say in which Mr.. Stone speaks
i'll Of Walter Reuther. The
standard is the mans perfor-
nance at a particular time,
not the charisma associated
with Cor the miasma emanat-
ing from his name.
Genuine conservatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
LETTERs 70 THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. an let
tiers are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used min be
returned only when accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04

A bipartisan congressional
committee has at last had
the courage to recommend q
bill for an increase In the
salaries Of members Of the
Senate and House from S22,-
500 10 S32,50o q year.
It Is not an adequate raise;
the minimum should be
$4,000 q year. which would
be, perhaps. q tenth Of the
annual take Of one Of the
junior glamor girls Of Holly
wood. But. perhaps under
standably, everything being
, considered. not quite enough
CUTS Is to be found in any
congressional committee to
propose what really ought to
be done.
For even the suggestion for
this very modest increase In
the pay Of the men who col
lectively hold the life and
honor Of this Nation In their
hands Is meeting q bowling
chorus Of complaint from
two sets Of critics.
One set is made I'D of econ
omizers whose horizons are so
pinched and small that they
honestly believe a member Of
Congress should be content
with less pay than can readi-
" be earne d by q good
wholesale salesman in, say,
cosmetics or beer. OF this set,
no more viii be said IN this
column. for their opposition
Is at any rate in good faith,
however wrong It may be.
But the second set Of crit
les is made up Of people who
know perfectly well that In
today's world and at today's
cost of living it is absurd to
maintain 50 penny-pinching
an economic ceiling on men
chosen to write the laws of
this country. These fellows,
in short. are not really con-
cerned with saving tax
money. Instead, they are tire
lessly concerned with cutting
down Congress, as an institu-
ton and as the sole truly
representative forum left in
this Nation. by every means
that comes to hand.
The Two-Bit Gynios
These are the two-bit Gym
les, who demand reforms"
which would really mean the
slow destruction Of Congress
and the final elevation Of the
bureaucrats as our undis-
puted masters. These are the
ones who cry up every real or
alleged scandal" involving
Congress. without waiting to
hear q word Of the evidence
and with pitiless disregard Of
the old-fashioned notion that
even elected politicians are
entitled to the presumption
Of innocence until proved
guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
THE PASSING SCENE
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE
Pay Raise Bill Falls Short

These are the professional
moralizers about the sup
posed poor morals Of Con-
gress-and the profes-
sional finger-pointers ct
somebody else's hum an
weakness. These are the self
righteous prigs whose COM
passion for themselves
especially when 1t comes 10
taking care to see that their
own ineom es are always
more than merely sde-
quate-is 50 all-consuming
that they have no time for
compassion for others.
To starve out Congress-to
keep in constant economic
anxiety members whose rec
ord for high public service is
an unarguable part Of cur
rent history-would well suit
the book Of this set Of critics.
And current congressional
pay literally means near-pov-
erty for all save the menu
bers Of independent wealth
or separate income. When a
man must maintain not one
but two HON es: when he
must contribute beyond his
real means to every charity
because 1t Is expected Of
him.; when he must educate
his children and run expen-
sive campaigns for re-elec-
tion-this man Is an eco
homie victim in an affluent
society.
InfantiIe Logic
well" 1t is said, IF they
don't like the pay they can
always quit. Nobody made
them go TO Congress" And
also It Is said: Lots Of those
fellows in Congress aren't
worth what they are getting
already"
But this sort Of infantlle
logic-"if you don't like It
here why don't you go back
where you came from2"-is a
poor excuse for unfairness. It
: Is an unfairness, moreover,
that Is d dangerous for the
country itself. For TO follow
such logic to the end would
mean to close the doors Of
Congress to all but the veal
thy-or the tricky ones who
know how to become wealthy
IN very unpleasant ways.
To put congressional pay
at the level where men there
could go about their high
Jobs free of financial fear
and free Of financial tempta-
ton, for they are human,
too-would be the best and
soundest investment the peo-
pie Of the United States
could make. even II 1t cost
double or triple what the
present proposal would cost.
Q 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-04
School BUDGET

Jack George.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08
FAMED RUNNER,
PAAVO NURMI,
MEETS JOHNSON

HELSINKI, Finland,
Sept. 7 (AP). - Paavo
Nurmi, king of the long
distance runners in the
1920s and 1930s, strolled
through Helsinki's market
place today and was
brought over to meet a
visitor, who declared:
Its a. great pleasure to
meet the famous Flying
Finn"
Mr.. Nurmi shyly MUIR
mered his thanks to the
visitor, Vice President
Lyndon B. Johnson of the
United States.
A little later, Mr.. John
son was informed that Mrs.
Alexandra Jurkinen, who
has been selling vegetables
in the market place for As
years, was observing her
10th birthday. The Vice
President launched into
Happily Birthday to YOU"
the crowd Joined in and
Mrs. Jurkinen blushed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08
Foes Of Tax BiIIHope
To Force Budget Cut

Congressional conservatives
have concocted strategy aimed
at delaying tax reduction action
until 1864 in the hope Of pres
surfing President Kennedy into
cutting his new spendin g
budget.
The time table quietly agreed
upon by leaders of a biparti-
san group which opposes any
tax cut without accompanying
slaShes in expenditures would
postpone a Senate vote on the
revenue measure until after Mr..
Kennedy sends his budget mes
sage to Congress next January.
The belief among the con-
servatives is that If the fate of
a bill he feels Is essential to
lift the economy remains in
doubt, Mr.. Kennedy m g h t
work harder to pare expendi-
lures below the current years
level of $98.8 billion.
Even If this doesn't work, the
conservatives feel they have
nothing to lose by delay.
The House Ways and Means
Committee has scheduled a fl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Oct. lis Set Aside for Changes
In Health Insurance Plans

benefit are now payable for
maternity expenses, the same
as for expenses of an illness or
injury.
The maximum benefit is
increased from $4,000 to $40,-
900 per person under the High
Option and from $4,000 to
$4,000 per person under the
Low Option.
. The deductible for other
hospital expense is only $25
per person per calendar year.
Rates--Premium rates for a
family enrolment in the High
Option will be increased. On a
biweekly basis, payroll deduc-
tons will be increased by 10
cents for self and family or self
and family-female with nom
dependent husband enroll
mentS.
GROUP HEALTH ASSOCIA-
TION, INC, Washington, D. C.
No change in benefits or rates.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF LETTER CARRIERS
Changes in benefits are:
When a private room in nos
pital is used, plan now pays the
hospitals average charge for
semiprivate accommodations.
The surgical fee schedule has
been revised to provide in
creased benefits for some
operations, within prese t
maximum Of $500.
Rates-No change.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
GOVERNMENT z MPLOYES
Benefits
No change.
Rates-Premilim rates for the
High Option will be increased.
On a biweekly basis, payroll
deductions will be increased by
al cents for self cnrollments
and by SLOT for self and family
or self and family.--female With
nondependent husband enroll
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08
his criticism to Europe and the
Atlantic Community.

his criticism to Europe and the
Atlantic Community.
Were here IN argume n t
with the Common Market" he
said. We've seen a Communist
wall built through the middle
of Berlin.
We've pulled and hauled on
the matter of nuclear weapons
for NATO forces that resulted
in disputes with such key NATO
partners as Britain, France,
West Germany and Canada.
And we've negotiated a nu-
clear teSt-ban treaty with the
Soviets without consultin g
most of our NATO friends and
asked them to sign 1t after
ward"
Cuba Is an armed Commu-
mist base 80 miles off our
Shore" he said.
THE Monroe Doctrine is in a
shambles.
"Subversion and infiltration
threaten much of Lation Amer
lea.
Western Hemisphere unity
is imperiled.
THE Alliance for Progress
has hardly gotten off the
ground"
Worst Of ALL" the Governor
said, throughout the world we
have a weakening Of our al
liances and weakening Of the
faith of our allies in u.s."