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Show " . Page Two FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1962 THE SALT LAKE TIMES , (felund tke JJeadlined There is little doubt that Presi-dent John F. Kennedy acted in the "Roosevelt tradition" when he clashed with Big Steel over its now withdrawn price in-crease. The question is, which Roose-velt did Kennedy most resemble? The answer to this is not only intriguing. It might help provide a clue to the way we might expect JFK to act and react in future crises. Every President is inevitably compared with, or contrasted to, his predecessors until he firmly establishes his own presidential identity. It still is much too early to cast President Kennedy in any-one's mold. But it is becoming increasingly clear that JFK, while a "middle-of-the-roa-d con-servative liberal," is falling into the ranks of our "Strong Presi-dents," who believe in fully exer-cising the powers at their com-mand. Presidents Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore and Franklin D. Roose-velt and Harry Truman acted in "Teddy" Roosevelt had been nominated and elected to the Vice-Presidenc- y, with no thought that he would ever become Pres-ident. Feeling the lack of a man-dan- te for the Presidency, he too, moved about slowly during the first years of his First Term. But TR, unlike his Democratic cousin, FDR, was "impetous." FDR prided himself on his polit-ical cunning. "Teddy" was more bombastic, and given to the sort of mannerisms JFK displayed when he exploded over the Steel price rise at his first news con-ference on the increase. All are products of Harvard: TR ('80), FDR ('04), JFK ('40). But Teddy Roosevelt and Ken-nedy share an intellectualism FDR never claimed. They also share a youthful approach to the Presidency. TR became the nation's youngest President at age 42. JFK became the young-est elected President at age 44. Both TR and JFK will be re-membered for their colorful, active young families and for their vigorous interest in rigor-ous sports, which FDR's polio prevented him from engaging in. TR first made the White House a familiar mansion to writers, authors, artists and was himself an author and founder of the Authors' League of America. JFK, like TR, won accolades for his historical writings, having won a Pulitzer Prize for his "Pro-files in Courage." TR won election largely on his record as a popular Spanish-America- n War hero, just as JFK campaigned strongly as a Sec-ond World War Naval hero. Both were Navy enthusiasts, as was FDR. All 'shook up" old line military leaders when they be-came President. But TR, the "Hero of San Juan Hill" and JFK stressed guerilla warfare as Pres-idents rarely have. FDR was wealthy but hardly in the same league with the Ken-nedys. TR's father, like Kenne-dy's, was one of the richest men in the country. While FDR was this tradition, while most others, such as Hoover and Eisenhower, for example, have not. Heretofore, it had been mere speculation, or supposition, or wishful thinking among liberals, that Kennedy would be a "Strong President." Many liberals still are critical of many of the Kennedy Admin-istration's policies and tactics. But the main effect of the steel price rise crisis is to prove that whatever else JFK may be, he doesn't intend to be one of our! weaker Chief Executives. His bold action against Steel may very well alienate him with the Business community, as most Republicans hope and believe. But his one swift action in op-posing the steel price rise has, if nothing else, firmly established JFK in the "Strong Presidents' " ranks. . During his 1960 presidential campaign, it had been popular . to compare young JFK with the late President FDR and to pre-dict that there would be a burst of creative presidential activity similar to Franklin D. Roose-velt's famed "First Hundred Days," when he assumed the Presidency. It quickly became apparent, however, that Kennedy pre-ferred the Eisenhower approach to the Presidency, which was to use his Executive powers only when absolutely necessary, keep-- ; ing them in reserve and to rely upon personal popularity and powers of persuasion to negoti-ate agreements rather than capi-talize on discord. largely considered "anti-Wealth- ," TR and JFK began as conservatives who turned liberal only after seeking the Presi-dency. FDR had his run-in- s with De-pression Era Big Business. But how ironic is it that JFK should have had a run-i- n with U.S. Steel, which was formed in 1901 during TR's term! JFK's anger over a price rise "double cross" was like TR's anger when he learned that he had been "hood-winked" into delaying anti-tru- st action against U.S. Steel. TR made up for it by launching 44 anti-tru- st suits. oBth were vigorously anti-Crim- e. JFK went out of his way to Just as TR waged an anti- - remain on the best of terms with Republicans, staffed his Admin-istration with conservatives, nur-tured close ties to Business, gave Congress the bit in guiding his legislative program and even eased, such liberals as Chester Bowles into the background when conservatives protested their policies. A major reason for Kennedy's "Go Slow" approach has been the razor-thi- n election victory he won over Republican Rich-ard Nixon. FDR acted boldly on his 1932 election mandate. Ken-nedy realizes he has no mandate and must rely largely on events, assumed support and personal popularity. He is in this regard much like the position in which the other Roosevelt, Republican Theodore, found himself when he succeeded the assassinated McKinley to the Presidency in 1901. Mafia drive and created the FBI, JFK's anti-Crim- e interests are reflected in his anti-Hof- fa role on the Senate Rackets Commit-tee. Teddy Roosevelt's "Charge!" up Cuba's San Juan Hill was like JFK's attempted Cuban invasion in its boldness except that one succeeded and the other failed. TR's Latin American interests in Cuba, Panama, etc. are simi-lar to Kennedy's Latin problems today. Kennedy has an abiding interest in Africa as TR did. The African proverb, "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" has be-come Kennedy's motto in dealing with Khrushchev. Russian-Chines- e rivalry after the Boxer Rebellion plagued TR, just as it does now. There are other surface comparisons. But history will judge best if JFK could ever really fill Teddy Roosevelt's shoes. Spring Brings Hike In Construction At Kennecott Copper With the advent of spring and improved construction condi-tions, many of the major build-ing projects in the Utah Copper Division's $13 million 1962 capi-tal investment program now are under way. Recently, construc-tion on a new supply warehouse was initiated at our Arthur con-centrator. Shortly, a similar proj-ect will be started at the smel-ter. Construction work on leach-ing facilities at the mine is also in full gear. Demand is at a relatively high level in the world copper market, with production continuing on a full, 24-ho- ur, seven-da- y basis at the Utah Copper Division. While the price of copper has been relatively stable at 31 cents per pound for the past year, it is interesting to note the increase in foreign production through the development of new mines. In the past five years, five new major copper mines located in Canada, Peru, Southern Rhode-sia and Northern Rhodesia with a combined annual total produc-tion of over 250,000 tons, have been developed. This new pro-duction exceeds the annual aver-- age production of our Utah oper-ations. Highlights of Kennecott's re-cently released annual report in-dicate earnings in 1961 were somewhat lower than in 1960, due principally to a reduction in over-a-ll average price for cop-per of 1.7 cents per pound. Sub-stantially lower earnings in Ken-necott's operations in Chile be-cause of additional taxes, higher costs, lower prices and reduced volume also contributed to the earnings drop. Cash dividends which amounted to $5 per share represented 89 per cent of the 1961 earnings. The annual report notes that in the past 20 years, 75 per cent of Kennecott's net income has been paid out to stockholders. If you are interested in ob-taining a copy of this report, you may do so by writing to the Pub-lic Relations Department, Utah Copper Division, P. O. Box 1650, Salt Lake City 10, Utah. Hike Withholding If it Doesn't Cover Tax Bill Do you have to pay large addi-tional amounts of Federal income tax when you file your return? Is it because of under-withholdin- g? You have a way out in future years, District Director Roland V. Wise of the Salt Lake City, Utah District Internal Re-venue Service pointed out this week. Additional taxes may be with-held by your employer in cases of this kind, Mr. Wise said. There are various ways of doing this, he added. If you find yourself owing an additional $100 or more of tax at year's end, you may reduce the num-ber of exemptions or dependents claimed, by one or more, for withholding purposes. This will automatically in-crease your withholding tax pay-ments, over the year, by $120 or more without affecting your right to claim these exemptions or dependents on your income tax return. If you find yourself owing lesser sums, you can, in most instances, arrange with your pay-master or disbursing office to increase your withholding $2 or $3 per pay period or whatever approximate sum may be re-quired to even out the tax owed. In any event, Mr. Wise said, consulting the payroll office will probably enable you to work put a withholding plan most suitable to your situation. 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