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Show .$ Washington Snapshots If all Americans face up squarely to their responsibilities, we will have "good government" again instead of "big government," govern-ment," said Morris Sayre, president presi-dent of the National Association of Manufacturers, in a recent talk. However, such "facing up" would mean that management, labor, farmers, housewives, white-collar white-collar workers, and all the rest 'use the same backbone, judgment, judg-ment, and initiative in citizenship" citizen-ship" that they use in business and m providing for their families no arlrinA ' The Three W's Describing what he termed the three W's in government the rrs' the Wasters, and the-Whittlers," the-Whittlers," Mr. Sayre said: "The Workers are conscientious and solid citizens who do the necessary work of government. I he Wasters are the time-servers and time-wasters. The Whittlers are everlastingly chipping away at our basic rights and liberties by pushing the government be-' yond its proper sphere and into the personal lives and activities of citizens." Postponement Asked Mr. Sayre emphasized that "in urging governmental economy we are not necessarily opposed to the principal of many projects, ..: " , "'""eve expenditures can safely be postponed, so that our government will remain strong, and free enterprise will not vrrtually be taxed out of existence." Economies suggested by the NAM would not deprive a single ?"! 2f a Single benefit or' ? -Trf ', he declared, adding that the NAM does not question the necessity for increasing expenditures expendi-tures for foreign aid and to strengthen the military establishment. |