Show Cities Must Do For Selves President Eisenhower warned the the- mayors of oC American cities to look to their own resources and those of oC their states for Cor aid revenue rather than to the Federal government Continued high cost of oC national national national na na- na- na defense and the growing popular to big budgets rules out more Federal aid Id Ills His message was coolly received received re re- re- re by the Conference of Mayors Resistance to the Presidents President's proposal to th the Governors' Governors Conference June 24 to turn back certain Federal programs and revenues to the states is being organized by the larg larger r cities They fear that legislatures legislatures legislatures legi legi- dominated by rural delegates will short-change short the cities They prefer big Federal government to strengthened state government While we would like to see the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral government out of the business of financing municipalities just as we would like to see them out of the school business we can plainly see where a solid line can cannot cannot cannot not b bc be- drawn desh designating units to receive aid and units not to receive it It would have been virtually impossible impossible impossible sible for Moab to keep up with its rapidly expanding population with municipal services services services ser ser- vices just as it would have been out of the question to make the ex pensions we have had to in school construction had it not been for aid from the F Federal leral government govern govern- ment Rural area populations can stand only so much in taxation and then outside help is a must to go any further |