Show TH THIS IS WEEK WEE K in washington ligion wilif carfo dau auw 1 all well in VS U S 7 washington F feels cels confidence and optimizing optimising are the keynotes most independence pen dence day speech makers from washington will be sounding all across the land this week most of the fears and worries that beset washington only a few weeks ago see seem to haite hae disappeared there Is a feung feeling that although we still have problems everything i Is ir R going to work out all right washington has shaken off most of the jitters caused by the russian spot sputniks the business iness recession big anem international tensions and the farm blem there are some who continue to think such optimism is premature but they are in the n minority what has happened to cause such a change in the short space of only a few weeks ask any of a dozen officials and you are likely to get a different answer from each of them whatever the answer may be the tact fact la is washington has lost the sense of urgency which pushed officials to tile the verge of nervous breakdowns earlier this year some who write about washington refer to the present situation as one of complacency days day aro ar here there Is fairly good explanation for the sudden and drastic change in washington 9 attitude toward all of the problems which seemed to be so urgent at the start of this year the only point in doubt is whether the new optimism 1 is fully justified first the sputnik scare died down when we put three spheres in orbit to pull one ahead of the russians the race for superiority in outer space seems less important now than it did a few months ago T the h e business recession seem quite as threat ening as it did president Elsen howers confidence that business will begin to pick up this tall fall has spread to other government officials there Is 13 almost no talk of a tax reduction this year congress would have liked to cut taxes but the Adminis administer tr atlon discouraged it A few billions were appropriated for increased public works but there has been no big rush to spend the money business men who come to washington are more bonfi dent that this is not to become a major depression only a temporary recession they tell government coffle bals they expect employment to pick up before the end of tins this year farm prices are up one of tile the big worries earlier this year low farm prices is no longer as serious as it was the average of prices received by farmers has increased each month since the start of tills this year the climb in farmers lit in come at a time lime when the nation has bien in a ae serious erious business recession lias has been one of the lie Y ii ost encouraging sign eign that 1 11 I national economy la id basically sound agriculture secretary den ben son sure cure how long the new trend in farm prices will continue but lie is more than ever bon convinced vinced that if lie can get uie the government off of 0 farmers a and it d taxpayers backs backa everything will work out all tight right |