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Show PAGE TWO THE TIMES-- NEWS, NEPHI, UTAH Thursday, March 13, 1947 Fortunes Are Fun; Learn to Tell 'Em Experts Needed to Set Impartial Budget Figure BEHINMjl By BAUKHAGE Service, 1616 Eye Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. As the wrangle over the budget, taxes and national debt continues, about the only comfort I can offer Mr. Taxpayer of if he 1947, should ask me for it, is a hearty "better luck next year." And that is no vain hope, either. There is a very good chance that government will cost less next year. This will not be due to any Baukhage heralded widely "econor the "swing axe," omy drives" which congress often promises and seldom delivers. If the budget is proportionally smaller next year, it will be because figures prepared by the Bureau of the Budget will have been checked by congressional fiscal experts who get their jobs on merit and who are obligated to no political party. These men now are being selected by a expert professional personnel loaned from the business world. At this writing the house and senate are struggling to find a compromise cut in the budget. Until they determine the size of the budget, they can't be sure of what they ought to do about taxes or reducing the national debt If it weren't that the budget were compiled by one party and we authorized by another, wouldn't have as much wranNow there Is nothing gling. wrong with having plenty of debate on a subject like this, provided one or both sides are voting on the basis of actual facts which are set forth by a disinterested anthority whom the public will accept. Such an authority will be provided, we hope, by the staff of fiscal experts next year. Without such experts what happens? The house goes on record as to the budget cut it thinks it wants to make. The appropriations committee cuts down the various items. A bill is submitted again to the house and the fight begins, each congressman attempting to restore as much of the appropriation for his g pet projects as possible. gets under way and the total is raised. The same thing happens in the senate where an individual senator's demands are accorded even more weight Eventually the ante is raised a little more. And if it doesn't get back up to the President's original $37,500,000,000 estimate (which may have been too high itself) there will be a supplemental bill passed later which will absorb any extra dollars that are lying around. When Senator Taft was asked by Democratic Senator McMahon (who was attacking the Republican cut) if Taft wanted the senate to pass on the question "without having much information as to what we are doing," Taft frankly replied: "We can only make an Intel ligent guess. We have no information before us as to the particular items of the $37,500,000,-00- 0 budget, in Justification of the figure fixed by the budget (buwe only know what is reau) requested." That is the keynote: "We only know what is requested." Why should the opposition party take on faith the administration's figure? We have two parties to check on each other. Taft admits the Republicans haven't the facts now but he adds that In "ordinary" years "we will have a staff working during the recess" supposedly composed of these neutral experts who now are being hired "which can give us more intelligent informal than we now have." There's the hope. Log-rollin- ... Muaic Baaia for World Underttanding Few Russians heard the early state department broadcasts. Inaugurated last month, and those who did were critical of the musical selections, objecting to "hillbilly" tunes like 'Turkey m the Straw." They complained too about Bing Crosby's singing of Stephen Foster ditties. This is only one Instance where music has segued Into world news since "e war. I remember visiting BARBS . 50 Why can't we get up exchange agreement whereby all Russians with bourgeois leanings ould be traded for all Americans wt'h Commur.ist tendencies? 'US-USS- ?auty By Paul MallonJ (Editor's Note: This is another In the "Stories of the States" series.) the Opera House in Nuernberg when German musicians were first permitted to assemble there. The house had four walls intact and part of the roof, but only part of it. The rest as covered with canvas which kept out most of the falling snow but didn't keep out the cold. No protense was made of heating the auditorium, and the place was freezing cold. Yet it was packed. The program however could not be completed. This was not due to the fact that the audience walked out they stood or sat with the snow seeping in on them. The musicians' fingers simply got too cold to function. That was a year ago last November. Today with the cooperation of the American military government, orchestras have sprung up in every town in the American zone and a large part of the broadcast programs are musical. Reeducating the German in the field of music will be a less Herculean task than It is in other fields, for music has always been part of the home training of the German child not merely something for which the music teacher was alone responsible. I remember a German home I used to visit before World War I in which the short period after the evening meal and the time the youngest went to bed and the eldest went to his other studies was largely a musical hour. The most interested and active member of the group was the father. Here in America we leave, too much of the child's musical training to the schools. As the Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly, who is visiting this country, remarked: "Our ears must be trained to perceive the simpler musical phenomena before being able to follow the more complicated forms, and it is obviously the duty of public schools to give this first training to everybody." Germany of course has another great advantage that America lacks. Goebbels has been removed. America's musical dictator has not His organization has a standing resolution which reads: "The federation urges its locals to use their political and economic strength to combat the encroachment of high school bands and orchestras." The dictator I refer to Is, of course, one Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians; the resolution is from their constitution which in conferring authority on him uses phrases like this: "It shall be his duty and prerogative to make decisions in cases where In his opinion an emergency exists; to issue executive orders which shall be conclusive and binding upon all members etc." Such a resolution and such absolute authority runs directly counter to the advice of Kodaly and to the thinking of anyone interested in the cultural development of America or in democracy itself for that matter. This is one of the many facets of our musical life which touch politics as music touches many of the nation's other activities, past and present For example, during the war cynicism was expressed in songs like "Lillie Belle" with its Ain't You Glad "Jingle, Jangle-Oh- , You're Single." There were songs created out of a higher emotional level, too, like "God Bless America"; "There'll Always Be an England"; "The White Cliffs of Dover," and what was perhaps an escape-son- g from all the sordidness of war, "Oh. What a Beautiful Morning." No, the Russians didn't like the hillbilly American music. And I doubt if the average American could absorb much of the somber and mournful Russian folk dirges although they contain beauty enough to the ear accustomed to hearing them and the mind trained to Interpret them. That must be remembered in considering all cultural relationships to world peace. We must be Informed not only about the world as a whole, but specifically about each other. Mature interpersonal understanding Implies a knowledge of each other's environment and also the habits, tastes and thinking produced by that Music is a part of environment everyone s life; an expression as well as an impression. We cannot live peacefully with each other in our homes or on the globe without the establishment of understanding intercommunication. Music, understood, will be part of that necessary intercommunication. By EDWARD EMERINE WNU Features. Old Jim Bridger, at his lonely fort on Green river, talked to the leader of the I O A H Released by Western Newspaper Union. RUSSIAN 'SENSITTVITY IS JUST DIPLOMATIC TRICK WASHINGTON. What the Russians are up to, no one around the state department appears to know ML k I O M Afi ( ET me tell your fortune" is an irresistible invitation. Whip out your trusty deck at the next for sure. Yet certainly Stalin's party and watch the guests rally propaganda is designed to make all 'round ! strange band and learned these emigrants were headed for the Great American Desert beyond the mountains. He tried to dissuade the leader, a determined sort of man, and remarked pessimistically that he would give a thousand dollars if he ever saw an ear of corn grown in Salt Lake i T " walk a straight and narrow path as You can choose from among nine fasci Russia directs and to soften our methods so your readofficials into a frightened tender- nating ings need never be stereotyped. As the of keep your versatility, ness. proof with other fortune-tellincard-readin- g lur-th- ' Having attacked the religious and peace-mindAmerican delegate, John Foster Dulles, as a war monger, the Russian government officially sent a aote declaring State Undersecvalley. The emigrants moved on, and a retary Acheson to be "rudely hundred years ago, on July 24, 1847, slanderous" and "hostile toward the Spviet union" for having Brigham Young looked out across a seared and desolate land of sagesaid simply this: "Russia's forbrush and alkali, and said: eign policy is an aggressive and OMU "This is the place!" expanding one." One lone tree clung to life in the Acheson did not volunteer this entire valley. Heat waves danced comment. He offered what the and hot breaths of air came up the Soviets call "inadmissible behav canyon. If there were inward doubts ior" under questioning by a conrecordis none his followers, among gressional committee on the Lilien-thaed. Obediently the band moved into appointment. It may be inad the desert. missible for anyone to speak out Mormon Convert. in Russia, but in a democracy it is Brigham Young was a native of paramountly necessary for a govanVermont and of Revolutionary ernment official to answer frankly cestry. He had become a convert the questions of congress. to the Church of Jesus Christ of the GO AFTER WHAT THEY WANT Latter Day Saints, the Mormon church. When Joseph Smith, the I ' L The word "aggressive" means PROSPECTOR ? founder, was killed at Nauvoo, 111., disposed to vigorous outeoine ac CfORot St, to take Brigham Young was chosen tivity in behalf of an object." Any his place. undeluded person in the realm of A I R 2 reason must consider the term Rocks and hills and desert did not deter him. They were but 'aggressive" as aDDlied to Soviet "We cannot eat gold and silver," granite 20 miles away furnished the the materials with which he material. Huge granite blocks were warned Brigham Young, but many diplomacy to be accurately and would build. In this strange land quarried In a canyon, slung with were lured by those and other met- mildly descriptive. The Soviets cerhe and other Mormons would be chains from heavy carts and drawn als to explore the" desert and mountainly have been belligerently agfar removed from religious and by oxen to the site. Over 40 years tains. Mineral resources of Utah gressive in Iran, have swallowed from the time Brigham Young des- are varied, including gold, silver, up Latvia, Esthonia and Lithuania, political differences. Here they would have a land of their own. ignated the temple site, the construclead, iron, manganese, gypsum, oil, and their Communists pride themA dreamer was Brigham Young, tion was complete, the angel Moroni coal, copper, salt zinc and many selves on being politically aggressive throughout Europe and Asia, but he was a doer as well. Perhaps set in place and 75,000 people took others, i his eyes saw more than the mirages part in the dedicatory services. But In southern Utah the climate is as do their delegates in U. N. on the desert that day. He might Brigham Young had been dead for l, Acheson also said Soviet polbut In the northern many years. have envisioned the Territory of Des-ericy was "expanding," which the beginning of an American means "enlarging, The climate of Utah Is dry, swelling, epoch, the birth of a vast and prospreading out." Anyone who stimulating and wholesome. The ductive region. The valleys and not It Is claims would do viosky Is so clear that no cloud mountains that his people were to lence to the plain facts, which It on 300 days a year. specks colonize later were before him, and are no secret to any adult Lacking rain, the Mormons piothere was a temple to be built, American. Russian foreign polin neered Irrigation America, cities and towns to be laid out, inicy Is thoroughly in accord with bringing water from the moundustries to be developed, canals and world communism, which is tains to ''Irrigate crops In the ditches to be dug, and water to be bent on world conquest. desert. spread over the thirsty soil. Off the record around here, some Faith Saves Crops. Today, Utah's chief crop is sugar officials used to say when they saw The Mormon leader likened the beets, but vegetables and fruits are the Soviets doing violence to lanto in of swarm a bees beginning grown group profusion. Other crops guage and reason: "The Russians a new hive. The Beehive became are wheat, oats, potatoes, hay, alfalare crazy, but not that crazy." Now their symbol, and all men were fa, corn, barley and rye. these same men say they are not so workers. The hardships of crossing More than two million sheeplOO,-00- 0 sure. The behavior of Russia diplothe plains and mountains were as dairy cattle and a half, million matically of late has been Inimical to the simplest of common sense. nothing compared to conquering the beef cattle are grazed in Utah. Wool desert. There were discouraging production amounts to 20 million It is becoming inadmissible to days when hunger stalked. Huge lo- pounds annually. reason. Indeed, some diplomats custs came to eat their crops. "Have wish to send Russia's world activiin Utah began with Manufacturing faith! Have faith! Pray!" And the Mormon ties to a psychiatrist for the who wove pioneers, answer. they had faith, and they prayed. Out woolen clothing, mined coal, quarof the skies swarmed seagulls thouried rock, canned fruit and vegetaNO MYSTERY MOTIVES sands and thousands of them and bles, made sugar from beets, inasi this is not the eeneral However, they devoured the locusts! stalled grist mills, slaughtered catstudied viewpoint of the rlnso fol Brigham Young stated his wants tle for meat, - made butter and I' . CHIEF EXECUTIVE Herbert lowers of Soviet and the group's needs, and builders cheese, and utilized other raw technique. Russia prodB. Maw, native of Ogden, Is serving does not bother much set to work. The famed Mormon ucts at hand. The about reason, great copper his second four-yeterm as Utah's only about reasons. Her motives tabernacle was built without nails or mines came with smelting and governor. A later, teacher, lawyer, steel. are less a mvsterv to the new mm. refining of ores to follow. Bingham, and legislator, be has Monumental Effort. Magna, Tooele, Garfield and Provo been prominent la Latter Day Saints tary regime than to the old Byrnes At the ground level of the Salt became mill towns. political crowd. The Geneva church affairs. Lake Mormon temple are huge earth steel plant at Provo is the largest In I think the average impression here Is that Stalin (through stones, each weighing three tons, the West, with a mountain of ore and eastern parts there are skiing and 50 in number. A mountain of close beside it. has really ontdone Molotov) and winter sports at high altitudes. himself this time In stretching ' Utah scenery will compare his professed willingness to be with any In the world. Here offended at the slightest murare mountains as grand as the mur. He has reduced his presAlps, sunsets that rival those of sures to absurdity. The old and Greece. Marvelous Italy Roosevelt crowd used to con- -, canyons, mammoth stone sider Stalin's sensitivity as an bridges, weird reck formations inferiority complex. This theory and other master works of na- held some weight nntil eviare found throughout the , ture dences of the Russian superistate. i'i ority complex accumulated in 1 denial of It after the war. PerThe mountain lakes and streams sonally I think Stalin learned provide fine fishing and the forests abound in game bear, elk, antelope, diplomacy from Hitler. Yon will recall Hitler was alternately grouse, deer, prairie chickens and others. frightening the world and being offended by it, and his techUtah, once a formidable desert now teems with populous cities and nique brought him many things be wanted. thriving villages. Once parched and W -- 1 That game somehow has worn burned ground has been changed to green fields, gardens and orchards. out. People are familiar with It Paved highways, airlines and sev- particularly military people. They eral transcontinental railroads pro- are less Inclined to fall Into whatvide transportation. What wonders ever pattern of action the dictators - .. si-- . i 'Mil i.:,r a hundred years have wrought! try to chase them. Words and noli. This year every city and hamlet tics annoy them. They want to in Utah Is preparing celebration. know the facts and they want to They will celebrate the centennial of bet on the facts. In view of hi MORMON SHRINE . . . Notable among Salt Lake City's attractions the arrival of Mormon pioneers. Less maintenance of realism, what ihm Is the Mormon temple. Last of the Latter Day Saints temples in Vtah than 75 per cent of the people are state department and General M.e. to be completed, the Salt Lake City edifice was begun in 1833 and not now Mormons, but all will join in shall In his official note responding completed until I89J. The temple la built of granite, many of the larger that celebration regardless of creed. to the Russian protest have said blocks being carted by before railroad was built in 1I7J. 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It is mined on Illinois cat added an ailing new of the ground where It lies many shoat to Its litter. But she ll never top teet deep on the shores of Great Salt teach it to purr. lake and in famous Bonneville salt Cats. Naturally the state is a large the Despite long German occupaproducer of both common salt and tion of their home Island, the sodium products. cows were never cowed by the Jersey Nazis Teople who go to Ihe beaehes of and are still supreme, says the Brit-isGreat Salt Lake find that they float They didn't even tu.Ter from like a cork in the water because of Coring. its saline content which ranges from An i 22 to 27 per cent. The lake is 4.200 feet above sea' level and has no known outlet, except evaporation. It is 80 miles long and from 20 to 32 miles wide. Great Salt Lake has several fine beaches. Because f,f its salinity no fish live in the lake, but small no larger than a man's exists in great numbers in it. West of the lake are the Bonne-vili- e salt fiats where thousands of brine-shrim- acres of white salt stretch on either side of the paved highway which crosses the area. The flats are so level that many automobile speed records have. been made on them. Ab Jenkins, former mayor of Salt Lake City and famed race driver, prefers the fiats to all other courses, claiming the salt keeps rubber tires cooler than dirt sr board track. The flats also are notable ( r their mirages. LABOR LAWS AWAITED Much talk of an anticipated depression can be heard from business leaders, financial people and economic observers, but you will not see any sign of it. The larger (and people generally to be waiting to see what the Republicans will do about labor. The majority apparently does not want to break the unions or their rifiht to collective bargaining, but they want to stop union domination of the economic situation, and power to tie up the country. enterprises lso.) seem e eight-mil- i ar i The San Francisco-Oaklanhas 264 employees, this as the large number being required e length, span, owing to its and heavy traffic, maintains it3 SHJ by Baukhage mink coats In four minutes," said surprised French visitor to New York. Fancy paying for them! "Fancy meeting 4. WNTS News Analyst and Commentator. WNU QGDD c g tit imn tf pbanmsctmtieol awir-fe- u SAMGS mum Are Always A Good Buy i f |