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Show Page 4 Friday, November 30. 195S THE UTAH STATESMAN m HRS. MOBILE HOMEMAKER OF CALIFORNIA GETS TROPHY Looking Ahead COMM? By JAMES V. DOUTIIAT WASHINGTON It already is evident that the modern Republicanism of President Eisenhower will not satisfy the New-Fa'i- r Dealers in the new Congress. The split appears most likely to grow out of the Presidents insistence upon balancing the federal budget and his opposition to the continual expansion of a big publicanism, dent said: the President WILL HUNGARY DIE IN VAIN? It is a type of political philosthat ophy recognized clearly the responsibility of the federal government to take the lead in making certain that the productivity of our great economic machine is distributed so that no one will suffer disaster or privation through no fault of their own. Now this covers the wide field of education and health, and so on, but we believe likewise in the free enterprise system. It i3 certain that in the new federal government. Some proposals of President such as his fight Eisenhower inflation will win the against of on conservatives strong support a nonpolitical basis. But other Deal the New-Fai- r proposals, such as federal aid for Congress, the union labor bloc, politieducation, Will be opposed by including will cal organization, demand them. that the federal government go much further in enacting social Modern Republicanism legislation than Mr. Eisenhower Mr. Eisenhower apparently rec- wants to go. Deal ognizes the strong New-Fai- r aversion to some of the policies On the other hand, conservawhich he has consistently es- tives will oppose some of the Adpoused. In discussing his political ministrations recommendations as philosophy, the President said in going too far. a recent press conference: Which Comes First? The greiat difference between event the Administration In myself and people of a philosophy and any Congress will be confronted that believes in centralized govthe question of which comes with ernment is that I believe, to have a sound dollar or an extenfirst this free enterprise healthy, you suffision of federal hand-out- s must have, first, integrity in your to satisfy the many pressure fiscal operations of the govern- cient groups? ment; second, you must preserve a sound dollar ot all of our plans Some members of Congress feel for social security and pensions that the Presidents desire to for the aged fall by the wayside. check rising prices and maintain These principles have been ad- sound finances cannot be achieved vocated and fought for in Con- unless pressure groups are curbed; unless the heavy burden gress for many years by conserva- of taxation is lightened; and untives, both Democrats and Republess government interference in licans. They have been opposed local affairs is restricted. Deal. , by the New-Fai- r If the President succeeds in Nor, they hold, can rising prices is be checked if the maintaining a balanced budget checking inflation restricting the scuttled, and big labor unions are growth of big central government given even more power than they providing a sound dollar he now possess to impose higher and will have to look first of all to conservatives in Congress for sup- higher wage demands. port. Social Legislation The other side of the coin in Keep Up With of the Presidents explanation is a modern Republicanism Utah GOP sibility by the federal government Taft-Hartle- pronounced assumption of respon-i- n the welfare area. Again discussing modern Re What will be the attitude of the United States government towards the Soviet Union now that its true nature has been displayed in all its naked brutality in tragic Hungary? You and I and the other 168 million citizens will decide that question by doing something or not doing something about it. Here are some questions we first must ask ourselves: Should our governmental leaders continue to clink highball glasses with the Communists at gay festivities? Should our foreign policy be one of prostrating the U. S. before the Red Masters, pleading again for Should Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov be invited to America and be feted at official governmental functions, as they, were in England recently (and as had reportedly been planned by our State Departmet)? If you think the answer to these three questions should be, No; then you had better write the President of the United States, the Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Hoover, and your representatives in Congress and tell them so. Presi- y Activities Weekly Mn. Diane N. Starr of Vista, Calif., is shown with husband, Robert, and trophy symbolic of her title, "Mrs. Mobile maker of California" being presented to her at the first national western mobile homes show of the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association in the San Francisco Cow Palace Dec. I and 2. Mrs. daughter. Starr is 21, blonde and the mother of a Husband is a Navy enlisted man stationed at Camp Pendleton. Mrs. Starr won her title in competition with scores of other mobile home parks. young homemakers who live in California 1 Railroad Head Seeks Freight Rate Increase An official of the Association of American Railroads declared Monday an emergency 7 per cent freight rate increase is needed to relieve what he termed an acute financial situation. Graham E. Getty, assistant director of the Bureau of Railway Economics of the association, outlined the plight of the carriers at a hearing opened Monday in Kansas City by three members of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Railroad earnings are so inadequate that increases in wages, taxes and prices of materials, and supplies cannot be absorbed . . . They (the railroads) face an acute financial situation which can only be met by the emergency increase in freight rates and charges. Unless railroads are given prompt relief, they will suffer irreparable damage. The additional million costs, amounting to 450 dollars a year, cannot be recouped once they are incurred. This is true because rate increases which the commission may later find justified cannot be made effective retroactively. In addition to the emergency 7 per cent increase sought, the roads petitioned the commission last Sept. 27 for an increase of 15 per cent. The ICC has not yet acted on this petition. Eight other members of the ICC will arrive next week to hear final arguments. Opponents of 'the proposed increase include the Department of Agriculture, the General Services Administration, National Industrial Traffic League, California Manufacturers Assn., California Public Utility Commission, a group of western meat packers and the Midwest Association of State Rail and Public Utility Commissions. Insurance Company To Pay Dividend The Utah office of the New York Life Insurance Co. has been notified the company, for the first time in its history, will pay total dividends of more than 100 million dollars to its policy owners in 1957, according to Sterling W. Sill, inspector of agencies. The record amount includes dividends to individual life insurance, annuity and accident and sickness insurance policy holders as well as group policy holders, Mr. Sill said. Gov. Lee Urges Utahns to Aid Hungarian Refugees Gov. J. Bracken Lee this week urged Utahns to support relief measures now being undertaken to aid some 5,000 Hungarian refugees now arriving in the United States. Governor Lee in a proclamation this week asked Utahns to make offers of housing and employment We Need to Write Our governmental leaders are sensitive to the wishes of the people, but only if those wishes are expressed. The President, under our American political system, makes the foreign policy; and the State Department carries it out, but the Congress wields a powerful influence on it. If sufficient Americans do not expres themselves we may drift for a while in our present official attitude of shock and injury and then slip back again into the brotherly acceptance of the Soviet Union and its Masters. This would be tragic to all the world. There is, of course, no difference in the Communism displayed in Hungary and the Communism that has been in action in all the subject nations year in and year out. The Communists crushing of the long suffering people of Hungary was spectacular because for a brief period a true account of their' actions got to the outside world. Identical methods of crushing out resistance have been used in all the other countries now controlled by the Reds and these actions have been well known to those responsible for our foreign policy. ing or employment, or make cash contributions, should contact the Deseret News by letter. Mail should be addressed to Hungarian Relief Deseret News P. O. Box 1257 Salt Lake City, Utah Letters should include type of employment and its physical requirements and details of available for the refugees. Named Utah relief agency by housing. the U. S. State Department, is More than 100 Utahns have made offers of help so far to the the Salt Lake Deseret News. Persons wishing to offer hous- - Deseret News. |