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Show Fate THE UTAH STATESMAN "A Weekly Xtwspspsi Devoted to Geed Gtraunr HARRY B. Publisher No Comment! MILLER, 421 : THE UTAH STATESMAN 2 Chuck Street (Continued from page 1) to all parts of the country. Exposure of labor union corruption and hoodlumism is regarded by some Congressmen as the best method of bringing about a clean-uin the near future. More and more legislators voice the opinion that legislation will be necessary to halt union corrup- Phone EM Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rate 81.00 per year Published weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. 49 NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, 1956 p tion. Vaccinating Against Socialism supporting skills are suggested The destiny of America in the charts, books, tape recordings, days ahead is wrapped up in the visitations, etc. substance of the education being given the generation now in junior high schools, senior high schools, and colleges throughout our country. People are what they are taught to be, and we are either teaching this generation of youth to be grateful, intelligent, responsible custodians of the American heritage of freedom, or we are teaching them in a manner that will cause them to lose their freedom and nullify the magnificent progress of this great nation. . i The suggested Course Content (1) Our Citizenship Heritage; (2) The Foundations of Our Government;. (3) The Structure of Our National Government; (4) Our National Government in World Affairs; (5) The Organization of State and Local Government; (6) Our Bights and Duties as Good Citizens; (7) Propaganda techniques; (8) Preparation for Telling the Story of the American System of Government to others. Books for Study' . Basic textbook for this Harding Academy Civics course is Todays Problems; by R. O. Hughes, Allyn and Bacon, Dallas, publishers. Reference books are: Fundamentals of Citizenship, Blough and Switzer, LaldLaw Brothers, Dallas; Your Rugged Constitution, Esther and Bruce Findlay, Science Research Associates, Dallas; Problems Facing American Democracy, Horace Kidger, Ginn and Company, Dallas; Know Your Enemy, Delia S. Mares, Banks Upshaw and Company, Thomas James Norton, Committee for Constitutional Government, Inc., New York; The Mainspring of Hu. man Progress, Henry Grady Weaver, Foundation for Economic includes: The Harding Academy (high at Searcy is pioneering in the development of American citizenship education. Last week we dealt with the Academys unique course in American Government. Other courses already developed for the high school grades are Civics, American History, and World History. In his outline for Civics, Perry 'Mason, Superintendent of Harding Academy, says The pupil should find in the study of Civics a guide to better citizenship. He should be informed, inspired, and challenged to acquire a high sense of duty and responsiblity." Goals for Pupils Education, Specifically, the outline sets N.Y.; United States History, Freforth these goals to be developed mont P. Wirth, American Book in each student: (1) To know and Company, New York. , understand the basic freedoms Other supplemental materials guaranteed to American citizens include local newspapers, magaunder our Constitution; (2) To zines such as U. S. News and recognize the great differences be- World Report, National Review, tween the concept of American Time, Life, Look, The Saturday democracy and totalitarian doc- Evening Post, etc. Recommended aids are the first trines; (3) To know the values of audio-visuWestern society religion, moral- four films of The American Adity, Constitutional government, venture series produced by the and the dignity of the individual. National Education Program; our (4) To recognize the value of American Economic series of American citizenship; (5) To cartoons, and others. know the rights and duties of Next week: High School Course good citizens; (6) To develop the in American History. spirit of free inquiry, working toward the development of ultimate truth truth, and only truth, being the goal of free inquiry; (7) To understand propaganda techniques; (8) To appreciate the advantages of the American way of life. Everything Necessary This outline, as do those for the other three courses, leaves nothing in question for a teacher wishing to establish the course. Besides the list of Goals, a list of Basic Understandings to be achieved is given, and specific materials for the development of' school) Irvington-on-Hudson- Legislation now is pending in Congress to this end, but no action is foreseen soon. The legislation Includes: (1) Abolition of compulsory unionism; (2) Reversing court decisions permitting the federal government to preempt rights of states; (3) Removing union antitrust law exemption. Seriousness of the problem within organized labor is emphasized by some members of1 the AFL-QEthical Practices Committee. A. J. Hayes, chairman of the committee, has been quot- At long last part funds. It is indefensible to ... representatives of western and exempt members of Congress and MINE AID midwestern mining states have prevailed upon the leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee to hold hearings on legislation we are sponsoring to protect our domestic lead and zinc mines from the effects of low cost foreign imports. Hearings on the legislation which has the backing of President Eisenhower have been scheduled for August 1 and 2. The bill I am sponsoring will tax lead and zinc imports after the price of the metals falls below a certain level. It would not only save the jobs of our miners, it would yield revenue to the U. S. Treasury. As its committees from the same Prisoners ... The lost took action this week House which should serve to remind those who favor a softer policy towards Red China that it has yet to demonstrate it is worthy of consideration. We unanimously passed a resolution stating that a prime objective of our foreign policy should be to press for a return of 450 American prisoners of war or an accounting by Red China of what happened to them. ' NO PROGRESS . . . For more than two years now, we have fruitlessly negotiated with Red China. Our inquiries have been met with excuses and delays. We know that they were once alive. The Reds themselves broadcast radio statements allegedly made by some of them. Letters by them were forwarded to home letters written in their own handwriting. Now the Red masters of China maintain that the men were never captured. MUST REMEMBER . . . These 450 Americans must be remem- bered when we think of easing the burden of Red China by in- creasing her trade. We must re- -' member that for more than four years American families have been kept in agonized doubt not knowing whether their loved ones live, or are buried in unmarked when the foreign aid bill is de- graves. During this entire period, bated on the floor. We require Red China has met their pleas executive departments to account for information with inhuman for the expenditure of counter silence. - The Administration won a victory in enactment of a new Foreign Aid Authorization Bill in the Senate, but final triumph is in doubt. The House may substantially change the Senate bill, lowering the authorization and placing other restrictions in the measure. Further, once the authorization bill is passed, appropriations must be voted separately. The goal of the economy bloc in Congress is to cut the $3.8 billion authorized by the Senate to an even $3 billion. This would represent a real victory, since the original program of the adminiss tration totaled $4.4 billion. or failure of the economy movement, which startled the and especially Washcountry still hangs in ington politicians the balance. , Sus-ces- CIVIL RIGHTS DEBATE The historic civil rights debate in the Senate may block much legislation of importance to business. This could result in many bills of this character being acted upon next winter during a political Thus uncertainties for busiyear. ness could be increased. SPARE TIME INCOME Refilling and collecting money from our high grade Nut No selling! To qualify for work you must have car, references, $400 cash, secured by inventory. hours a week to business, your end on Devoting of collections percentage may net up to $200 monthly with of good possibilities taking over full time. Income increasing accordingly. Machines in this area. Once the civil rights fight is ended, however, there may be a rush to pass important measures 8 in a week or period before adjournment. If so, big spending advocates would make every effort to push through programs involving huge future commitments. rush periods also are often employed by the advocates of big government to force action on measures to this end. 10-da- y nt 1 re- quirement The Senate restored approximately $1 billion out of $2.5 billion cuts made in the Defense Department Appropriation Bill by the House. $200 MONTHLY For Interview, include phone number in application. Write P. O. Box 74 Salt Lake City, Utah from Washington all appropriation bills by commencement of the new fiscal year on July 1. Opportunity to save billions of dollars still exists. , - , 1957 lo O al 6-- Friday, July 19, Congressman COUNTERPART FUNDS . . . I feared, the House Foreign Affairs Committee declined to adopt my proposed amendment to the foregin aid bill which would ed as saying that Organized la- require Congressional Committees bor needs the help of govern- to budget and account for expenditure of counterpart funds in forment, needs the help of industry, eign nations. Counterpart funds needs the help of business, and are foreign currency a nation puts others in eliminating whatever up in return for U. S. Grants. wrongs may be in the trade un- Although the money can only be ion movement. spent within the foreign nation, it is as much a part of the taxMeantime, the McClellan Comas United States mittee is completing preliminaries payers dollar our treasury. in currency of its proposed hearings on labor union corruption in the New York ON THE FLOOR . . . While I area. One witness has turned over was unsuccessful in getting the books which may help in uncov- amendment adopted by the Comering paper local unions set up mittee, I intend to propose it to by labor racketeers in New York. the entire House membership ECONOMY DRIVE CONTINUES The economy drive in Congress continues. This is due to failure of Congress to enact j ymsmiLims mint Mining problems are Utah's problems Mines help Utahs prosperity only when they operate at a reasonable profit. Despite good ore, many mines are closing down because a flood of imports of cheaply produced foreign metals is forcing our prices down, while inflation is driving domestic mine operating costs up. Utahs congressmen are working on Hie problem. You can help by writing them to say you support them. UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION From the earth comes an abundant life for air |