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Show rate Friday, February 28, 1958 TIIE UTAH STATESMAN 2 THE UTAH STATESMAN GOP BLASTS A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government" HARRY B. MILLER, Publisher TRUMAN TALK Republicans accused former Truman Monday of conPresident 421 Church Street Phone EM a fear" campaign they Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, ducting could bring about an economic Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879 depression. Subscription rate 31.00 per year Trumans Saturday night broadPublished weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Utah side against the economic misNATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION 1958 rule" he said had produced a Republican recession was assailed by Vol. 12; No. 9 Friday, February 28, 1958 leading GOP senators as a disservice to efforts to slow the business downturn and to lift employGovernor's Report ment. , H. V. WRIGHT, Editor 49 CLYDE DISCUSSES SCIENTISTS, ENGINGEER SHORTAGE IN U S Sen. Alexander Wiley (R) of Wisconsin said that this is not a period when men who have been the as to in high places can afford to ignore nation the on across discussion is A heated going reasons for our national shortage of qualified scientists and engi- their responsibilities." neers. The spotlight was spectacularly turned on this situation By Citing income and employment e satellite statistics, Wiley said the country Russias success in launching the first space is not going to the dogs. He added: of structure whole our on rational focussed attention and it has But if the people are going to higher education. continue to be told that everyIn our natural desire to turn out sufficient quantities of leaders in science and. engineering, we must not be thing is haywire, they are going to e-trained a mental condition where carried away to another extreme and so neglect other vital aspects get into will stop spending, and then of our program in education beyond the high school. We need a they anything could happen. What balanced program that will, accomplish the dual objective of pro- Harry Truman is doing is creating not only in fear of the worst kind." viding us with qualified professional leadership science and engineering but in all of the fields of serious learning and at the same time offer suitable educational opportunities to all classes of our young people. Here in Utah, we have established a coordinating board for higher education that is engaged in a comprehensive study of the its conclusions, I am confiproblem. Without trying to dent that it will find a need to utilize all of our institutions of learning. By Rep. William A. Dawson It would be excessively costly, and, to my way of thinking, One of the finest traditions in universities to the point the House of Representatives is its deficit of several billion dollars in By James W. Douthat wasteful, to try to expand our four-yea- r WASHINGTON The White each of the next few years. of accommodating all of the increased college-ag- e population that annual meeting on Washingtons The will be graduating from high school in a few years. Nor would it birthday during which one of its House thus far has stood rather of the real motive behind many reads the first Presi- firm against the New-Fai- r proposals, of course, is the Deal best meet the needs of the young people who will be seeking edu- members consistent drive of some forces to is This Address. Farewell dents the nation into a involve drive to cational opportunities beyond high school. the the only business transacted but it socialisticplunge under socialistic federal government in Not all of our high school graduates are fitted for profession- is to be fervently hoped that the the guise ofspendinga spree schemes, to reduce the recession. In role of curing to increase governstates, al college training, nor do they all desire it. Looking at it from effect of this ceremony carries taking this attitude, President ment controls over the economy, months Eisenhower and his business ad- to make another point of view, our society requires skilled workmen and over into the subsequent on government must we decide and vote big when bigger. visers have laid themselves open as well as Anderson Supports Ike professional leader- issues that vitally affect us all to attacks from the political opSecretary of the Treasury Annot only in this country but in position and the ship. has start- derson firing eduappears to be strongly supthe world. That means we must not neglect our program of terminal ed on all sides. White House resistance to Eternal Truths The President has said that porting that is to say, one, two or three years of schooling becation extreme measures, which could beOne thing that immediately March will see the beginning of deal a blow to private enyond high school comes apparent as we listen again the end of the down-turin the terprise.heavy He serve an the duty Our two-yeemphasizes junior colleges important purpose. to the wisdom of Washington, is economy provided we apply to all citizens of in aid promoting They offer many special advantages. Located in communities that there are truths that do not ourselves with confidence to the In a recent speech he prosperity; is this closer h school country change. Materially around the state, they provide post-higopportunity job ahead. The effect of the said: to home for thousands of young students. Surveys have shown very different from the struggling, Presidents declaration may be to In our decentralized free enisolated young repub- slow up the movement in Conthat a much higherpercentage of high school graduates continue mudbound, lic it was at the close of the 18th gress to rush through to passage terprise system, the momentum of the economy comes from the miltheir education when there is a college in or near their home Century. But the admonitions and works bills. But Mr. lions of decisions public huge being made all community than when they have to go a considerable distance advice just prior to his long Eisenhower also has risked his over the country by businessmen, from home. The two-yeinstitutions provide excellent terminal awaited retirement to Mount political prestige. housewives workers, investors, as true Vernon they today Congressional Proposals all of us, in every walk of life. It courses, or they may serve to awaken further academic interests did over ring a century and a half ago. benow of Some the proposals is obin this area, most importantly, four-yeinstitutions and in students who may later transfer to Against Factions urged in Congress that each one of us needs to asstrongly ing tain their degrees. George Washington recognized are: sume serious responsibilities." Vocational schools have a big role to play. The talents and that in a popular government, A huge, public works program, Mr. Anderson says that part of to interests of many young people are in manual and mechanical, factions would arise appealing He with emphasis on building hydro- the economy readjustment has octhe needs of special groups. electric dams in competition with curred, and he thinks business rather than academic lines. They can find what they most need warned that this nation should private business; rise. While business spending and desire in vocational institutions. This will meet the steadily guard against an excess of this the nation on a huge has spentmay Launching huge sums for plant increasing demand for highly skilled labor, and provide the young tendency. However combinations atomic power plant program in modernization and new plants, he or associations may now and then opposition to private industry; people with attractive career opportunities. an that says increasing proporanswer popular ends, they are Tremendous increase in defense tion of this investment universities and Our four-yeinstitutions must was rebeto course time of in the likely Eisencancellation of spending to concentrate on catering to the young people who have the ability come potent engines, by which quired replace capital values hower proposals to turn some currently being used up." and the ambition to pursue their education to the professional cunning, ambitious and unprinci- duties and over to responsibilities said he the fear expressed Thus, subto enabled level and provide the fully trained, leadership we must have. We pled men will be states; some that we have by and of the people, vert the Billions for new aids to farmand may have to take some of the social emphasis from university life, to usurp power more have much rein for themselves the ers and for rebuilding cities; which might not be detrimental. new we than need will capacity of government; destroying afterLegislation for more housing would seem to be exaggerated." A fully balanced program of education beyond the high wards the very engines which subsidies, more social security, The Tax Outlook school can best meet all of our complex needs, and can do it at a have lifted them to unjust do- more government aid of various There is no longer any doubt minion. Weight for yourself kinds. minimum of expense. These must be our joint aims. that there is a strong demand in whether Washingtons warning in Thi3 program advanced in the for tax reduction. 1799 is valid today. Congress name of providing jobs unquesThis due to many factors, is Dam Funds would lead to a federal tionably for protests for annual The years against high adequate fight V $ggjE1XI5ISR5EV appropriations for the Upper Colo- this project. They turned down and discriminatory income taxarado Storage Project is now under the Presidents request for an ad- tion have made an impression. The urge of Congress to cut taxes way. It opens on a most incongru- ditional $10 million. in an election year is present. in Serious Effect ous note. While the spenders is a recognition that warThere This could have a serious effect Congress are advocating vast new time levies have continued far bepublic works programs as a cure on the economic feasibility of the for a depression" that doesnt project. Water and power users of yond a reasonable period. But there is increasing talk also exist, they are as members of the the Upper Basin States are comof using tax relief to combat the House Appropriations Committee mitted to repay the government so much so cutting off funds for public con- with interest for the cost of this business downturn struction projects already under project. While construction stag- that both Democrats and Republiway. That is the case with Glen nates for lack of funds, the in- cans say they are studying the Canyon Dam. Despite evidence to terest charges continue to roll up. problem. Some members of Conthe contrary, the committee de- I am confident that we can undo gress insist that tax reduction cided that additional funds were the damage of the Appropriations would act much more quickly as a not needed this year to permit the Committee if not in the House, in tonic for the economy than public continued orderly construction of the Senate. works or defense spending. man-mad- colleg- Damon pre-gue- ss post-high-scho- ol Reports . . feataed-semi-profession- top-lev- als el n ar ar ar ar post-gradua- te over-expande- d m |