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TAX CUTS DUE WITH THE NEW YEAR
On New Years day the 23-year-old steadily rising di
rect and indirect federal taxation will pause, or at least
be interrupted, temporarily at least, when BO million
personal income taxpayers get a 10 per cent annual re
duction and the excess profits tax on corporations will
lapse.
Some 10 million lower bracket taxpayers, however, will
not be as lucky. They are those whose net income does
make them liable to any direct payment to the treasury,
or whose payments are only a few dollars. They do pay,
however, social security taxes, and those rates are sched
uled to. increase the list of the year on employer or em
ploye alike from one and a half per cent to two per cent.
This latter group will not get tax relief unless congress
trims the excise and special taxes which are really sales
taxes on a long list of articles from furs and jewelry to
drugs and theater admissions, all of which increase living
costs.
Corporations may get another tax break at the end of
the fiscal year, J- .ie 30, if all or a part of a scheduled
corporate inco- tax cut is permitted to take effect,
which would reduce corporate rates from 52 to 47 per
cent.
After World War I the U.S. tax rate trend had been
steadily down until the depression year of 1930 when un
balanced budgets became the rule and continued under
the New Deal. In 1930 a series of excise taxes was levied
on many items and continued and increased during the
following year.
In 1932 income taxes also began to go up and contin
ued to do so. World War II saw increased taxes all along
the line and reductions were supplanted by increases dur
ing the cold war and the Korean war.
Whether further tax reduction can be expected depends
on world and national conditions. Peace will probably
assure it the Eisenhower administration program of effi
cient economy is carried out and a balanced budget at
tained, and the national debt held down to the legal
limit. G. P.
MISSING NOTE IN BERIA EXECUTION
In view of the tremendous attempt of leftist elements
in both Europe and America to prevent the execution of
the Rosenbergs, their' complete silence following the exe
cution of Beria, the former chief of the Russian secret
police, is significant.
It will be remembered that although the Rosenberg case
was in our courts more than two years and was passed
upon by the supreme court of the United States twice
there was a loud outcry that they had not received a fair
trial, that American justice was at fault because they
were finally condemned after "due process of law" was
stretched almost to the point of absurdity.
We've looked in vain for any international effort by
Commies or their fellow travelers looking to a fair trial
for Comrade Beria. But we've looked in vain. Not a
yip out of any of these brethren or sistern following the
arrest, the announcement that he would have a propa
ganda type trial or the announcement that he had already
been tried and shot.
None of the Red sympathizers anywhere in the world
seemed to see anything out of the ordinary in the way the
Beria matter was handled by the Kremlin. Nor indeed
should there have been. It was typical of the way Rus
sian "justice" works. Nobody was shocked, except pos
sibly Beria himself, and he was shocked in a different
way.
The Communists themselves pay American and free
world institutions a great if unconscious tribute when
they make an issue of one of our trials which was meticu
lously fair, as called for by our national tradition, and
pay no heed to a ridiculous travesty on the very name of
justice in the country of their choice.
The Communists may be too obtuse to realize the dis
tinction, but none of the rest of us should miss it.
ARE WE TAKING A CHANCE?
Whatever President Eisenhower may lack in political
background, he is thoroughly experienced in military mat
ters, so there will be little disposition in the U.S. to dis
pute the wisdom of his decision to bring two U.S. divisions
home from Korea.
But we cannot assume the continuance of peace there.
We have made no head way in trying to negotiate a settle
ment with the Chinese following the truce. The Ameri
can public understands that China has rebuilt the wreck
ed North Korean airfields and bas made preparations for
resumption of war.
The president's explanation for what might look like
dangerous move is twofold: (1) The South Korean
forces are much stronger now, and could give a much bet
ter account of themselves if called upon to fight again,
and (2) The U.S. air force is much stronger and would
strike heavier blows at the enemy. It might also use
atomic weapons if the Chinese were to break the truce.
The cutback in Korea is in line with the administra
tion's decision to reduce the armed forces by 10 per cent.
It expects to do this without reducing combat effective
ness, but by a reduction of support troops, housekeeping
forces which though necessary do not fight.
Presumably some risk is involved, but our enemies may
assume and probably rightly that we are fully confident
of our strength due to superiority of weapons and other
wise or we wouldn't do it. So the risk may be much less
than a quick look would suggest.
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Party Revolt No Monopoly
For GOP; Dems Have It Too
By DREW PEARSON
Washington Democrat sena
tors returning to Washington
for the hot congressional ses
sion find that the republicans
aren't the only people troubled
with rumblings of revolt. There
are also rumblings against the
handsome young senate minor
ity leader, Lyndon Johnson of
Texas.
For the first time, Lyndon
has lost the support of the man
who made him ex-speaker
Sam Rayburn.
To those who used to watch
Lyndon in Sam Rayburn's of
fice in the days when he was
a young congressman, this is
almost unbelievable. The young
congressman from Texas hung
on to the coattails of the elder
congressman from Texas as if
Sam was his nursemaid. Where
one went the other went. If it
had not been for Rayburn's
faithful, never - failing friend
ship, Johnson would be just an
other congressman or else de
feated today.
Last summer, however, Ray
burn, despite his age, 71, set
out to heal the wounds of the
badly fractured democratic par
ty. He held S10-a-plate dinners
all over Texas. Meanwhile, his
former young disciple, aged
only 45, went his own way. He
made more than 180 speeches
all over Texts, but he made
them for Lyndon, not for the
democratic party which his
one-time mentor was trying to
cement.
Privately, Rayburn has had
plenty to say about this. He's
even been willing to agree to
the appropriateness of the
Johnson nickname, "Lyin'
Down" Lyndon. But publicly
he says nothing against his old
friend. Sam isn't built that way
had sought to embarrass An
drews' chief in the White House.
McCarthy and Andrews drove
together from Washington to
Richmond, where the senator
stopped by Andrews house, bor
rowed a razor and shaved off
the dark stubble so often fea
tured in cartoons of him. Later,
the two drove together to the
Hotel John Marshall, where
Andrews had arranged a re
ception. He expected 800
guests. Less than 200 showed
up.
Real reason Andrews has
been fawning over McCarthy is
that the senator happens to be
chairman of the appropriations
subcommittee, which decides
how much money will be allot
ted to the internal revenue bu
reau. Though McCarthy is the only
U. S. senator whose strange fi
nances are exposed in an of
ficial senate report, it doesn't
look as if Andrews' tax agency
will be doing anything about it.
Peace Messages
Secretary of State Dulles
stated last week that the people
under soviet domination are so
discontented "it would be reck
less" for the Russians "to en
gage in general war."
All the information I've been
able to obtain confirms this.
Refugees and other sources
along the iron curtain all back
him up.
However, this situation is not
going to last forever.
Therefore, now is the time to
begin the campaign promised
by both General Eisenhower
and Mr. Dulles during their
election speeches of getting
peace and friendship propagan
da behind the iron curtain.
One of the simplest ways of
However, various senators are doing this is by sending mes-
saying things about Lyndon. sa6es across the Iron curtain by
They are especially asking the larSe weather balloons. Most
question: "How can Johnson I successful experiment to this
lead the democratic party in end was conducted by C. D.
Washincton if he wouldn't lead ! Jackson, now on the White
it back in Texas?
They know the reason John
son wouldn't lead it in Texas
was because he is afraid of re
publicans and Dixiecrats when
he comes up for re-election next
year. And while they sympath
ize with re-election problems,
they also figure that they need
a senate leader who can con
centrate on going forward on
behalf of the democratic party,
not looking backward at Texas
on behalf of himself.
Strange Friends
Amiable T. Coleman An
drews, the nation's tax chief,
House staff, together with Ab
bott Washburn, also on the
White House staff, and this
writer, in the summer of 1951.
Working from West Germany
within a couple of miles of the
Czech border, we launched bal
loons carrying 11,000,000 leaf
lets to the people of Czechoslo
vakia. By gauging the winds it
was fairly simple to get the bal
loons to spill their leaflet load
over the bigger Czech cities
just as people were going to
work.
The effect on the Czech peo
ple was so electrifying that
Premier Zapotocky had to de
Salem 55YearsAgo
By BEN MAXWELL
December 28, 1898
A bill for an act to provide
for the nomination of candi
dates for public office by direct
vote of the qualified electors
had been considered or legisla
tive introduction.
Jos. Meyers & Son, 278-280
Commercial street, at the cor
ner of Court, "Salem's Greatest
Store," had natural wool and
camel's hair all wool under
wear for men at 89c.
Salem Benevolent Institute,
the "Helping Hand Mission," at
101 Center street, had a board
ing house for friendless men of
all denominations where meals,
beds and necessaries of life are
provided. Money, goods and
wares were solicited for the
good of the cause. A. G. Coss,
manager.
Wanted: To know what caus
ed the death of 20 of my chick
ens which died very suddenly
at my home in Highland ad
dition. Conrad Dillman.
Ike Advisor
Optimistic
Washington W Gabriel
Hague, economic assistant to
President Eisenhower, said
Sunday the nation's economy
Is in excellent shape and that
room of St. Mary's school,
tically on the business . . .
o.itlook for next year."
Hague, appearing on a radio
and television debit with
Sen. Douglas (D., 111.), said
the administration has been
preparing plans for use in the
event of a depression, and that
"we can look pretty optimis
to congress next month.
Douglas reiterated his con
tention that a "real recession"
is in progress, and that the ad
ministration should move to
cut taxes and to sponsor pub
lic works.
"If we are to avert a depres
sion, he said, "It win be nec
essary for us to recognize the
proniem ana not Piae irom lti
at we did in 1931 and 1932." J
has been sharply criticized on 1iv., , ....), ihm ,, ,
Capitol Hill for impropriety in , parIiament denouncing the
handling Senator McCarthy s . leanets germ carrler, . But the
tax case. Czech people, who knew bet-
At the very same time that , ter. continued to so for the leaf-
three revenue agents were in-1 lets in a big way, even tacking
vestigating McCarthy's amaz- them up secretly on commun
ing income-tax returns An- ! ist bulletin boards,
drews was entertaining him' The present winter is going
royally at Richmc'd and later lo be rough on people behind
introduced him to a banquet the iron curtain. Food is not
audience as "one of the great plentiful. Clothing has never
Americans of our age." ; been plentiful. This would be
One senator who had probed ' the perfect period to balloon
McCarthy's finances as mem-! drop friendship messages at
ber of the senate elections com-! tached to anything from pins
mittee even took the trouble to and needles to tea and biscuits,
warn Andrews in advance that icpTriiht. it,
it would be improper for him
to act as host to McCarthy at GAY DOG
the same time the internal rev- Hartford, Conn. U.0 After
enue bureau was Investigating ; their pet dog, Joy, was killed
him. However. Andrews pooh- by an automobile. Gov. and
poohed the advice, went ahead Mrs. John D. Lodge replaced
with his date with McCarthy. , the puppy with another they
This occurred after McCarthy I named Gay.
Salem Typewriter Exchange,
C. M. Lockwood, 288 Commer
cial street. Densmore typewrit
er, $102.50; New Century,
$102.50; New Yost, $102.50.
Argenti item: The district has
decided to build a new school
house and from a civilized point
of view prosperity prevails.
Harritt & Lawrence, the Old
Postoffice Grocery, had a new
coffee imported by the shipload
and roasted for their trade at
15c a pound. Each package con
tained a good spoon free.
Cronise gallery had flash
light powder for the amateur
photographer.
LINDY'S GETTING OLDER
Pendleton East Oregonian
Did that picture of Charles
Lindbergh, in the newspapers
last week, shock you, too? How
time flies? Seems Lindy made
that 1927 flight to Paris in the
Spirit of St. Louis only yester
day. Guess he looks a little
older in 1953 for the same rea
son we do. Have you looked in
the mirror recently?
ON THE WING
Memphis, Tenn 0J.B Walton
Lipsey, Jr., didn't fire a shot,
but he got his quail just the
same. He said the flying bird
hit the barrel of his gun and
broke its neck.
'Mere Journalists'
By RAYMOND MOLET
I have received a letter from
a professor in a large American
university taking me to task
for my views favoring the
Bricker amendment. Since the
gentleman is a perfect strang
er to me, and since the letter
and an article accompanying it
are obviously propaganda ef
forts to influence my opinion
on a public question, I' do not
regard what he says as a pri
vate or privileged communica
tion, although I shall withhold
his name and that of the insti
tution in which he is a profes
sor. In fact, the propaganda
purpose of the communication
is so stated. It saya that he
hopes his pamphlet will lead
me "to take a somewhat differ
ent attitude."
His first sentence is this: "It
Is natural that some columnists
who are mere journalists should
be misled by the ardent sup
porters of the Bricker amend
ment, but I greatly regret that
a former Columbia professor
should be Infected by their ter
ror of treaties."
I shall not argue the Bricker
amendment in this piece, al
though my views stand unim
paired after this attack. Nor
shall I stress the patronizing
tone of the communication ex
cept to say that this attitade
of some professors may explain
why their institutions are hav
ing so much trouble these days.
I have had enough experience
to know how that attitude
grows with the seclusion in
which a long academic life is
more or less enjoyed. Inciden
tally, I am not "a former" pro
fessor yet.
In the sentence I have quot
ed, the word "natural" ap
pears. Another professor in
this man's institution used to
warn students against the loose
use of the word "natural." In
this case it is used to glide eas
ily over a hard point of evi
dence. There is nothing "natur
al" in the sense of an innate
or habitual disposition of jour
nalists to lose their balance in
the presence of "ardent sup
porters" of this or that. I have
found that the more ardent a
person is, the more a good re
porter will suspect the validity
of his case.
There are good lawyers and
plausible arguments on both
sides of the Bricker matter. The
real reason why I favor it is
based not on anything I learn
ed as a professor, beyond the
plain meaning of the law be
fore and after the Holland v.
Missouri case. I favor it be
cause in my contacts with the
actual people who conduct for
eign relations as distinguished
from the dream people used in
much academic discussion I
have learned how fallible they
are and, in particular, how ar
dently the members of the exe
cutive department will try to
rid themselves of congression
al restraints.
I also have learned how
shocking have been the betray
als of the national interest by
members of the foreign service
in past years. I learned this by
the hard way of 20 years in
Journalism. I also might add,
I hope without returning pat
ronage in kind, that, unlike this
professor, I served in the State
Department for a period and
know the actualities there.
"Mere" journalists are In
contact with the government.
Their knowledge of its nature
is more likely to be reliable be
cause of that fact.
Finally, I would remind my
correspondent that, after learn
ing my trade in the two pro
fessions of teaching and jour
nalism, I found the latter much
more exacting. This professor
might not be so contemptuous
of "mere journalists" if he tried
for a while to interest a million
or more people several times
a week and at the same time to
be accurate and libel proof.
BASKETBALL LOOKING UP
Albany Democrat-Herald
It would be no favor to Coach
Gill and his troupe of tower
ing basketeers to begin pick
ing them already for the na
tional championship; but their
victory over Indiana, national
champions, after a loss of an
overtime game the previous
evening, tags the Beavers as
probably the best basketball
team assembled In Oregon since
Howard Hobson's Tall Firs,
who captured the national title
in 1939.
POOR MAN'S rHILOSOPHFo
If You Give Folks Relief k.
Trouble, They Don't Lik
y HAL BOYLE 6
ew lor vn once upon
s time there was a perfect
Christmas.
everynoay in America got
exacuy me presents he want
ed, every man, every woman,
every child. And every present
was just the right size.
Peace lapped the land in an
Invisible tide of love. The
children behaved. Each mother-in-law
folt as welcome as
a queen. Papa and mamma
found northing to quarrel
about.
In Louisville a man gave
his wife a canary and when
she said the bird would never
be able to sing the canary
promptly warbled "My Old
Kentucky Home." Same thing
happened in Dallas, except
that canary saluted three times
with his wing and boomed in
baritone, "The Eyes of Texas
Are Upon You."
Every mouse got free
cheese, every dog a bone,
every cat a nip of catnip.
No housewife burned the
turkey. Everybody in every
family got to the dinner table
on time. Everybody ate until
he was full, but nobody ate
too much. There wasn't an
aspirin or sodium bicarbonate
bottle opened all day from
Maine to California.
Nobody drank more than he
should. Well, yes, one fellow
did, an old hermit in the
Ozarks. But that's the way he
wanted to spend Christmas,
because he enjoyed hangovers
all by himself. As a matter
of fact, that was why he had
decided to become a hermit
years before.
There wasn't a traffic jam
anywhere in the nation, and
whenever anybody looked for
a parking space he found two,
and women drivers found
three, so they had no trouble
parking either. No cars crash
ed together or left the high
way and turned over.
Accident cases? There
Sen. Dean Walker
Astorian-Budgct
Death has removed one of
Oregon's most valuable politi
cal leaders in the death of Sen.
Dean Walker, former state sen
ate president and a member of
the legislature for two decades.
He has been for some years
one of the legislature's acknow
ledged experts and leaders, par
ticularly in matters of taxation
and finance. Other members of
the legislature tell of the worth
of his counsel and guidance in
the activities of that body. His
experience has been of great
value to the legislature in es
tablishing taxation programs,
and therefore of value to all
the people.
BOYLE
wasn't
on.
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we day off. The J..! 1
bers and ouUaw,
and rearf a
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snowed in 17
and evorvwh... ..w
had received . T. ch
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The polltlcl.ni .
p ano instesdof politaTl
diploma , msinuind Mbl
matic silence. The word
dusk" AmMiC" 'nm "A
Everybody went to bed WI
happy and content ..T.l
joyed hi, best ilwpta J
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easy at the strange dentil
holiday disasters, let th.;. J
porters also 10 hnm. ..... I
and my, where the report.
wives surprised it ttuti I
The next morning the n J
age American, opening hi J
per, found the front page o
pletely lacking in ututropl
for the first time in hii
ory. There wasn't even i teal
aai. a
"What's in the paper!" ukl
his wife. 1
"Nothing," replied the hJ
band. The average Amerieil
groaning inwardly, then b J
going through his buMml
figuring how he would tvl
pay for his Christmas bill i
found he not only had enoul
io pay tnem su there wl
enough left over to take t
wife and kids on a winter v
cation.
Then the average America
went next door to call on J
neighbor, and found thencigl
bor planning a vacation, too. I
"Have a nice holiday!" uka
the neighbor.
"Yeah, I guess so," uid tl
average American, and aolel
"but somehow it didn't Ktl
much like Christmas, did it'l
Moral: The trouble with pel
pie is that if you give torn I
real holiday from trouble ttf
don't feel like people.
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