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Better Luck Next Year" on Taxes Experts Needed to Set Impartial Budget Figure , O P t W PEAKSON A tu ly s l tt tJ C om m entator. WAT Service. 1616 Eye Street. N. W„ Washington, 1). C. W A S H IN G T O N -A s the w rangle e ver the budget taxes and national d e b t continues. about the only c o m fo rt I can o f fe r M r. T axpayer o f 1947. i f he should ask me fo r ■ it, is a h e a rty ■ “better luck next year.” And th a t is no va in hope, e ith e r T here is a v e ry good chance that g overnm ent w ill cost less next year. This w ill not be due to any Baukhage w id e ly heralded “ sw ing the a x e ." o r so-called "econ om y d riv e s " w hich congress often prom ises and seldom delivers. If the budget is p ro p o rtio n a lly s m a lle r next ye a r, it w ill be because figures prepared by the Bureau of the Bud get w ill have been checked by con gressional fiscal experts who get th e ir jo b s on m e rit and who are o b li gated to no p o litic a l p a rty. These men now are being selected by a professional personnel e xp e rt loaned fro m the business w orld. A t this w ritin g the house and sen ate are stru g g lin g to find a com pro m ise cut in the budget. U n til they d e term ine the size o f the budget, they ca n 't be sure of w hat they ought to do about taxes o r reduc ing the national d e b t If it weren’t that the budget were compiled by one party and authorized by another, we wouldn’t have as much wran gling. Now there is nothing wrong with having plenty of de bate on a subject like this, pro vided one or both sides are vot ing on the basis of actual facts which are set forth by a disin terested authority whom the public will accept. Such an au thority will be provided, we hope, by the staff of fiscal ex perts next year. W ithout such experts w hat hap pens? The house goes on record as to the budget cut i t th in ks it wants to m ake. Thu a p p ro p ria tio n s co m m itte e cuts down the va rio u s item s. A b ill is s u b m itte d again to the house and the fight begins, each con gressm an a tte m p tin g to restore as m uch o f the a p p ro p ria tio n fo r his pet pro je cts as possible. L o g -ro llin g gets under w ay and the to ta l is raised. The same th in g happens in the senate w here an in d iv id u a l senator's demands are accorded even m ore w eight. E v e n tu a lly the ante is raised a little m ore. And i f i t doesn't get back up to the P resident's o rig in a l $37,500,000,000 estim ate (w h ic h m a y have been too h igh its e lf) there w ill be a supplem ental b ill passed la te r w hich w ill absorb any e x tra d o lla rs th a t are ly in g around. When Senator T a ft was asked by D e m o cra tic Senator M cM ahon (w ho was a tta c k in g the R epublican cut) i f T a ft wanted the senate to pass on the question “ w ith o u t h a vin g m uch in fo rm a tio n as to w hat we are d o in g ," T a ft fra n k ly re p lie d : “ We can only m ake an in te l ligent guess. We have no infor mation before us as to the par ticular items of Mhe $37,500,000,- 000 budget, in justification of the figure fixed by the budget (bu reau) . . . we only know what is requested.” T h a t is the keynote: "W e know w hat is requested.” only Why should the opposition p a rty take on fa ith the a d m in is tra tio n ’s figure? We have tw o p a rtie s to check on each other. T a ft a d m its the Re publicans h a v e n 't the facts now but he adds th a t in " o rd in a ry ” years ‘we w ill have a sta ff w o rk in g d u r ing the recess” —supposedly com posed of these n e u tra l experts who now are being h ire d — "w h ic h can give us m ore in te llig e n t in fo rm a tio n than we now have.” T here’ s the hope. w ir M u s ic Is K e y to U n d e r s t a n d in g Few Russians heard the e a rly state d e p a rtm e n t broadcasts, in a u g urated la st m onth, and those who did were c ritic a l o f the m usical se lections, objecting to “ h illb illy ” tunes lik e “ T u rk e y in the S tra w .” They com plained too about B ing C rosby’ s singing of Stephen Foster ditties. T his is only one instance where m usic has segued into w orld news since the war. I re m e m b e r v is itin g the Opera House in N uernberg when G erm an m usicians were firs t p e r m itte d to assemble there. The house had fo u r w a lls in ta c t and p a rt o f the roof, but only p a rt o f it. The rest as covered w ith canvas w hich kept out m ost of the fa llin g snow but didn t keep out the cold. No protense was m ade of heating the a u d ito riu m , and the place was freezing cold. Y e t It was packed. The p ro g ra m how ever could not be com pleted. T his was not due to the fa c t th a t the audience w alked out—they stood or sat w ith the snow seeping in on them . The m u sicia n s’ fingers s im p ly got too cold to function. T hat was a ye a r ago la st Novem ber. Today w ith the cooperation o f the A m e rica n m ilita r y governm ent, o r chestras have sprung up in every tow n in the A m e ric a n zone and a la rg e p a rt of the broadcast pro- g ra m s are m usical. ican Federation of Musicians; the resolution is from their con stitution which in conferring au thority 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 ex ecutive orders which shall be conclusive and binding upon all members—etc.” Such a resolution and such abso lu te a u th o rity runs d ire c tly counter to the advice o f K o d a ly and to the th in k in g o f anyone in terested in the c u ltu ra l developm ent o f A m e ric a or in dem ocracy its e lf fo r th a t m a tte r. This is one o f the m a n y facets of our m u sica l life w hich touch p o li tic s as m usic touches m a n y of the n a tio n ’ s other a c tiv itie s , past and present. MARSHALL'S RETREAT . . . Far from the madding crowd of Washington. Secy, of State and Mrs. George C. Marshall find sanctu ary in this modest home in Pinehurst. N. C. The simple cottage Is surrounded by pine, magnolia and dogwood trees. NEWS REVIEW Palestine Dispute Flares; Reds Endorse Mandate PALESTINE: MENTHOLATUM/^ W ASHINGTO N It is d iffic u lt for the average person to understand the am azing vistas opened up by science d u rin g W orld W ar II and realize that the unbelievable era of Buck Rogers fantasy is now a ctu a lly here The m ost obvious developm ent wus the a to m ic bomb. Not as w ell known [ but perhaps even m ore fa n ta stic are i the num erous secrets o f the earth ■ w hich the bom b's in ve n tion also ¡opened. F o r the past three years, fo r instance, geoclastic scientists have been w o rk itig on a p ro je ct fo r setting off a controlled chain reaction in the crus, of the earth T h is p ro je c t is described by scien tists as a hydrogen chain reaction, In w lpch the hydrogen in the surface of the earth w ould be made to burn in a slow but continuous stream . S im ultaneously, these scientists are reported to be p re p a rin g a means fo r speedily e xtin g u ish in g such blazes. F a n ta stic as this m ay sound. It is only a sm a ll phase of the field w hich science opened up at a tim e when the governm ent, in desperation and ou, o f fe a r o f w hat enem y scientists m ig h t be doing, gave A m e rica n sci entists fu ll freedom to w ork An e a rth -cru st chain reaction now Is deemed u reasonable p o ssib ility and m ig h t mean the end fo r a coun tr y even as large ns Russia. A chain reaction o, th is type could enr- ry across m ountains, through ice and snow, searing e ve ryth in g in its path w ith the relentless force o f a gigan tic , fire -b u rn in g steam ro lle r. A m e rica n scientists w a rn tha, w hat they are w o rkin g on also is be ing w orked on by scientists a ll over the w orld. No nation has a m onop oly on knowledge. What A m e rica n science has is a head s ta r, and the “ kn ow -how ." B rita in and A u s tra lia had Joined In the Soviet opposition, it was con W hile d ip lo m a tic observers ex sidered that it w ould be co m p a ra pected no m a jo r r if t to develop be tiv e ly easy to a djust differences w ith tween the U. S. and B rita in o ve r the them . In m a kin g th e ir about-face, the heated exchange on the P alestine question, the outburst pointed up the Russians p ro cla im e d th a t the U. S. apparent cross-purposes at w hich the was e n title d to the trusteeships be tw o allies w ere w o rk in g in the s tra cause it had made in co m p a ra b ly te g ic M iddle E astern region w ith its g re a te r sacrifices than the o th e r A l lie d countries in w re stin g them fro m oil-laden lands. F o re ig n M in is te r B e vin 's charge Japanese control. U nder the U. S, that P resident T ru m a n had d is ru p t proposal, the islands w ould be held ed d e licate B ritis h negotiations fo r open fo r U. N. inspection, except fo r se ttlin g the P alestine issue by de stra te g ic m ilita r y in s ta lla tio n s th a t m a nding adm ission of 100.000 Jews m a y be closed fo r se c u rity purposes. in to the H oly Land before the 1946 D ISLIK ES M O DERN ART congressional elections to get votes P resident Truman is strictly a was im m e d ia te ly denied by the conservative when it comes to W hite House. In a p ro m p t re p ly, it In d ic a tiv e of the problem s fa cin g modern art. "Ham and eggs” was said th a t M r. T ru m a n ’s d e cla the B ig F o u r in Moscow when th e ir art he rails the paintings of the ra tio n m e re ly re a ffirm e d the U. S. conference gets underw ay sh o rtly, surrealists, the futurists and the p o sition on P alestine taken in the th e ir deputy fo re ig n m in is te rs la y cubists. The chief executive s u m m e r o f 1945. ing the groundw ork fo r discussion wants his art down-to-earth and R epublican senators w ere q u ick to o f G erm an and A u stria n tre a tie s easy to understand. He likes It rise to the P re sid e n t's defense. agreed only h a lf-w a y on an Aus to be beautiful, not shocking, and B re w s te r (Rep., M e.) said th a t Bev- tr ia n pact. Out of 62 clauses, agree to represent something. Report in was tr y in g to m ake M r. T ru m a n m e n t was reached on 32. ers saw an example of the art the " s a c rific ia l” goat fo r B rita in ’ s M a jo r differences included: Mr. Truman loves recently, fa ilu re to w o rk out an equ ita b le U. S. and Russian disagree when he gave them a private agreem ent between Jews and Arabs, ment over what constitutes showing of “The Peacemakers” and T a ft (Rep., O.) pointed out th a t Nazi assets In Austria. The —a painting by George Healy B e vin had conveniently dropped his U. 8. contends that the Russians which the President had pur proposal fo r p a rtitio n o f the H oly have removed important Aus chased for the White House for Land in the face o f s tiff A ra b oppo trian property as reparations on $10,000. sition. the grounds that they were Nazi I . S.-British Rift AUSTRIA: Allies Clash U. N.: V . S.-Red Harmony Suspension of Russian opposition to a U. S. trusteeship over fo rm e r Japanese m andated islands in the P a c ific v irtu a lly assured U. N. ap p ro v a l o f the A m e rica n proposal to hold on to the te rrito rie s fo r s e c u rity reasons. E a rlie r the Russians had th re a t ened to force this co u n try into ta kin g u n ila te ra l action on the islands by dem anding th a t the trusteeship ques tio n be postponed u n til fo rm u la tio n o f a Japanese peace tre a ty . W hile M B property, seriously impairing the country’s economy. Russian support of Yugoslav claim s to the richest and most densely populated provinces of C’arinthia and Styrla. The U. 8„ Britain and France object, de claring Austria's prewar bound aries should remain intact. French insistence upon rigid control of scientific research. The U. S. argues that such su pervision would hamper the economic redevelopment of Austria, leading to employment and trade difficulties. MARSHALL’S ’FILIBUSTER’ WHY BE A SLAVE TO HARSH LAXATIVES? H ealthful F resh F ru it Drink Hus Restored Millions to Normnl Regul,trityl I lere’s a way to overcome consti|xt- tion without luirsh laxatives. D rin k juice o f 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass o f water first thing on arising. Most people find this all they need -stim ulates normal bowel action day after day! I-emon and water is good (or you. I-emons arc among the richest sources o f vitam in C, which combats fatigue, heli» resist colds and infections. They supply valuable amounts of vitam ins B i and P. They pep up appetite. They a lk o h n iti, aid digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tang too-clears the mouth, wakes you up, starts you going. Try this grand wake-up drink 10 mornings. See if it doesn’t help youl Use California Sunkist I-emons. Relief When You're Sluggish,Upset H ap p y W HEN C O N STIPA TIO N m akes you feel punk aa the dickens, brings on stomach upset, sour taste, gassy discomfort, take D r. Caldwell's famous medicine to quickly pull the trigger on lazy “ in nards" and help you feel bright and chipper again. DR. CALDWELL’ S is the wonderful aeo ns laxative contained in good old Syrup Pepsin to make it so easy to take. M A N Y DOCTORS use pepsin prepara tions in prescriptions to make the medi cine more palatable and agreeable to take. So be sure your laxative is con tained in Syrup Pepsin. INSIST ON DR. CALDWELL'S— the fa vorite of millions for 50 years, and fetl that wholesome relief from constipa tion. Even finicky children love i t C A U TIO N : Use only at directed. DR. CALDWELL'S SINNAIAXATIVE "SYRBP PEPSIN GOP congressmen are accusing G eneral M a rsh a ll -h a lf-jo k in g ly —of being ju s , as good at filib u ste rin g as Senator B ilbo. M em bers of the house foreign a ffa irs co m m itte e say th a t in th e ir closed-door session w ith the new se cre ta ry of state, he kept on ta lk in g u n til ju s t before the bell rang c a llin g congress into session B y th a t tim e there was no chance fo r them to fire any em barrassing Creomulslon relieves promptly be questions. cause It goes right to the scat of the trouble to help loosen and expel S everal R epublican congressmen germ laden phlegm, and aid nature cam e to the secret co m m itte e ses to soothe and heal raw, tender. In sion p rim e d w ith questions on Pales flamed bronchial m u c o u s m e m In W ashington, S e cre ta ry of State tin e and Russia. H owever. M a rsh a ll, branes. Tell your druggist to seU yon a bottle of Creomulslon with the un M a rs h a ll disclosed th a t John F o ste r w ith one eye on the clock, gave Dulles. R epublican a d vise r on fo r b r illia n t monologue on fo re ig n a f derstanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you are eign a ffa irs , w ould accom pany h im fa irs fo r m ore than a n 'h o u r. to have your money back. to the Moscow conference. In a ll, M a rs h a ll's monologue, however, the U. S. delegation w ill include 84 gave a w ell-rounded p ictu re o f U. S. m em bers. fo re ig n policy. Here are the high- for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis lig h ts : RUSSIA—The Byrnes p o licy of be in g fa ir but firm w ith Russia w ill be Seeking to soften R epublican op continued. M a rsh a ll has given this position to the a d m in is tra tio n ’ s fo r p o lic y ca re fu l study and is convinced eign tra d e p ro g ra m , P resident T ru B yrnes was rig h t. man issued an o rd e r sh a rp ly m o d i A U S T R IA —W ill be the firs t tre a ty fy in g re c ip ro c a l tra d e agreem ents. to be taken up in Moscow, la rg e ly A ctin g a fte r consultations w ith because it is “ in the nature o f a lib Full-fashioned, fine R epublican Senators Vandenberg erated a re a .” gauge N ylon H osiery. • N ew est (M ic h .) and M illik in (C olo.), M r. shade, sues 8'/z to IO1/: in c l.B o x G E R M A N Y —W ith in three years of three pair $5.75 • Add 10f per T ru m a n d ire c te d th a t h e re a fte r re the G erm an people should become kbox Io cover mailing cost. S e n d / cip ro ca l agreem ents contain escape e co n o m ica lly unified and se lf-su ffi check or money order to clauses p e rm ittin g the P re sid e nt to cient, re q u irin g no m ore loans or m o d ify o r e lim in a te lo w ta r iff con food fro m the U. S. A. SINGER HOSIERY CO. cessions th a t jeopardize an A m e ri P A L E S T IN E —The U nited States , 6 3 5 CHESTNUT ST , PHILA 3 PA can in d u stry. m u st be m ore cautious re g a rd in g A greem ents also w ill em body a P alestine now th a t B rita in has RAINE-KLEER “ m ost fa vo re d n a tio n ” clause, g iv agreed to la y th is problem ln the ing the U. S. the same tra d e advan U n ite d N ations lap. Instead o f g iv WINDSHIELD FELT tages afforded oth e r countries. A t in g advice re g a rd in g P alestine, the F o r c le a r vision and S A F E D R IV IN G In rain , fog, frost, snow. Just rub on wet present, some states have agree U. S. A. now w ill have to act. glass and “ The M ore It R ains—The Kleer- e r I t G ets." Fine for home use. Most m ents w ith others w hich tend to E U R O P E A N R E L IE F —Food con satisfactory glass treatm ent ever In- d is c rim in a te a g a i n s t A m e ric a n tinues to be the greatest s ta b ilizin g vented. Guaranteed. Price 50c postpaid (no stam ps). trade. influence in the w o rld , and the U n it B ew are Coughs from common colds T h a t H an g O n CREOMULSION No. the Russians d id n 't lik e the h illb illy A m e rica n m usic. And I doubt i f the average A m e ric a n could absorb m uch o f the som ber and m o u rn fu l Russian fo lk dirges a l though they contain beauty enough to the ear accustom ed to h e a rin g them and the m in d tra in e d to in te rp re t them . T h a t m ust be rem em bered in con sid e rin g a ll c u ltu ra l re la tio n sh ip s to w o rld peace. We m u st be in fo rm e d not only about the w o rld as a whole, but sp e cifica lly about each other. Reeducating the German in M a tu re in te rp e rson a l understanding the field of music will be a less im p lie s a knowledge o f each o th e r’ s Herculean task than it is in oth e n viro n m e n t and also the habits, er fields, for music has always tastes and th in k in g produced by th a t been part of the home training of e nvironm ent. M usic is a p a rt of the German child—not merely everyone’ s life ; an expression as something for which the music w e ll as an im pression. We cannot teacher was alone responsible. liv e p eacefully w ith each o th e r in I re m e m b e r a G erm an home 1 o u r homes o r on the globe w ith o u t used to v is it before W orld W ar I in the e stablishm ent of understanding w h ich the short period a fte r the in te rco m m u n ica tio n . M usic, u n der evening m e a l and the tim e the stood, w ill be p a rt o f th a t necessary youngest w ent to bed and the eldest in te rc o m m u n ic a tio n . w ent to his other studies was la rg e ly a m u sica l hour. The m ost in te re s t ed and active m em ber of the group was the fa th e r. TRADE: Modify Program fsToe!»*®5 •GRIN AND BEAR IT’ , . . This 13-month-old babv girl, abandoned in a hallway, learns to take the rough spots in life early at New York Foundling hospital. P A C IF IC EUROPE IN NEED H ere in A m e rica we leave too m uch of the ch ild 's m u sica l tra in in g to the schools. As the H u n g a ria n com poser Zoltán K o d a ly, who is v is itin g th is co u n try, re m a rk e d : "O u r ears m u st be tra in e d to p e r ceive the s im p le r m u sica l phenom ena before being able to fo llo w the m ore co m p lica te d fo rm s, and it is obvio usly the d u ty o f p u b lic schools to g ive th is firs t tra in in g to e v e ry b o d y ." RUB ON ERA OF FANTASY ByBAUKHAGE '« w ? TO HELP EASE COUGHING TIGHT CHEST MUSCLES W heat E xports C ontinue H igh W C H IM P .’r n M __ Dem n „ _____ W A ASHINGTO N. — and _ for<i> w heat by m ost European countries w ill continue a t a high level about the level of last y e a r’ s, he throughout 1948, in the opinion o f said, i t w ill not reduce it to a dan Rep. C liffo rd R. Hope o f Kansas, gerously low point. c h a irm a n o f the house a g ric u ltu re Hope said th a t a good wheat crop com m ittee. is forecast th is y e a r and th a t i t is As basis fo r his statem ent, Hope u n lik e ly any adverse conditions w ill G e rm a n y o f course has another g re a t advantage th a t A m e rica lacks. cite d the fa c t th a t the severe cold a rise w hich could b rin g about a Goebbels has been rem oved. A m e r w ave w hich has swept E urope th is cris is . He said the crop w ill be ic a ’ s m u sica l d ic ta to r has n o t His w in te r has k ille d m ost of the w in te r about equal to the 1,100,000,000 o rg a n iza tio n has a standing reso w heat crop. He also pointed out th a t bushels harvested la st ye a r. lu tio n w hich reads: “ The fe d e ra tio n the F re n ch m in is te r o f a g ric u ltu re , The co m m itte e ch a irm a n said it urges its locals to use th e ir p o litic a l here seeking seed w heat fo r re-sow is u n lik e ly that e xp o rt co n tro ls on and econom ic stre n g th to com bat the ing in the spring, was unable to buy g ra in s can be lifte d on June 30 encro a ch m e n t o f high school bands enough. when present le g isla tio n expires. L a rg e qu a n titie s o f w heat are be He said th a t as long as there is a and o rch e stra s.” in g exported to m eet the m in im u m g re a t need fo r U nited Stales and The dictator I refer to is, of food needs. W hile this p ro g ra m w ill o th e r g ra in s abroad and as long as course, one Petrillo of the Amer reduce this c o u n try ’ s c a rry o v e r to su p p ly is less than dem and, some COAST SALES AGENCY ed States m u st continue to feed the 525 M a rk e t St., San Francisco 5, Calif. w o rld —perhaps fo r some years to come. WNU—13 11—47 C H IN A — " I am som ewhat d is illu sioned about the Chinese s itu a tio n ,” M a rs h a ll com m ented. He spent m ore tim e on th is subject than any other, re m a rk in g w ith a laugh th a t he fe lt m o re at home when ta lk in g about A nil Y our S tren g th and China. H is off-the-record discussion, Energy Is Below Par how ever, included little he had not a lre a d y stated p u b lic ly . It may ha caused by disorder of tdd- fo rm o f co n tro l is necessary. Food g ra in exports are about 15 m illio n tons a y e a r sh o rt o f the de M E R R Y -G O -R O U N D m and, acco rd in g to M. M. B enidt, M rs. E le a n o r R oosevelt and son, who has charge of a ll g ra in a llo ca i Jam es, have signed contracts to help tions fo r the a g ric u ltu re d e p a rt in the s c rip tin g and to give technical ment. advice fo r a screen b io graphy o f the He said th a t as w heat allocations late President. P roducers w ill be decline in the co m in g months, m ore K ennedy-B uchm an productions, a f corn fro m the 1946 b u m p e r crop w ill filia te d w ith C olum bia. . . . A llen be shipped abroad, although i t is D ulles and his b ro th e r, John F oster not as acceptable fo r food as w heat. D ulles, of the N ew Y o rk la w firm of L a rg e q u a n titie s o f oats and barley, S u lliva n and C ro m w e ll, have been u su a lly not p o p u la r e xp o rt items^ re ta in e d by E ric Johnston’s M otion have been exported in the la st ye a r. P ic tu re association as advisers fo r No ry e is fin d in g its w a y outside the the Geneva in te rn a tio n a l trade con- country, because o f a poor 1946 ference in A p ril. crop. When Your Back Hurts - nay function that permita polaonoua waste to accumulate. For truly many P*°pl« J'«'1 tired, weak and mlserabla When the kldneya fail to remove eiceaa bfood *n<1 ° th*r W“ t# matter ,rom ths ?ufTet nr“t«t,nR backache, rheumatlo pains, headaches, dizziness. 8<,tt n,f up ,n *ht*’ *•« pains, swelling. Sometimes frequent and acanty urina tion with smarting and burning Is an- s i i ’bifig" th*‘ 1« wrong with the kidneys or bladder. There should be no doubt that prompt treatment Is wiaer than neglect. Use med? fc* *" better to rely on a medicine that haa won countrywide ap proval than on aomethlng le g favorably known. Doan s have been tried and teat- “ *" dru« D oans P ills