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Army Chief of Staff Testifies On Eisenhower's Defense Fund (Continued from Pag 1) President Eisenhower spoke out at his news conference as the Senate preparedness subcommittee, headed by Sen ate Democratic Leader Lyn don B. Johnson, heard Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Army chief of staff, tell about his "reser vations" on the President's Ike Says Jobless Pay Benefils Up To States Washington CPU- President Eisenhower told his news con ference today that further ex tension of unemployment com pensation benefits is now pri marily the responsibility of in dividual states. He said he would be willing to listen to arguments to the contrary. But with most of the state legislatures in session this year, he thought they should shoulder the principal responsibility for extending the length of jobless pay where necessary. Benefit Period Extended During the recession last year, hundreds of thousands of unemployed found them selves without money when their normal 26 weeks of job less pay ran out. The federal government stepped in through legislation and made possible extension of the benefit period. This temporary plan expires at the end of this month. Eisenhower was asked to day to define his position on various proposals before Con gress to extend again the fed eral government's participa tion in the unemployment program. He said the extended pro gram was undertaken as an emergency plan last year be cause most of the state legis latures were not in session. Other news conference ' Items: He reiterated his endorse ment of statehood for Hawaii without going into any detail. He said he wanted no "yes" men in his Cabinet. This came up when a reporter cited an opinion that the posi tion of defense secretary had gone down in prestige as far as planning for the military was concerned. McElroy Not "Yes" Man Eisenhower was ' asked on this point whether Secretary Neil H. McElroy took orders from the White House and the State Department or whether he functioned as an adviser to the President on modern strategy. The President said quickly that McElroy occupied the de fense post because he respect ed him and thought highly of his judgment. He said that if McElroy was a "yes" man, he would not be secretary of defense and, for that matter, Eisenhower did not want that kind of subordi nate anywhere. defense budget. In an opening j statement, Johnson noted that the subcommittee has been studying the nation's pre-! paredness for more than 15 months. "Throughout these hearings I have been unable to escape the conclusion that we are not doing enough, fast enough or thoroughly enough," John son said, restating a view that he has expressed fre quently. Budget vs. Defense "The problem of our pre paredness effort has been brought home to us sharply and dramatically by the Ber lin crisis. I believe we can all agree that there are few ma jor steps that we can take be tween now and May to in crease the strength of our mil itary arm," said Johnson. Johnson stressed that the nation's defense problems will not end with the Berlin crisis. The objective of the subcommittee's present in quiry, he said, is whether the defense program is based on the considered judgment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as to what the nation needs "or whether it is based on other considerations." That is the Democratic theme that budgetary consid erations, not military needs, have dictated the defense budget. Gen. Taylor was the first member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be called for closed - door questioning by the subcommittee. The warmth and vehemence with which Mr. Eisenhower struck back at congressional proponents of boosting the size of the armed forces pro duced some of the strongest language he has employed to date in his tug of war, large ly with the Democrats on Capitol Hill, over the proper defense policies for his coun try. . Favors Fewer Troops He saw no reason why the scheduled reductions in the Army and Marine Corps should not go through by June 30. He said an hysterical ef fort was being made to relate the Berlin situation to the size of our ground forces. A reporter asked whether he had the right to thwart the will of Congress by not spend ing all the money appropria ted for defense. Eisenhower said heatedly that, after all, he was the commander in chief and he had to use the armed forces as given to him. Then he added that while he w"as not going to try delib erately to thwart the will of Congress, he thought Con gress sometimes was mistaken and sometimes in the past had made some very serious mis takes on defense matters. In a growling, emotional voice, he said that if additional and in his opinion, under ground forces were forced on him, he would put them some where nice and keep them out of the way. As to the merits of a balanc ed budget versus national se curity, he said quickly there was no contest - defense would come first. The chief executive stood firm on his defense budget of S40,900,000,000 for fiscal 1960 after being asked whether he saw anything on the interna tional horizon to warrant hik ing the budget or delaying the Army and Marine manpower cuts. By June 30, the Army is scheduled to drop 30,000 men to a total power of 870,000 troops. Eisenhower said this was no small Army in his esti mation. The Marine Corps also is scheduled to cut 25, 000 men down to a total of 175,000. Unemployment Totals 4,749, Washington (UPD Unem ployment increased by 25,000 to a total of 4,749,000 last month. The government said the change was so small that it was insignificant. Employment also rose 16, 000 to 62,706,000 in February. A joint report by the Labor and Commerce departments said the stability marked the usual . pause between heavy winter cutbacks in jobs and the normal spring pickup in the economy. Compared with February, 1958, in the depth of the re cession, last month's jobless total was down 724,000 while the number of persons hold ing jobs increased by 734,000. ' But unemployment last month was still 1,500,000 over the figure for February, 1957, before the business downturn began. Hours of work in manufac turing industries were steady at 39.8 a week last month. Earnings of factory workers were unchanged at an hourly rate of $2.19. Sieam Boiler Geis Explosion Blame Portland A steam boiler, not an oil burner was the cause of an explosion last Sunday in Fair Lawn, N. J., which killed a three-year-old boy and injured six persons, oil heat industry sources said today. Leonard Gassner, executive secretary of the Oil Heat In stitute of Oregon, said the wire service stories were in correct. He was informed by Fire Chief Danore of Fair Lawn that a steam boiler was the cause. Chief Danore told Gassner by phone: "Oil or any other fuel had nothing to do with the explosion. It was caused by a steam boiler, but we do not know why at this time. Perhaps it was due to our hard water causing a de- ! posit in the tank. We are in vestigating." Gassner said the story has caused great concern among oil heat dealers all over Ore gon, because some newspapers displayed the story promi- Break for Injured Workers Sought Salem-CPD-Rep. Keith Skel ton (D.-Eugene) says that he wants a better break for the workman injured in Oregon. Skelton is co-author of a bill which would change the workmen's compensation pro gram. He told the House La bor and Industry committee Tuesday night that about two per cent of injured workmen in Oregon have received per cent of the money paid under workmen's compensation. The bill would require em ployers in hazardous indus tries to protect workers from financial loss due to injuries and would extend coverage to non-hazardous industry em ployers with 10 or more em ployees. The bill would abol ish the employers' liability law and eliminate jury trials on appeals to the courts from injury awards. Mrs. Cecelia Galey, chair man of the Unemployment Compensation commi ssion, said the proposed change would result in higher admin istrative costs and reduce workmen's rights. Opponents also contended .the measure would increase the insurance rates. House Trailer Damaged in Mishap Extensive damage occurred to a house trailer after it broke loose from the towing truck yesterday, state police said. No injuries were report ed. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 99 and Colver rd. near Talent, state police said. Ralph Glenn Lisson, 31, of 3761 South Pa cific highway, was driving the truck towing the trailer, when it apparently became detached from the truck. Lisson tried to stop and the trailer whipped to the left side of the truck, flipped over and slid on its side into a roadside ditch. No one was in the trailer at the time, of ficers said. Joint Committee To Visit Hospitals Salem -(UPD- Subcommittees of the Joint Ways and Means Committee plans to visit Pen dleton and The Dalles Fri day. They will visit the TB hos pital in The Dalles and the Eastern Oregon State hospit al in Pendleton for inspections in connection with 1959-61 budgets. Holmes Honored at 'Going Away Party Salem (UPD About 100 friends of ex-Gov. and Mrs. Robert D. Holmes, many of them members of the Legisla ture, gathered at a Salem cafe last night for an informal "going away" party. The Holmes are expected to vacate their Salem home and move to Portland this week end. The former chief execu tive has opened a public rela tions office in Portland. The oldest farm in the U. S. is said to be near El Paso, Texas. It has yielded crops each year since 1540. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, March 11, 1959 3 Marshall Taken To Walter Reed Washington (CPD Gen. George Marshall was flown from Fort Bragg, N.C., to Washington today so he could be treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the stroke he suffered earlier this year. The Army said the transfer was "made possible because of the improvement in Gen. Mar shall's condition." It said that at Walter Reed, the five star general "will have available the finest of specialized medi cal care." With three new parks in 1957, Alberta now has 35 provincial parks covering 96, 134 acres. Repairing and Relining Cleaning and Glazing Restyling Frances9 Furs 610 Valley View SAME PHONE SP 2-6526 1 Bar Supports Bill at Hearing Salem (UPD A bill which would create a fund to indem nify persons who might lose money through defalcation by an attorney received support of the Oregon State Bar at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. The bill would provide for payment of $15 a year by at torneys into a fund to be used to purchase insurance. Glenn R. Jack, Oregon City, who suggested the in demnity plan several years ago, told the committee defal cation "by a very small per centage of lawyers" is a prob lem. He said "if lawyers do not take the initiative to cure this evil we recognize, it will be forced on us." Robert H. 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