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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEAHS AGO
June 14, 1952 (Saturday)
A 19-month-old baby boy,
missing In the rugged forest
area near Thompson creek on
the Jackson-Josephine county
border for about 20 hours, was
found alive and well.
Camp White, if reactivated
on a stand-by basis, will In
clude 854 acres.
20 YEAHS AGO
June 14. 1942 (Sunday)
Eagle Point post office
robbed for third time In two
years; theft includes $75 in
cash, $75 in stamps and $50 in
federal auto lax stamps.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
song of the mowing machine
and the cussing of its operator
are again heard in these
parts.'1
30 YEARS AGO
June 14, 1932 (Tuesday)
Bar with a brass rail dis
covered in private residence
as stale, county and federal
officers make scries of prohi
bition enforcement raids.
Medford city officials con
sider plan to make "labor
agreements" legal tender in
effort to aid in relief of unem
ployed persons here.
40 YEARS AGO
June 14, 1922 (Wednesday)
Dr. Ira D. Phipps elected to
Medford school board by mar
gin of 45 votes over Dr. Rob
ert W. Stearns; 7H6 persons
cast ballots.
From the Local and Person
al column: Edward Kelly Jr.,
a law student al the university
of Oregon, returned for the
summer vacation.
50 YEARS AGO
June 14, 1912 (Thursday)
Prohibition parly holds
county convention in Ash
land; slate of delegates tor
county offices chosen.
Medford city council asks
Southern Pacific railroad to
insall warning bells al all
railroad crossings; council
fails lo pass ordinance forbid
ding free lunches at saloons.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nine or ten correct Is superior;
seven or eight is excellent; five oi
six is good.
1. Name the British liner
sunk by a German submarine
in 1915.
2. Where was the first per
manent English settlement in
North America, established In
1B07 by the London Com
pany? 3. In Army slang is a top
kick the commanding officer?
4. In which of Shakespeare's
plays is Ophelia the heroine?
5. Who once denounced
Congressional investigati o n s
into alleged Soviet spy rings
as a red herring?
6. Which of our States Is
named for a king who made
wigs the fashion?
7. In 1926 Admiral Byrd
flew over what?
H, About which Burmese
city did Rudyard Kipling
write a eulogistic poem?
9. Are the words "key" and
"quay" homonyms?
10. Who wrote "The Man
Without a Country"?
Answers: I. Lusitania. 2. I
Jamestown, Va. 3. No, (First
Sergeant). 4. Hamlet. 5. Presi
dent Harry S. Truman. B.
Louisiana, for Louis XIV. 7.
North Pole. S. Mandalay. 9.
Yes, (They have the same pro
nunciation.) 10. Edward Ev
tell Hale.
THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 1962
Forests, Lumber and the Public
Both the U.S. Forest
of Land Management,
ber management agencies in this area, operate on
the "sustained yield" principle. This simply means
that, in the long run,
cut than can be grown,
supply of forest products.
This provision is vital, absolutely essential, to
the future of our forests.
what he is) the forests
vanish, in the way forests have from time im
memorial when cut without restraint.
Recently, however, despite the universally
recognized importance of sustained yield, suspi
cions have been aroused that some timbermen are
out to destroy its protection, or at least to water
it down.
rVHE suspicion was first voiced by Charles V.
Stanton, editor of the Roseburg News-Review.
Discussing recent attacks on the Forest Serv
ice, Stanton asks:
"Is the timber industry seeking to destroy the
prestige of the Forest Service as a first step in break
ing down the sustained yield program? If the sustained
yield program is ever broken down, how long will it
he before Douglas county is devoid of timber as is
Clatsop or Washington counties, once big producers?"
Stanton admits that,
Forest Service may use
pend too much on career management without
regard for local needs.
But he sees in many of the attacks purely
selfish motives, with little or no regard tor the
economic stability and future of the lumber in
dustry. Another commentator, Ex-Gov. Charles A.
Sprague, editor of the Salem Statesman, whose
knowledge of forestry problems is as wide and
deep as anyone's in the state, discusses the criti
cism of the Forest Service in similar vein. ,
Acknowledging that
fied, he then proceeds to
key problem.
It is that mill capacity
than annual growth of timber.
Existing mills can cut
ber than the forests can
In this situation, something's got to give.
Either the number of mills decreases, or we allow
more timber to be cut than can be grown, thus
ultimately inviting what
"an economic desert."
IHAT do these attacks on the Forest Service
' consist of, and are they valid?
Governor Sprague comments:
"Demands are made that it (the Forest Service) re
vamp its inventory and sell more timber, though In
the present weak state of the lumber market, I fail to
see how this would improve profits. Another criticism
is over high appraisals on timber offered for sale.
"But the sales are made under competitive bidding,
and as a rule the bids run higher than the appraised
prices. In other words, the buyers determine the price.
"Another complaint is over the high quality of
roads which the timber buyer must construct to get
access (o the government limber. But tile cost of tile
ronds is deducted from the price of the timber.
"Still other requests were for allotments lo small
mills, but thai would be a form of favoritism. Under
the Morse amendment to the Small Business Act, the
Forest Service is required to set up sales in small
quantity, though that prov'.rion isn't liked very well
by the mills themselves."
THUS Mr. Sprague finds most of the "attacks"
I'll A VM V-Oly IV.C
They are, as a matter
can to make more timber
tentative 25 iter cent hike
cut on the Rogue River National Forest an
nounced Tuesday but only within the limits of
sustained yield.
There are some observers, and we are among
them, who feel the forest Service may, indeed,
be setting allowable cuts higher than is altogether
safe for the future of our economy.
Some lumbermen (and there are, obviously,
many notable exceptions)
a fast buck than they are
another generation.
fNE final quotation
w thought-provoking:
"Perhaps the public is not as sympathetic as they
should be with the plight of the lumberman., But it
Is evident most of their trouble stems from economic
facts not readily overcome. The public, too, has seen
many lumbermen accumulate wealth very fast since
1040, as one time gyppos moved Into the wealthy class.
They are not greatly Impressed with present cries of
'wolf, wolf.' True, communities will suffer If mills
shut down, but somehow they manage lo survive . . .
Lumber operators will have lo make the principal ad
justments themselves, for most of the relief they seek
from the government Just isn't going lo come.''
Some mills seem to feel that thev have a
vested interest in the national forests. Thev don't.
The forests belong to all the citizens of the United
States, and must be managed for the greatest
good of the greatest number in the long run.
If the sustained yield principle is violated,
it is the property of you and me and our neigh
bora which is being violated.
The lumber industry, which slashed most of
the nrivufn hnlrlimrs rlnu
. ' i i ,i i i i i forma town. This shameful
toniOITOW (which IS HOW today), lllUSt ad.UISt ; demonstration could not rep.
to the changed economic circumstances, and they j resent the attitude of the typi
must remember that the forests we all own have!"1 American "ll,,1: n'" is
other uses than for the
illg 01' plywood. E. A.
Service and the Bureau
the two great federal tim
no more timber is to be
thus assuring a perpetual
Without it (man being
sooner or later would
in some instances, the
too much red tape; de
some critics may be justi
put his finger on the
in Oregon is far higher
and process more lum
grow.
Governor Sprague calls
lltllULIimVli
of fact, doing what they
available witness the
in the annual allowable
are more interested in
in what will happen in
from Mr. Sprague is
n uitlinnt :i thmi.rht for
production of stujy, sid-
i . l I
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contrary is often the case.
Visit Blood Bank
To the Editor: On June 18
and 19 at the Red Cross build
ing, the Bloodmobile will
again be in Medford. The
Medford quota has recently
been raised, due to the fact
that usage has gone up. Our
quota is now 350 pints, based
on needs of the county.
In April, total donations for
Medford was 93 pints. Consid
ering that our population is
something over 26,000, that
certainly is a poor showing,
and it probably included a
few pints from some of our
Central Point donors. Central
Point has made a special re
quest for a Bloodmobile visit,
its first, in order that many
out there finable to travel
into Medford may have the
opportunity to contribute.
The Blood Program is an
essential part of a community.
11 is a shameful thing when
only 93 pints of blood are col
lected over a two-day period
from a city as large as ours.
I sincerely believe that every
adult person who is in good
health owes it to himself, his
friends and family to make
regular conlributions to the
Blood Bank.
The Bloodmobile arrives
every two months. The
nurses making the trip rise
early in the morning in order
lo make the trip down here.
We should let them return to
Portland with the knowledge
that their time was certainly
worthwhile.
There is a doctor in at
tendance, registered nurses
make the blood "with
drawals" and Red Cross
ladies volunteer long hours to
help channel the traffic. The
time required to make a do
nation is approximately one
hour. For those of us who
work in town, the Red Cross
building is a short 10 minute
walk from downtown. Tell
your boss you want to take
your coffee break at the
Blood Bank and invite him
to go along. Apple juice, cof
fee and sandwiches are
served to all donors.
If you have children, Haw
thorne park is just across the
street. Some of you house
wives could get a group to
gether and take turns kiddie-
keeping while you make your
deposits at the Blood Bank.
The children would love it.
Many donors in the past
have contributed only when
a fellow worker or a friend
lias needed a blood replace
ment. Don't let it stop there
Some day you may be in need
of a friend with an extra pint
of blood. Make your donations
freely and as regularly as pos
sible. If you can t donate a
pint every two months (only
five a year are recommended)
then go every four months
But go: Lei's keep our Blood
Bank solvent. Call 773-3813
for your appointment.
Mrs. I.ee D. Pinkham
2095 South Peach st.
Medford.
Flag Day
To the Editor: We wonder
how many Americans who
view the national banner this
Flag Day, June 14, will
fully appreciate the signifi
cance of the day? How many
will experience the spine tin
gling sensation of the old time
patriot"
We believe the ranks have
dwindled. The idea that pa
triotism is somewhat corny
and old fashioned is notlcable
in the youth of this day.
It is reported by a high of
ficial of the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans, In a speech at
the recent convention, that he
had seen hundreds of youths
actually picketing a Veterans
Hay parade last fall in a Cali-
eenainty a cicnr innicauon
u;yp or
understanding
country and
of the sacrt-
For Both Of W
fices made by Its defenders
is lacking in many.
DAV Americanism commit
tees In every chapter and de
partment are being urged to
encourage and promote im
proved education in both
homes and schools, on basic
American values and prin
ciples. We must impress upon
parents everywhere, the fact
that self-indulgence and ne
glect of patriotic instruction
of the off-spring, will not pro
duce the leaders of tomorrow
needed to perpetuate indivi
dual freedom and democratic
government.
Pat Graham
Adjutant and Service
Officer
Post 8, DAV
175 Jeanette st.
Medford. '
Free From Despotism
To the Editor: The attempt
(MT 6-10-62), to clarify L. C.
Powell s judgment on the In
ternational Court of Justice
loses ground by Mr. Neal
trying to replace what he
alone deems unreliable emo
tions, with facts. As a matter
of fact, in a moment of calm,
even Mr. Neal would no
doubt admit "slobbering
judges," 'wolf pack of neu
trals," "a bengal tiger crouch
ing," are not definitions at
all, but merely terms reflect
ing a conviction opposed to
that of Mr. Neal.
Devotees of the Interna
tional Court of Justice have
minimized the difficulties in
volved. On the international
level today, there is simply
no common code of morality.
For many centuries sovereign
nations have looked for a su
perior to whom they could
appeal and an authority they
could respect. The Interna
tional Court of Justice has not
even begun to assuage this
long standing hunger.
In painting a pleasant pic
ture of the Court, Mr. Neal
avoids some important dis
tinctions. For example we
would ask Mr. Neal to distin
guish between natural inter
national law and positive in
ternational law, as these will
be considered by the Court,
remembering that treaties
(whose Interpretation would
be left to the Court), because
they are contracts, bind in
commutative justice and de
rive their binding force from
the natural law; but the na
tural law is based on nature
and ultimately on the Author
of nature. Now the Court's
representatives differ on what
it considers natural law,
others on the Court define all
good and justice in terms of
whether or not it advances
communism. The Court, in
part, differs on the qualities,
even the number of the
Author (s) of nature. A large
faction of the Court even
takes great pride in denying
the existence of the Author
of nature. Now from this Mr.
Neal would lead us to believe
we can reach international
accord. No, the International
Court of Justice, as presently
designed. Is a sham.
The Court's devotees seem
lo be driven primarily by the
abject fear (an emotion) of
nuclear annihilation. And in
ternational control based on
the fear of the bomb can only
result in world despotism.
The Connally Amendment
helps to keep the United
States and other nations with
similar restrictions, free from
that despotism.
Robert Howard
828 B West 14th St.
Medford.
Not Senta Ciaus
To the Editor: It is my ob
servation that there have
been very few, if any. "dema
gogs" appearing in this col
umn. Reading Mr. Jenny's let
ter of 6 7 (M T.) led me to
once again examine both his
and John Casterline's letters
on medicare. While it is true i
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
True Neutrality in L
Of South Viet Nam;
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Newt Analyst
Saigon, South Viet Nam -When
Communist forces cap
tured southeastern Laos, they
acquired
'privil e g e d
s a n ct uary"
over which to
pour men and
supplies into
embattled
South Viet
Nam. And so,
whether Laos
can be made
Niwiom truly neutral
will have much to do in de
termining the length of the
struggle to which the United
States is committed in this
part of the world.
American military advisers
in Laos say that at least a
dozen Russian transport
planes drone southward each
day along the mountainous
eastern rim of Laos, ferrying
that John's letter does bear a
similarity to the current prop
aganda of AMA, Mr. Jenny's
letier bears a similarity to the
administration's propaganda.
So this boils down to who has
been more efficient in re-expressing
the propaganda ' of
their side? John or Mr. Jen
ny? Since Mr. Jenny has had
so much experience along this
line he must get the nod.
Before I am classed with
those with "no real issue," I
must identify myself as op
posed to medicare as brought
forth In' the King-Anderson
bill. My objections in brief:
1. Compulsory.
2. Government entering in
to competition with private
industry.
3. Ill prepared, will only
meet about 25 per cent of the
care needed.
4. Cost estimates far below
what will actually be requir
ed. My most prominent propa
ganda, which I urge all inter
ested In the King-Anderson
bill, pro or con, to read:
June issue, Readers Digest,
page 92, "What Price Medical
Care for the Aged?" written
by a member of the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Medicare is another step
toward the welfare slate,
toward the cradle to the grave
philosophy which didn't work
for Hitler's Germany and it's
not working for the Commu
nists either.
We are the government and
WE will pay for all we get.
Uncle Sam is no,t Santa Claus.
James K. Shafer
270 West Glenwood rd.
Medford
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Political chatter:
The quiet assumption among
most Republicans attending
the party's national commit
tee meeting In Seattle this
week appears to be that Gov
ernor Nelson Rockefeller of
New York will be the parly's
1964 presidential nominee.
The talk goes thus:
Contributors will probably
be reluctant to put their
money on the line to finance
pre-convention activities for
any Republican hopeful
view of the prevailing opinion
that President Kennedy is
practically certain to get a
second term. Rockefeller
doesn't have to go outside his
purse to finance such a cam
paign. rTiHE concensus:
. "There is nnlv one GOP
candidate at
that's Rock."
this time-and
WHICH is to say:
' The 1964 campaign Is
shaping up as one in which
only rich men need apply.
WHAT of Nixon?
This is the conclusion:
If he loses In California
this fall, he's a goner anyway.
If he wins in California, he is
in honor bound to serve out
his term - which eliminates
him in 1964.
11 f ORE from Seattle:
In the talk among the
members of the party s na
tional committee who are as
sembled there, there Is solid
support for the Idea that Sen
ator Barry Goldwater de
serves at least second place
on the 1964 ticket as a spokes
man for the party's conserva
tives. HMMMMMMMM.
Suppose-as seems rea
sonable now - that Governor
Rockefeller is the GOP nomi-
supplies to Communist held
Tchepone.
Then the supplies are borne
on foot along jungle trails
until finally they reach South
Viet Nam near the Cambodian
border, approximately 180
miles away.
Other supplies start by
truck from the North Vietna
mese town of Vinh, cross the
mountains into Laos and also
eventually find their way Into
South Viet Nam.
This is the "Ho Chi Minn
trail," and unless Laos can be
truly neutralized, nothing
short of drastic military ac
tion can prevent its use by
the Communists to prolong
the war.
One of those taking a
slightly more optimistic view
of the future than others is a
veteran Indian diplomat who
heads the international con
trol commission. It will be
the commission's job to act as
watchdog over Laotian neu
trality if or when It comes.
He is Avtar Singh and he
has been waiting in the
Laotian administrative capital
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
tc Field Enterpriser fne.
PERSONAL PREJUDICES
The most productive re
search has always come from
Investigating things people
consider so well known that
they aren't worth Investigat
ing; all basic revolutions in
knowledge have come from
scrutinizing the "obvious."
The uncouth can be made
couth, the barbarous can be
civilised but those who
move in an atmosphere of
false refinement are In
corrigible. If some people didn't suffer,
they wouldn't know they're
alive; the organism of their
personality quivers only in le-
sponse lo pain.
It is a mistake to believe
that a "happy marriage" is
one in which the husband
and wife see eye to eye -it
Is, rather, one in which
the husband, and wife see
things differently, but are
able to interpret and com
municate these differences
to one another, thus achiev
ing an added angle of vision
to life.
One of the most splendid
and durable definitions of poli
tics was given by Oscar. Amer-
lnger nearly a half - century
age, when he said: "Politics is
the art of obtaining money
from the rich and votes from
the poor on the pretext of
protecting each from the oth
er. We speak of the "problem
of leisure" in our modern
society, but the startling
fact is that there is less
leisure today than there was
during the Middle Ages,
when one-third of the year
consisted of holidays and
festivals.
When most of us speak of
being "open-minded," it re
minds me of the old Scottish
theologian who said that he
was entirely open to convic
tion, but would like to see
anybody who could convince
him.
It is a curious psychologi
cal truth that if we want to
make people cry, we must
put on a sad aspect, but if
we want them to laugh, we
cannot put on a merry one
for the most effective
comics are those who main
tain a serious and even
solemn face. Empathy, it
seems, is at the heart of sor
row, but contrast is the core
of comedy.
Victor Hugo said of Na-..
poleon that finally "God was
bored by him" - which Is per
haps the most fitting epitaph
for any swaggering conqueror.
Vegetarians devoutly be
lieve that "you are what you
eat," which may account for
the fact that most vegetari
ans look like the food they
eel.
It Is a mistake to engage In
any competitive activity that
comes hard to us, because the
person to whom It comes easi
ly will always beat us at it.
Smoking a filtered and
mentholated cigaret is, in
my view, about as satisfac
tory as caressing a girl with
your gloves on.
nee in 1964. He is an avowed
and apparently sincere mem
ber of the party's liberal
wing. Senator Goldwater is
an avowed and wholly sincere
conservative-and is the ac
cepted leader of the Republi
can party's conservative wing.
QUESTION:
Is it the concensus at
Seattle that the GOP should
again go before the voters
carrying water on both shoul
ders? It doesn't sound like very
good strategy.
aos Key To Defense
Diplomat
of Vientiane for nearly a year
to take over his duties.
This correspondent talked
to him in Vientiane in early
June.
Singh believes that inter
national agreement on a neu
tral Laos will mean at least a
partial reduction of Commu
nist Viet Minh forces now
providing the backbone of the
Communist effort there.
He also believes that the
Laotians, neutral by nature,
will not voluntary go Communist.
Matter of Fact
ic New Vnrk Herald
MYTHOLOGY VS.
MEAT AND POTATOES
Washington The tax re
duction bill the Administra
tion has promised is now in
the works, the
chief drafts
man is the As
sistant Secre
tary of the
Treasury for
Tax Policy,
Stanley Sur
rey. But Com
missioner o f
Internal Rev
enue Mortime
enue M o r t i-
Alsnp
mermer Caplin also has his
share of the work. The Chair
man of the Council of Eco
nomic Advisors, Walter Hel
ler, is already arguing about
the legislative tactics that
ought to be adopted. Emis
saries of the White House are
hovering about the fringes.
Before many weeks, in fact,
preliminary top-level decisions
will be taken by Secretary of
the Treasury Douglas Dillon
and the President himself.
As top-level decisions have
not been taken, forecasts must
be made with caution. Yet
there have been some pretty
plain pointers suggesting that
the bill will include a great
deal more than tax cuts pleas
ing to all,
THE President, for Instance,
referred to the oncoming
measure as a tax "reform" bill
at his last press conference;
and this was no slip of the
tongue. The men drafting the
bill, especially Surrey and
Caplin, are well known for
their advocacy of fairly dras
tic tax reform, with general
lowering .of rates balanced by
a stern stopping-tip of such
tax loopholes as the oil and
gas depletion allowance.
Even the argument about
legislative tactics is indicative.
Economic advisor Heller is
principally interested in stim
ulating the economy by light
ening the tax load. He fears
that linking tax reform to tax
reduction may delay or even
block the whole program.
Hence he has been speaking
up for a division of the bill
in which case Congress would
quickly gulp down the sweet
half of the program and ob
stinately gag over the sour
half.
In sum, unless the Admin
istration changes its mind rath
er abruptly, this IS going to
be a tax reform bill on the
pattern long advocated by Sur
ray and Caplin, as well as a
tax reduction aimed to pro
duce the effects forecast by
Heller.
FURTHERMORE, on present
evidence, the reforms are
going to be far - reaching,
though the reductions will be
even more extensive. Loophole-closing
that will bring in
from 3.5 to 5 billion dollars
Try and
By BENNETT CERF-
INTERNATIONAL sportsman Mike Breslauer was havinsf
-- one of his rare off-days on the golf links, victim of a
wicked slice that kept him in constant trouble. On the second
hole, for instance, he
circled his drive neatly
into the picture window
of a brand new ranch
across the road. Bres
lauer hurried on after
the crash, and before, the
outraged owner got to
the door.
On the seventh hole,
another slice zoomed into
the windshield of a Rolls
Royce which fortunately
was empty at the time.
On the eleventh, Bres-
lauer's luck ran out. His
drive popped a policeman squarely on the noggin and sent
him sprawling. The cop struggled gamely to his feet and
cried. "I'll bet you're the same duffer who busted John
Brown's picture window and wrecked Alfred Knopf's Rolls
Royce. What are you going to do about it?"
"I'm going to turn my right hand in a bit more." admitted
Breslauer, "and if that doesn't straighten me out, I'm going
to try a more open stance."
Dean Martin dropped In to see Sammy Davis. Jr., the ether
evening in one of those hotel suites that features & fake fire
place with logs and colored electric lights glowmg behind them
"U s freezing In here," commented Dean. "Throw another bull
on that fire."
Ever stop to wonder why a nondnnker is called "teetotaller" ?
The London Observer explains that the word was coined by a
Lancashire deacon named Turner whn declared that his hatred
of Intoxicating liquids was "total to & T." When Turner passed
on in 1M6. the fact that he had invented the word w in
scribed on his gravestone.
O 1962, b)r Bennett Cert, Distributed by Xttif Future! Syndicate
Is Hopeful
And he professes, at least.
to believe the commission can
sufficiently police the "Ho
Chi Minh trail" to prevent its
use in violation of Laotian
neutrality.
This is a large order and
filled with "ifs" but its ful
fillment means much to
Southeast Asia.
Singh admits that in Laoi
the United States is taking a
calculated risk in backing
neutrality. He believes tho
gamble is worthwhile.
By Joseph Alter
Tribune Syndicate
of additional revenues, bal
anced by general tax reduc
tions that will cost the Treas
ury from 7 to 9 billion dollars,
for a net tax reduction of 3 to
4 billion dollars this is the
sore of thing that is now in
the air.
This sort of thing, it must
be added, will put the crucial
relationship between the Ken
nedy administration and the
American business community
to a final acid test. The Presi
dent's complaint about the
businessmen, very clearly im
plied in his Yale speech, is
that too many of them cling
to conservative mythology and
forget about meat and pota
toes. The tax bill will show
whether the complaint is justi
fied. Already, the ear of ths
imagination can hear the deaf
ening horrendous howls which
will greet the tax reform part
of the new bill. As a wisa
Frenchman, Paul Reynaud,
once said, "The most cherished
parts of any system are that
system's abuses." In the case
of the American tax system,
moreover, the bad habits are
now deeply ingrained.
.
r"FAX considerations now play
-- a larger part than profit
considerations in . enormous
numbers of corporate and in
dividual business decisions
which is certainly not the way
a free enterprise economy is
supposed to operate. Further
more, the special interests that
stand to lose the most by loophole-closing
have shrewdly ac
quired, over the years, a whole
series of strategic blocking
points in Congress.
In the Senate, for instance,
the most powerful member,
the true president of the inner
Senatorial club, is not Maior
ity Leader Mansfield, or Sen
ator Russell of Georgia, or
Senator Byrd of Virginia. The
most powerful member, be
yond any doubt, is Sen. Rob
ert Kerr of Oklahoma and the
Kerr-McGee Oil Co, Tax re
form that does not tackle oil
and gas depletion will be a
public laughing stock. But tax
reform that docs tackle the
depletion allowance will
arouse the direct wrath of
Senator Kerr, whom the Ad
ministration has so assiduous
ly cultivated.
The question is, then, wheth
er the existing tax system will
shout down the voices of
those who stand to benefit by
a broad tax cut and tax re
form. Who will shout the loud
est? And on which side will
most of the American business
community be found?
In the last serious test of
this character, the business
community took the large
view. The high tariff special
interest groups were unable
to withstand the general senti
ment for the Kennedy trade
bill. But the coming bill will
be an even more exciting test.
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