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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1949)
PACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Saturday, july 9, 194 Congressmen Catching On That They Can't Make HST Give Up Confidential Data Oregon Cities Get Magazine Write-Ups Two Oregon localities have re reived nationwide publicity recent ly In two of the lending magasincs of the United States. The Saturtrar Evening Post pub lished an article In the latest IsMie by Paul Hnsmrr describing the ascent of Mount Washington by the author and party of rltnihers Im-ludrd In the group as Rob ert Sawyer of the Bend Hullrtm Enterprise, aim got ll -.hate of publicity In a story by Kit-hard U Neuuerger tilled "My rorile Town . . .". Thia waa published bv the Ford Times, house organ for ( tlie Kord Motor company. Want Ads phoned to Sill before 11:30 a. m. appear the sain day! WAR KIMM MANILA. July 9 dl The VK naya llrst postwar combat es erctsrs in the Philippines will oe staged July IS-? bv a squadron of destroyer and the submarine tjueenfuh, the navy announced to day. The destroyers are the Rupertus, MaMin. Isvell. Tucker, Perkins, Duncan and Bluebird. WA3H1NOTON Congressmen have been alow to catch on that they can t make the president or his lieutenants give them informa tion he doesn't think sould be made public. One of the most familiar headlines of recent years reads: "Congress Committee Demands Confidential Data." Usually It involves material Investigation was that of the FBI letter to the secretary of commerce regarding a loyalty check on Dr. Edward V. Condon, director of the bureau of standards. A few weeks ago the senate sub committee on immigration demand ed that the Justice department pro duce its files on 168 persons, most of whom were connected with the United Nations and foreign govern ments. The attorney general de clined to deliver the files. He agreed, however, to reply to certain questions about the 168 person and the committee accepted the com promise. The argument started when George Washington was president. Seventeen president haw had to thrash out the matter with their congresses. Every one of them won. Congress has never forced the Issue once a president has taken a deter minded stand. At the heart of the question Is the doctrine of the supremacy of the three branches of the federal government In their own fields. None can give orders to the others In matters which the constitution, the laws or legal precedent leave to the others' discretion. The long es tablished principle is that the presi dent can withhold from congress any information If publication. In his opinion, would te contrary to the public Interest. Congressmen debating the Issue have often a.-Jted: "Why should the president be the sole Judge of what should or should not be made pub lic?" Senator McKellar (D.-TennJ violently objected when In 19S0 Pre sident Hoover refused to furnish the senate with various data concerning the drafting of the London Naval Treaty in 1930. His point was that the senate and president were part ners in the treaty-making process, and pertinent documents were the Joint property of the two partners. The argument on the other aide has been that the president is the only feasible person to make the de cision. If congress were to insist on reading; the material and then learned that its release had dam-1 ared the public interest, the harm would have been done. What can compel a president to produce documents he thinks ought ! to be kept secret? Political scien- I Usts see no practicable way of doing i It. The courts can't force the presi dent to exercise his Judgment one way or another. The only thing con gress could do would be to Impeach him and to the experts that idea is politically inconceivable. Strong public opinion would be aroused on behalf of a chief executive pilloried In his fight to prevent the release of information he believed would In jure the nation. Suppose congress should manage to impeach and have imprisoned for contempt a department head who had refused its demands? The president could Immediately pardon him. for the pardoning power is un restricted. Nevertheless, the issue has been raised ever more frequent ly in recent years. The nation has hever before bad so many secrets It wished to. guard, such as the atomic energy program and the far reaching FBI investigations of com munist spy activities. President Franklin D. Roosevelt repeatedly came to trips with con gress on the issue between 19-11 and 1044. The battles were mostly over I FBI reports and the records of the federal communications commls-1 islon. Mr. Roosevelt finally had the controversial FCC records trans ferred to the White House files so that congress would have to call on him personally to produce them. This was a device that President Theodore Roosevelt used. The sen ate In 1909 tried to force the head of the bureau of corporations to hand over certain documents relat ing to an antl-lrust case. The long struggle over the matter ended when TR ordered the bureau chief to hand the documents to him for safe keeping. President Truman took the same action in the Condon case. directing the secretary of com- mere to send the disputed FBI let- ! ler to the White House files. In many of the disputes presidents were seeking to preserve the sec recy of foreign relations. It was such an issue that George Washing ton faced in 1796 when the house requested him to give certain Inside information concerning the negotia- j Uon of the Jay Treaty, establishing peace with England. Last Day? "Prince of the Plains" and "Duke of Chicago' Arms Aid Bill Said 'Too Big' WASHINGTON. July 9 iV-Senator Dulles IR-N.Y.I today called the administration's proposed l,13.909.009 program to re-arm western Europe "too big." Sworn in yesterday as a successor U Democratic Senator Robert F. Wagner, Dalles told reporters be Intends to speak next week in be half of the North Atlantic security treaty, which he helped draft. He said he also will support the proposal expected to be sent to congress as soon as the senate com pletes action on the tresty next week to help psct signers rebuild military defenses. But the new senator said he doesnt now believe that any 81.130. 000.000 outlay, proposed for the first year, ought to be involved. -The effect of the procrmsa is largely psychological.' be said. "We cannot awild as armies in Europe In leas than five years that would stop a determined aggressor. Bat we need to help strengthen some defenses in strategic places." Dulles said that Secretary of State Acheson had agreed to fur rush a breakdown on the proposed operations of the arms program. He added that be would reserve his flnsl decision on the amount in volved until after he has studied this report. The New York senator also dis puted the contention of Senator Tift (R-Ohisl that the part and the arms program are so linked that a vote for ratification of the treaty commits a senator to support th military proposal. Taft told reporters he may vote against the pact for that reason, although he ssid he had not finally made up his mind. COOLED OFF BAN ANTONIO. Tex.. July P Lewis Harris of the San Antonio Express dashed into a burning building last night and turned on the light. He wanted to see the fire better. He saw It. He didn't see the stresm of water from a fireman's hose. It smacked him from behind and cooled his enthusiasm for his hot story. 111 sJfcrrs'-V-.- f - i J'rS,rJ r v Kj-i -3 r L ', 'WtB, -W . .Til a.''- 'xT. "Smugglers Covtt" and "Lightning Carton Ridet" Endi Tonlgr.lt I j WLsm W$ : JK4 Mnfn-J SVjjTi wXXjk Lo Showing Tonight! "The Boy With Green Hair" AWEET REMINDER OF THE DEAR OLD PAST U ''fijfilj V Sf continuous shows Saturday Sundayopens ij:30 p. m. 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