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Washington—On the eve of the
convening of the 85th Congress,
there’ ik mounting evidence that the
Administration will not seek tax
Tax Relief
Tax relief is long overdue. There
» ho question that the inordinate
amount of dollars taken from the
citisen to support all levels of gov
ernment is staggering. The out
look for cuts is bleak.
Why is this so? The growing;
j tension in the world has again em
phasized what I have always be
lieved to be a certainty, namely
a that proper defense must be main
[ tained. My quarrel with the inter
i national policies of the Administra
tion has been that foreign, eco
nomic aid. was failing to accom- 1
plish that which it was intended to
accomplish and thqt, In fact, was
causing many people of the world
ta turn from us.
Whst Will Congress Do?
It is my view at the moment that
Congress will give the President
nacfjpary money to carry bn a pro
gram of adequate defense. Thei
P«oph» demand this. Unless Con-'
grass is convinced that the Ad-'
ministration’s request sufficiently
the defense needs of this!
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! critical time, I am confident suf
ficient funds will be appropriated
by Congress.
While we are awaiting Presi
dent’s proposals, I believe the ten
or of the Congress Is to provide,
money for nations Who are- con
tributing to the strength of the
free world’s struggle with commu
nism. In some instances, there un
doubtedly will be increases in for
eign economic and military assist
ance. I hope that we will have
time to carefully look at thesq re
quests to cut out the unnecessary
items that have a habit of recur
ring. It is not easy.
Confusion
I have just read the story of the
confused printer who rented a room
in Washington the other day and
never returned to occupy it. He
forgot where the room was locat
ed.
My observation to this is that
some confusion does exist outside
the government. Unfortunately,
some public officials seem to be as
, confused as the printer.
| New Year
} I hope that the New Year pro
i v 'des everyone a measure of health,
i happiness and prosperity. 1
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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TEXT: “Character is a by-pro
duct of doing one’s daily duty.”
—Woodrow Wilson
When Bishop Phillips Brooks
made his list trip from America to
Europe, a friend jokingly remark
ed that while abroad he might dis
cover some new religion to bring
him with him.
~ “Be careful, Bishop Brooks,” a
listener warned, “It may be diffi
cult to get your new religion
through the Customs House.”
“I guess not,” replied the Bish
op, laughing, “for we may take it
for granted that any new religion
popular enough to import, will have
not duties attached to it.”
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JAMES V. DOUTUAI
Washington—The big issue in
the annual foreign aid battle in
Congress this winter will be: “How
much more?” In contrast, the
question for several years has been
how much foreign aid would be cut
It is the' duties attached to a
character which make it different
from a reputation. A reputation is
like a gift or a garment. We may
have it given to us. We may wear
it. It is not "always a part of us.
It is what we are thought to be.
A man’s character is something
which Tie moulds, alone. It isi
what is left after he rubs against
life. Some wear away. Others en-J
dure. They perform the duties that!
smooth their rough edges. What
remains is character, polished and
strong.
A reputation may be dimmed, but
a character tested by the duties it
has assumed, remains shining with!
a beauty that never fades.
by Congress. j
Hopes of economy-minded mem-1
bers of Congress for huge savings
in foreign aid —which would con-|
tribute to tax reduction—have been
dashed by the Suez crisis.
Congress is certain to aid west
ern European allies; in spite of
1 frequent criticism of Britain and
1 France, Congress believes the Unit
r ed States and western European
? nations must stick together,
i The danger in the situation—
t from the standpoint of Congress-
ional economy leaders—is that ne- 1
cessities growing out of the Suez
crisis will be magnified into a new
global Marshall plan which would
unduly penalize American taxpay
ers.
Recognizing this danger, Secre
tary of the Treasury George Hum.-
phrey—a vigilant watch-dog of the
Treasury—declares that the needs
of western Europe as a result of
the Suez crisis have been greatly
exaggerated. He seeks to draw a
line between common-sense aid and
extravagant spending.
Preliminary estimates indicate
Administration recommen
dations for loans and grants which
would boost last year’s $3.8 billion
I foreign aid program to more than
' $5 billion. »
j Keeping Discriminatory Excise
| Taxes—Retention of excise taxes
. which discriminate between various
, segments of industry is now being
predicted by key Congressional tax
leaders.
The pre-session predictions, of
i course, are not necessarily accur
■ ate; a splurge in Treasury reve-i
|nues, an economy spree by Con
j gress, or pressure from back home
could change the situation.
But disappointment is voiced by
I spokesmen for numerous industries
who dislike to see excise tax dis
crimination continued year after
year. Under this condition, some
businesses find their products sub
ject to heavy excise taxes while
their competitors escape them.
On occasion in the last few years
Congress has abolished or modified
some discriminatory taxes. But
the approximate $1 billion of ex
cise and transportation levies—war!
taxes scheduled to end next April <
7—have been extended repeatedly. ' 1
Administration spokesmen op
pose ending of these levies. Some
suggestions have been made before
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, investigating excise taxes,
that the so-called temporary war
time increases be made permanent.
And, thus, discrimination may be
' made permanent.
Subsidy Trouble—The inevitable
squabbles which grow out of dis
' tribution of Federal Treasury sub
sidies—among other things the de
mands of politicians to expand
them—are now appearing in con
nection with the soil-bank pro
gram.
Designed as a temporary meas
, ure to remove surpluses, and thus
let normal economics become effee
i tive, the soil-bank could easily bej
transformed into a farm welfare
program.
One of the first protests over
payments arose from Congressmen
from tobacco-growing states. They
■ insist that payments be increased.
.j Demands have appeared for an
increase in the price support plans
for corn, together with an increase
in acreage allowances.
New-Fair Deal Senators are
clamoring for an investigation of
the soil-bank plan as administered
by Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son.
Thus far Mr. Benson appears to
have strong backing from the Ad
ministration in his effort to remove
farm surpluses, and to work to
ward a sound agricultural economy
without drastic regimentation.
Thursday, December 27,1956
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