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four Ediroriols- Stale of Ihe Union Is Good--but PRESIDENT Eisenhower's report to Congress on the State of the Union, somewhat shorter than usual, dealt in general terms with the two great areas of the federal ggvernment's activities foreign and domestic. But in neither area did the President make any startling disclosures or recommend specific new measures. He had already, of course, put before Congress his recommendations for action in the Middle East, where the latest threats to world peace have arisen. And it is hardly news by now that a President of the United States considers it that this country remain militarily strong and continue to play a leading role in the grim business of checking the spread of world Communism. -jf HERE AT HOME Mr.

Eisenhower seems seriously concerned about inflation and what it may do to the "abundant prosperity''' the country is experiencing. He is urging business firms to avoid increases in prices, and he feels wages and salaries should be raised only where they can he justified on the basis increased productivity. In short, the President is cautioning the country not to kill the goose that is laying golden eggs. And that is exactly what wage- price inflation is threatening to do. Whether the country will respond to such a plea for restraint is a question.

Frankly, we see little chance that it will. The temptation to get something while the getting seems good, coupled with the popular urge to satisfy individual and family desires without delay makes an economic tide "which is pretty irresistible. The administration's major weapon against inflation at the moment is the so-called "tight money" policy which, by making- credit more expensive, presumably throttles down the demand for services and goods where the demand exceeds the supply. But even if this policy was wholly effective, which it obviously is not, it is under heavy political fire from the Democratic majorities in Congress who apparently think the answer to inflation is a little more inflation. In any case, the problem bears heavily on the State of the Union as the year 1957 gets underway.

Summing up the President's report, it is fair to say. we believe, that the Union is in excellent shape but had better watch its diet. THE DAILY INDEPENDENT, MONESSEN, Fridoy, January 11, 1957 Changes in THE CHANGE in the British government which has seemed inevitable since the ill-advised attack fay Britain and France on Egypt is now taking place, and Harold Macmillan, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is replacing Sir Anthony Eden as Prime Minister. The Queen's choice of Macmillan, rather than the better known (at least in the United States) R. A.

Butler, is somewhat surprising. But the explanation seems to be that, as between the two men, Ivlacmillan's views concerning the Suez problem are a little closer than Butler's to those of the most influential leaders of the Conservative party. So presumably Macmillan will have somewhat broader support in the House of Commons than would Butler. The differences, however, can hardly be serious. For both Macmillan and Butler have been in the first rank of the Eden cabinet and both, therefore, have borne some of the responsibility for the Suez policies, including the attack on Egypt.

This leads one to surmise "whether the transfer from Eden to Macmillan is the complete change to be made in the British government as a result of the recent events. Or whether it is only the first of a series to be culminated, perhaps, by a general election in which the Labor Party would seem to have a good chance to return to power. At any rate, we are witnessing once more the flexibility and resilience of the British system, which has stability when stability is required but which provides for rapid and orderly change when change seems indicated, by the nation's needs and desires. We do not necessarily compare the American constitutional system unfavorably with the British when we observe that, in some circumstances, the latter has its advantages. At least, it has served Great Britain well for a long, long time and seems to produce generally good leadership.

Nevertheless, a government crisis in one of the great powers of the free world is a serious thing. And we must hope that Britain quickly recovers its poise, makes whatever adjustments its people see 'fit to make and then takes up again its full partnership in the cause of freedom. Mr. Pearson the presidential Those three-day "suspensions" which have been in vogue at the Monessen City Hall recently seem to have spread to the rackets. been suggested that maybe the racketeers ihould ask for a hearing before City Council.

Merry-Go-RounJ- Ike Blisters Nasser in Talk to Staff By DEEW PEARSON WASHINGTON In a recent White House staff meeting, President Eisenhower blistered Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt as if he were the No. 1 irritant of American foreign policy. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion of Israel couldn't have been more critical, i ower complained that i States had saved Nasser's neck; he a swaggering and blustering as if he had won the war singlehand- ed. Reason wrath Nasser's stalling on his pledge to reopen the Bust Canal. At that particular time he was refusing to let British and French salvage crews operate.

Later he held up the departure of 13 imprisoned ships, then announced that no British- French ships could use the Canal except under certain conditions, also announced would have to pay tolls direct to Egypt despite previous plans that they be paid to a ship association or an international body- Ike's understandable explosion focuses attention oo most crucial point regarding the proposed Eisenhower doctrine namely, will it wort? Will the Arab world be deterred by on- mailed one hand and the offer of aid in the other'' Nasser's Criticism Here are some facts rnernoers of Congress doubtless want to examine before making a iiaal decision, which is excellent principle but faces some difficulties with Arab psychology. The Cairo radio oil Oct. 14, 1955 proclaimed: "Justice and, logic require that we now defend Russia and attack America, which has shown falsehood, deceit, and ill-will." The Cairo radio is of course the official mouthpiece of Colonel Nasser's government. This statement made si the very Lme Secretary Dulles was i a 1 Jung about a whopping loan to Nasser for the Aswan Dam, It was also at the same time tne United States was sending arms and foreign aid to Nasser. Al-Ahram, the Cairo Daily, published in.

a country where the press is required to represent the government, had this to say about American aid, on Oct 2 with all its millions ana billions cannot wrn the heart Egypt with diseased Point 4 chicks, Nor--can--America win the heart ol Egypt with cheese, condensed milk, which we know she is interested in getting rid of. America cannot in the heart of Egyptians with her worthless colored posters in which she attacks Communism while she herself is not a democratic country-" These were not isolated editorials. They followed a pattern. Proclaimed the Cairo radio Oct. 31.

1955: "American weapons provide the basic channel for tne penetration of American influence. The Americans therefore i ented what they called the Mutual Security Pact They offer it to miserable nations forced by circumstance to arm, and tnsy innocently say to them: 'All you have to do is sign this pact and American weapons will pour into yoar country without costing you a single Warned the Cairo radio on Dec. 13, 1955: ''Where is the prosperity enjoyed by Turkey after having received dozens of millions from its friend, the United States? In Turkey there is backwardness which has been made more so through American aid The critical broadcasts and ed- itonals continued. Finally in July, 1956, John Foster Dulles, partly Because of Egyptian criticism. partly because of the approaching U.

S. election and the Jewish vole, suddenly withdrew the offer of money for the Aswan Dam, "Let them choke on their own fury," shouted Nasser, and seized the Suez Canal. Will Nasser Change? The big question Congress have to decide is whether Nasser is now ready to cooperate or hether he wiH revert to type Ke is the chief leader of the Arab world. Wnat he does, most of Xorth Africa and part of the Near East will follow, Eisenhower's private gripe at Nasser the other day was justified; but it highlights one of the major mistakes of the Fi trident's administration. It could have made any terms with Nasser when he was cringing in a cellar during the French- British-Israeli attack.

He lost the battle for the Stnai Peninsula ignominiously. HIS army held out against tiny Israel for only six days. But now he is acting as if he were the victor. In other words, Nasser has not changed. John Foster urged him to take American money when Nasser was getting huge shipments of Russian arms.

Dulles rushed to London to side with Nasser when Nasser i seized Suez. Dulles even Tvetit to bat for him against our traditional allies, the French and British; withheld oil until they were out of Suez. How About the Ones Behind? Fairly Spoken- From Washmgton- 'By R05COE Secretary Dulles or, if necessary, President E.senbower hin- self ougb: to extricate administration from what seems to me tne ten able, harmful, useless and contradictory policy of to keep Ameri- C3--TI TJti J5 IT from what's ing Rea China with Amer.c a correspondents. The oinc i a 1 acting block reporters' travel to Red i a simply do no; sense ana never dii mske sense. What is more important that the stated reasons for pciicy do not go to tne heart of the problem.

The State Department pater- nalisiically explained tnat newspapermen not go Ked China 10 report because tne United States, since it does not recognize Red Cmna, cannot guarantee iheir safety. Bosh American reporters do not expect government to assure their In war and peace" they hate covered the news to tne reacnes of the woiia and arc prepared to run all r.ecessa:"-* dangers in the pursuit of an enterprising and free Three Keach PeipinS 1 The American press does not ask tne government to "authorize" traiel to Red China. It simply asks that the government not interpose itself between the press and its efforts to the wherever -t is The newspapers do ask this rniicn- that the governmeni at least refrain from ing to punish American reporters who are milling 10 take the naks of getting ihe news bejond frontitrs where the Sta'e Department dees not want the American passport to extend. Already three American newsmen have reached Peipmg. They are Edmund Stevens.

Moscow cur- respondent foi the Publications, tor.nerly Mith the Cnnstian Science Monitor; Philip Harrington, photograniier for Look Magazine, and William Wortdy, representing the Weekly Afro-American, publ.shed jr. nT Doesn't it teem trjl; sornetoj-g goie aasn't some offic.al a tnst these neviipaparrren be threatened 1917 Trading With tne Act" Is there a-y e'noarjo on tiaffic in news' tne State DSD 3 rtir.tr t. any sourcsn of is? Seti Chna, 1 rether a objective A-ner'cai reporting If reporters aip 10 be prevented fro-ii to Red Cn.na tie v-n. be written acd hanciecJ oy re- re mcnt thir'-; thit is better to have ins ne'it rw. Sea CM ivmten exclusively non-Americans? I acubt It thought tnrough iri for Prisoners The S'aK desire iu icpoi tcrs from visitf-g Etrfi Cn na is evidently related to i pipg.

1 es over the release of Arncncan who pi is oners in Red Ch.r.a These a been on snd off no.v for nearly two and T.CIJ substantial heaci- has been riaae Jjst ten Amencpjis, vtn'ch ten too inpn. pie nold, and tne out'oo'-; tneir relec -t As far a I know, the State Department has offered no evidence to indicate that the travel or non-travel of American reporters to Red China, their presence or non-presence Cn.na, has is havmg or will have ari3 bearing upon the success or non-success of diplomatic negotiations. It seems to me that the reasons for trying to prevent or punish correspondents going to Red Cmna to report are inadequate and strained There are, positive reasons why the government should not interpose itaelf irt Tne value, prestige and credibility of the Amen -an press around tne world is its independence of tne government. It is not only a free press, it is a private press, not gov ernment supervised government-directed. I sttgge its' when the S.

government assumes to tell American reporters where they can't travel to report, on the ground that traveling there rnigrit have some bearing on diplomatic negotiations, then it is acting to deprive the S. press of one of its most valuable attributes its independence of government and is assuming to use the press as an instrument of government. I can't believe that the President it that way. It is bad for the press, bad for the government and bad for the American people because it restricts the flow of news. of the Files Thirty Years Ago- Tuesdaj, January II, 1927 A ten-day campaign j5 in orogress ai the Presbtenan Cnorch.

ministers i occupy the pulpv: each evening. With the passage of a bill at Washingnr, obstructions trtat have stood in the way of the cor'ftrjciiyi of a portion of the Belle Verr.on bridge were removed. The proposed cost about mcliiding practically the rebuilding of two large piers that stand cut in the river. The Cynic's Corner-- Twenty Years Ago- Monijay. January 11.

1937 Monessen police today were notified to be on the lookout for a man who stole two cows and an ox from the lit. Laurel Crippled Children's Home near Perryopohs. It is believed the man will attempt to seli the cattle in Monessen. Fuehrer Adolph Hitler, addressing the diplomatic corps at his Xew Year's Eve reception, invited all powers today to take warning from present dangers to peace and thus promote a real understanding and reconciliation among nations. Ten Years Ago-Saturday, January 11, 1947 Ensign C.

Lander Chaverin, USNR, has returned to his base at Norfolk, after a holiday leave spent here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chaverin, of First street. Mrs. Bess Hixenbaugh and Mrs.

Mary Price were joint hostesses to members of the Ladies Missionary Society of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon at the Hixenbaugh home Thursday evening. The Daily Independent Published evenings except Sundays at Tne Independent Building, Sixth street, Monessori. Pa. Harry H. Pore, Jr.

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By mall, one year. fl8 MX months, month-, They Die for Nothing, Who Die on Highways By MARGARET LATKOBE- Wars are not really so dreadful, you know. Comparatively, wars have killed fewer people than are slaughtered in highway accidents. Wars have one virtue they are fought for something. Right or wrong, there is an emotional exaltation In fighting for what you believe in.

And when the i I i- tary strug I has ceased, the victor proud 1 says his ad have not died in vain. No such glory for those mashed to a bloody In the Wrs. Latrnbe thousands of splintering wrecks we record each holiday. Shocking, we say. Certainly too bad.

With a shrug and a shudder we look at the mangled atrocity pictured in our papers. So young they were. So many they were. So sad. These dead have died in vain, believe me.

Hurtling through space as though dropped in aluminum foil over Niagara, they hit another car hurtling through space as though catapulted from another falls. Cars stop, there is running and screaming in the night There are agony and bones protruding and someone dashes to phone authorities who know so uell what must be'priecJ i anothe: and another flaming bier. Most states have laws prohibit- ing lethal to be carried without permission. Guns, knives? You can go to Jail very rapidly for possessing unlicensed firearms or concealing sharp blades in vest pockets. Friends, they overlooked our best weapon.

We who drive without regard either for ourselves or others are armed to the teeth. To the death. A surgeon daring to operate whue drunk? Unthinkable. Plane pilot sipping martinis before takeoff? Impossible, Our opini along such sensitive lines are clear and explicit. But if old Joe wants to wheel us downtown, a bit tight what's the harm in that? You attract unfavorable attention from the cops, you pay a fine, and who cares' Death's disciples are not drinking or faulty brakes or icy roads.

Not excessive speeds or trucu- tence or general meanness finding release behind the wheel. blowouts or falling asleep for one moment in which your cat jumps 24 inches into the oncoming lane of traffic. Not these alone. Death's real allj is simply that we have other plans, our belief that accidents happen to otners, our certainty thai if they obeyed road rules we could ignore a few. War--stupid men's attempts to become stiipid gods give aggressors and defenders the honor of a uniform.

Fighting men at least die for something. What caa you sav of the innocent highway dead ho gav? their lives, for nothing? Behind the News- By CHARLES M. MCCAXX- President Rhee is threatening again to march his army into Communist North Korea, Tne tough old chief executive of the Republic of has maae the unificat.on of his divided country his major goal for 1957, He would like the Western Allies who fought in the Korean War to denounce the which was on July 24. 1953. If that does not happen, he sajs, he may take on the Xorth and the Chinese self.

Despite the odds he uoLld face, the that he ma-- do so socaer or later cannot be ruled out, feels that his allies, involved in a cold i Soviet Russia in Europe and the M.ddle East, have too long neglected the area which the free world went into a hot war against Red aggression, ZT.N. Resolution Adopted The United Nations adopted on Tuesday a United States resolution calling for the reunification of Korea through free elections, to be held under UN auspices. But resolutions to the same effect have been passed before, and Rhee knov-s--as do the countr.es which belong to the UN--that Mi Communists will not agree to any such elections. Rhee takes the view that the Korean armistice has become, just another scrap of paper and that his country is no nearer unification than it was 3 1-2 years ago when the war ended. His attitude is not unreasonable.

South Korea, a country of 28 million people is supporting an army of 1 5 million men. Soiitn Korea gels United States a'd. But its economic situation is desperate. And Rhee himself, ap- proacinns his 82d birthday on Ms i tli 2b. is as determined as 1 to sol the Communists out of i ca one v-ay 01 another, -o that the promise which came with i of World Wai II maj be 1 1 K( PL fi.lt Orclj The North a -j insists there is an tiection Korea, it shall cover o'lh me Communist, ruled northern pait of the country.

a'gamont is that South Korea is a legally constituted co sntrj and already has a oarlia- ment elected by free vote. His idea that North Korea should join So-ith Korea Xoith Koiea. vuth a population novv estimated to total between throe million and five million, is merely a pupuet state under Chinese Communist occupation, South Koreans charge ihst the Commijmsts are deporting Notth Koreans to Manchuria and replacing Chinese with the idei nf occjpjmg the northern part of tne country permanently. The nu'iiber of Chinese immigrants is estimated to total as high as one million. Rhee knows that his years are numbered, and his one ambition is to unify Korea by peaceful means or by war before he dies.

At the White House- Social Season Is on By MERR1MAN SMITH WASHINGTON 'UP) Backstairs at the White House: The'revival of the custom of a White House social season stirs up a lot of memories, to say nothing of a lot of social strategy on the part of Washington hostesses. The Jadies of the social set would happily give up their last Dior gowns to be invited to one of the While House dinners, but then they'd probably run right out and buy replacements. Social seasons of the past have produced tragedies, banner headlines, thousands of sore feet and much joy for some. Tragedy: A handsome young military attache of a foreign embassy was banished from his post and sent home disgrace because of what happened at a White House reception some years back. His spurs caught in the filmy folds of the evening of a cabinet wifp in the reception line and as he walked away, he unwittingly tore away a considerable portion of her costume.

Embarrassment: The panties of a distinguished Washington lady came unanchored and dropped to the floor of the stately main hall of the White House as she was proceeding in full dignity toward the East Room for an after-dinner musicale. She realized she'd lost something, but didn't dare attempt a retrieve. An alert member of the house staff spotted the panties resting on the red carpet a quickly jammed them in his pocket. Banner Headlines: When the Franklin D. RooseveHs decided to serve beer at a reception shortly after repeal, temperance organiza- howled in protest.

But this did not deter the first family. Mrs. Roosevelt probably more to warm up the archaic ol(l mansion than any first lady in many years. She set the more dignified Wastungtomans on their ears one night by leading a conga line-and well. Although the dinners and recep- tion's'ostensibly are only for official figures Jn the government or the diplomatic corps, the Eisen- howers always include a few personal friends in each "affair.

These are the most treasured invitations in Washington and the gall of some people in attempting to get on an invitation list never fails to amaze some of the case-hardened personnel of the White House social office. The inauguration has helped the sale of formal clothing locally, but the social season will help even more. All of the White House affairs are strictly formal white tie and tails for the men, long evening dresses for the women. There'll be a scattering of high silk hats, but mostly black hom- bnrgs which the President helped popularize at his first inauguration. The homburg fits in much better with the current fashion of low-slung automobiles.

Hie wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United Stains, never occupied the White House or served as First Lady. She was ill at the time of Harrison's inaugural and di-ed one month later..