The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 1954 Page: 2 of 14
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THE 8 EMI NO UK SENTINEL
THURSDAY, JUNK 34, 1954
PARKA POPLIN
SENATOR JOHNSON REPORTS
SIDELIGHTS FROM WASHINGTON
Congress is headed into one of
the greatest legislative log Jams
in its history.
The Administration's leaders -
Senator Knowland in the Senate
and Speaker Martin in the House
- are still shooting for a July 31
adjournment. But many old-
timers think this target too am-
bitious. They set August 15 as
the minimum.
Every session of Congress
ends in a last-minute rush with
bills »hooting through the leg-
islative machinery at a mile-a-
minute clip. But it is rare to have
almost all of the important bus-
iness still pending in mid-June.
Only a little more than six
weeks remain if we are to meet
the July 31 deadline.. And there
is cne factor which could throw
all of our present calculations
out of kilter. It is the situation
in Southeast Asia.
Military leaders of several na-
tions have been conferring in
Washington. The situation is
very dangerous. We do not know
what is going to come out of the
Geneva Conference. The Admin-
istration has not made any re-
commendations to Congress and
the President says he is not go-
ing to act without Congression-
al approval.
A Presidential request would
precipitate a Congressional de-
bate that would take many
days, even weeks.
Here is the legislation we now
know remains to be tackled:
Appropriations
More than 38 billion dollars
including 29 billion dollars for
the Armed Services alone—still
to be considered by the Senate.
Agriculture
Neither the House nor the Sen-
ate yet has a bill ready for con-
sideration. But if no action is
taken, flexible price supports
will go into effect automatically.
The American people are enti-
tled to a clear vote—for or
against- on this issue. Congress
cannot—and should not — ad-
journ without expressing its will
■—without standing up to be
counted.
Foreign Aid
Both the House and the Sen-
ate have yet to tackle the issue
cf Foreign Aid. The adminis'ra-
tion is asking for about $3,500,-
1)00,000. Congress will insist on
a close scruitiny of every cent.
Both an authorization and an ap-
pr^pr'auon art requested. Each
request will take time.
Housing
The House and the Senate
have both approved bills with
the Senate bill much closer to
President Elsenhower's recom-
mendations. There are 159 differ-
ences between the two bills
which must be adjusted in a
Senate-House conference com-
mittee. This will take time!
PM-lprocal Trade
The Randall Commission cal-
led for a program of extensive
tariff reductions. The President
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a one-year extension of the Re-
ciprocal Trade Agreements Act.
Action is still pending before
both the House and Senate.
Social Security
A bill to broaden and extend
Social Security is pending be-
fore the Senate. It is difficult
to see how this measure can be
reached until sometime in July.
After Senate action, it will have
to go back to the House for ad-
justment of differences that are
almost inevitable. It Is rare for
both Houses of Congress to pass
such an Important bill in identi-
cal terms.
Tax K< v.:,|on
An. 875-page bill—approved by
the House Is pending before
the Senate. It is one of the most
sweeping revisions of tax laws
In ourr history—and one of the
most controversial. Every line
requires the most careful and
deliberate study.
What Are The Prospects?
Action seems assured on all
the issues listed above. But ac-
tion cannot be taken in a few
days. Congress faces several
weeks of gruelling sessions-
weeks in which every member
must stay in Washington and
keep his nose to the grindstone.
These bills are far too import-
ant to hi' handled with a lick and
a promise. Their impact upon
the everyday fives pf our people
is far to great. A careful, pains-
taking job is necessary. In no
other way can the public inter-
est be protected.
Why The Ia>k Jam?
Last year was a "year of
studies." That meant that the
Administration postponed most
of the work until this year. But
when the results of the studies
started to trickle in last Janu-
ary, they, in turn, had to be
studied by the Congressional
committees.
The obligation of Congress
goes far beyond mere accept-
ance of the recommendations of
I so-called experts. Experts are ne-
cessary and it would be a mis-
take to consider important mat-
ters without their testimony. But
the final responsibility rests up-
on the elected representatives of
the people.
The study of the expert recom-
mendations look time, it was
time well spent. Now we are
heading into the action stage.
A Case in Point
One obvious case which
[joints up Hie need for Congres-
sional study of expert recom-
' mendations was the Social Secur-
|ity bill. At one time, the measure
| blanketed doctors within its pro-
visions.
It became obvious that the
doctors do not want to bo cov-
|ered. Therefore, they will not be
forced into the Social Security
System against their will.
In a slogan contest to com-
memorate Houston's reaching a
million population on July 3,
1954, were the following: "Hous-
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and "Houston Where A Million
Is Only A Milestone".
Houston will stop its celebra-
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lionth citizen on July 3, 1954. In
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THREE GREAT CANNOTS
What our children of today
are taught will determine the
way of life this nation will have
In the years ahead. Nothing,
therefore, could be more import-
ant to the future welfare of the
people of America than the sub-
stance of the education that will
be given to the 35,000.000 young-
sters who will enroll in our
schools next September. A
sound observation regarding one
phase of this education has been
made by Mark C. Schlnnerer,
superintendent of the Cleveland
(Ohio) schools.
John W. Studebaker, chairman
of the Scholastic Magazines' ed-
itorial board and former U. S.
Commissioner of Educa 11 o n,
commends Dr. S hlnner e r' s
statement, and I hope it will be
read by all parents and teachers,
by everybody. "This is about the
teaching of economics," Dr.
Schinnerer wrote. "It is not di-
rected just to teachers of econ-
omics, but to all teachers. It is
directed to all teachers because
the job that needs to be done
cannot be done by Just the teach-
ers of economics.
"We Have Failed"
"There is a colossal over-
supply of people In my country
who either never discovered
some of the basic principles of
economics or think that the econ-
omic laws have never been re-
pealed. We hear much walling
that the schools have failed in
this regard and the cry is for
required courses in economics.
We have failed—in school and
out—but the answer is not in
required courses.
"The answer, in my opinion,
lies In a continuous effort to in-
culcate in children, from the kin-
dergarten through high school,
some basic and very simple
facts. There are three things
which almost anyone can be
brought to understand and if
these three are ingrained, we can
leave the more complicated prin-
ciples to the experts.
Nothing for Nothing
"No. 1: You can't get some-
thing for nothing. Too many
think they can. That is the basis
of gambling and most specula-
tion. Giving a higher mark in
school than is earned is prov-
ing that the student can get
something for nothing. That is
bad business. When parents urge
no homework, they somehow ex
pect something for nothing. One
gets out of school work about
what he puts into it. Only para-
sites get something for nothing.
"No. 2. You can't spend more
than you have and remain sol-
vent. The longer such a system
is followed, the more impossible
it becomes to keep afloat. Know-
anyone who trades in a mort-
gaged car on a new one and has
both a newer car and a bigger
mortgage? The woods are full
of such people. It is bad econom-
ics. It's somewhat like drug ad-
dition. This applies equally to a
person, a business, or a govern-
ment.
Gsn't Equalize Ability
"No. 3. You cannot equalize
ability by a handicap system. It
is wrong to expect as much from
a youngster with a low I.Q. as
is expected with a high I. Q. It
is also wrong to set up handi-
caps so that they come out even.
Leave that for the exclusive use
of the racing stewards. Compe-
tition still has a place in Amer-
ica, thank goodness, and I don't
want it any other way.
"In every school day, there
are numerous incidents in each
student's school experience when
these three fundamentals are
present. Just repeatedly bring-
ing them to the pupil's conscious-
ness will work wonders. If all
our people accepted these three
economic axioms and lived by
them, we would live in an econ-
omic paradise."
As I have written them down
here, it seems to me that Dr.
Schinnerer's three fundamental
lessons on which we all need to
be refreshed—especially In a
world in which gliattering pro-
mises of something for nothing
are being made by the Socialists
and Communists and their
dupes. It is a good thing to see
these fundamentals propounded
by one of America's top public
school educators.
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Faught, Wendell. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 1954, newspaper, June 24, 1954; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411089/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.