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• In his message vetoing the Farm Bill, which would have maintained price supports at last year’s level, President Eisenhower charged that by piling up “more farm products in government warehouses,” and restricting “the growth of markets,” the bill would “postpone the day when agriculture can be released from the strait jacket of controls.” Getting behind Secretary Benson’s alternate program—which would give him the authority to drop farm supports to 60 per cent of parity—the President argued that “farmers must be able to make their own management decisions on their own farms,” that they “stand to profit from less rather than more governmental intervention.” For Ike’s a jolly good fellow. For Ike’s a jolly good fel-low. For Ike’s a jolly good fel-low. As nobody will de-ny.

• We quote from a special interview by Scripps- Howard Staff Writer James G. Lucas with President Syngman Rhee in Seoul, March 31. Astonishingly, the interview has not been widely publicized. “Timidity,” said Mr. Rhee, “does not become strong men or strong nations. Who’ll help you when you are attacked and all your friends have disappeared one by one? I’m amazed the United States and other free nations haven’t already helped the Indonesian rebels who are desperately trying to save their nation and government from the Communists. Are not the Communists and we fighting for survival of one or the other?”

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• In his message vetoing the Farm Bill, which would have maintained price supports at last year’s level, President Eisenhower charged that by piling up “more farm products in government warehouses,” and restricting “the growth of markets,” the bill would “postpone the day when agriculture can be released from the strait jacket of controls.” Getting behind Secretary Benson’s alternate program—which would give him the authority to drop farm supports to 60 per cent of parity—the President argued that “farmers must be able to make their own management decisions on their own farms,” that they “stand to profit from less rather than more governmental intervention.” For Ike’s a jolly good fellow. For Ike’s a jolly good fel-low. For Ike’s a jolly good fel-low. As nobody will de-ny.

• We quote from a special interview by Scripps- Howard Staff Writer James G. Lucas with President Syngman Rhee in Seoul, March 31. Astonishingly, the interview has not been widely publicized. “Timidity,” said Mr. Rhee, “does not become strong men or strong nations. Who’ll help you when you are attacked and all your friends have disappeared one by one? I’m amazed the United States and other free nations haven’t already helped the Indonesian rebels who are desperately trying to save their nation and government from the Communists. Are not the Communists and we fighting for survival of one or the other?”