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customs, and sales levies to pay for the
operation of government, with perhaps a
land or single tax thrown in for good
measure." My comment here is the first
part of the statement is untrue — excise,
customs, and sales levies might be eliminated. The second part is an alternative
tcith merit, it should be studied. I do
not think collection of the rental value of
land would provide as much revenue as
does the income tax, but I do think it
could provide a large portion and balance
imild be provided either by a per-capita
tax or gross income tax.
John T. Tetley
1114 Broad Street
Newark 5, New Jersey
Inconsistent Voting
In the May Facts Forum Poll, 79 per
cent of those voting felt that the doctrine
of states' rights should be preserved. Presumably these 79 per cent believe that
the federal government should not interest itself in internal or domestic matters.
Yet, only 51 per cent of the voters in
this May Poll were against a federal traffic law. And 64 per cent were in favor of
more (federal) controls on consumer
credit.
To be consistent, all of the 79 per cent
who voted for states' rights should automatically be against any and all federal
interference in the fields of traffic or
consumer credit. Thus, many of the ideological "states' righters," by their voting
in this Poll, indirectly accepted the overall concept of continued or extended federal interference in local affairs.
Mrs. Philip L. Corson
Plymouth Meeting, Penn.
Reserve Officer Lauds
"Good Fences"
I want to commend the article entitled
"Good Fences" in your July issue of Facts-
Forum News.
The article impressed me as a down-
to-earth talk in plain language outlining
some of the fundamental truths regarding
our Constitution. It also expresses some
thought-provoking questions. I have always been a rugged individualist in my
thinking and my experience in two World
Wars on foreign soil has only fortified my
thinking along these lines. I have been
fighting the Communist line for a long
time, which seeks to destroy our faith in
God, our faith in our government, and
proper respect for our parents.
The article published in your magazine
fills a long-needed and overdue approach
to the great questions confronting the
country today. To sum up, what the
people need is awareness that there is no
substitute for hard work and faith in God.
You have my best wishes in spreading
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the tnith and in portraying the facts,
which bring to light some of the fundamentals which have made our country
great.
Cot. Ray J. Cunningham
Historian, Missouri Department
Reserve Officers Assn. of the U. S.
641 E. Jefferson
Kirkwood 22, Missouri
Showing True Colors
Perhaps this story could be repeated in
other sections of the United States.
Last February I wrote several chain
grocers throughout the Chicago vicinity
and suggested that perhaps they could
sell a little patriotism by offering an inexpensive American flag for home use.
One of these companies answered my
letter, thanking me for my suggestion. I
am enclosing an advertisement this company put in today's newspapers, which
Facts Forurn News receives more litters
from readers than it can print. It regrets
that it cannot print them all. The shorter
the letter the helter its chances of publication. The puhlisher reserves the riuht to
print excerpts unless request to the contrary is made by the writer.
really made me feel good [advertisement
was a full-page tribute to the Bag].
I hope that this will help a little to
revive the custom our fathers had and
that we again see many, many flags displayed.
Mrs. John Schwenger
845 Argyle Avenue
Flossmoor, Illinois
Radio Free Europe Series
Still in Limelight
In Facts Forum News of May, 1956,
Mr. Jiri Brada on p. 26, and Mr Kurt
Glaser on p. 22, referred to the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute in Exile in a
manlier which does not correspond with
facts and truth.
(1) The Czechoslovak Foreign Institute
in Exile has nothing in common with
an institute of a similar name in
Prague.
(2) Dr. Hubert Ripka is neither a founder nor a member of the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute in Exile.
(3) The Czechoslovak Foreign Institute
in Exile is neither an infiltration center nor are a large number of Radio
Free Europe employees members
of it.
(4) The Czechoslovak Foreign Institute
in Exile is an internationally rec
ognized organization of youngfa
Czechoslovak intellectuals in exil*
striving for the liberation of then
homeland
The Czechoslovak Foreign Institute i
Exile publishes a Library, which is I
series of extensive studies; Studies, whiclj
is a series of monographs; The Cold Wo*,
which is a bulletin based on reports from
Czechoslovakia; and Trihuna, which is J
bi-monthly review of political and economic affairs
The members of the Institute try to;
reach their objectives by combining theft
Czechoslovak experience and erudition
with the knowledge and the scientific
skill which thev have acquired in the
free world. Bv fulfilling this function we
are convinced that we best serve oW
country and the cause of the free world-]
Mojmih Povolny, Director
Czechoslovak Foreign Institute
in Exile
2209 Pine Street
Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania
Your series on Radio Free Europe
should be followed bv another equally
controversial series, one that would get
down to bedrock United States goverjj
ment policy. This succeeding articMI
should take its cue from Shepardson'
statement [Whitney II. Shepardson, PreS"
fdent of the Free Europe Committed
Inc.], "Because Radio Free Europe re"*;
ognizes the elements of East Europea*
countries on the same basis as docs tn'
U. S. Government. . . ."
That is exactly the point behind tin*
whole mess! The U. S. Government oB-l
cially recognizes the Socialist-loaded FreC:
Council of Czechoslovakia as being tn'|
exile spokesmen for Czechoslovakia. wM
in reality there are two other nnn-So('i;l1'
ist groups which command the Ioy-ilvl
and respect of the majority- of the Czechs-j
These two groups arc the Czech Nation1"!
Committee, with headquarters in Lofl'|
don, and the Union of Democratic Exi'**|
with headquarters in Koln, Germany. ••'I
I understand from my refugee frien^l
that the same situation of recognltJoD
true for Bulgaria, White Russia, possiWI
Poland, and I don't know how many m0*^
satellites. ... As a student of inter"1'-1. |
tional relations, I would be most grate*" -
to see this whole sorrv storv come out'
I ii inl. Onlv bv seeing the mistakes of '"I
past, can this nation, or any other, pr°° I
ress toward an improved future.
Anita M. M. Dasba4
2328a Louisiana Ave-
St. Louis 4, Missouri
While congratulating von for £,v j.
publicity- to Radio Free Europe * '
would like to make some comments
both the letters of the Czech profess0!
from Talladega College In Alabama
in"
the statements of Mr. Shephardson.
The professors of Talladega Coll
referring to some "undistorted" facts s^ |
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