Twin City Observer

IT WAS INEVITABLE that the deeply thoughtful, remarkably clear message to the people of America which President Eisenhower delivered to a multi-million radio and television audience last week should be followed by just as statesmanlike a message to congress seven days later.

The President of the United States is, truly, a remarkable man. This has been demonstrated time and again, throughout his career. And his recent special message to Congress dealing with recommendations involving two great segments of the national economy - agriculture and labor - once again emphasized the remarkable qualities of the man who is the leader of this nation.

It is typical of the President that he recognizes the serious nature of the problems that confront our country, that he has the knack of getting to the root of the problem, that he disdains any temptation to add to his popularity by ignoring the seriousness of their nature, and yet at the same time refuses to seek greater executive power through unduly alarming the people.

In dealing with two highly complicated problems, the President analyzed them thoroughly and made his recommendations to the Congress in a spirit of fairness and common sense.

Extremists in both the fields of labor and agriculture will, undoubtedly, seize upon much to criticize in the proposals made by the President, and the extremists of the opposite view in both segments of the economy also will lament loudly and vigorously the few things which the other extremists praise.

That is to be expected, of course: in fact. if the President's message hadn't served to arouse the yowls of the unreasonable, it might have been regarded as merely an effort to make him all things to all men.

But as President Eisenhower knows, the great majority of the people in this country have little time for the extremists of either side, and they will back his proposals to the limit.

The President's recommendations for legislation should be carried out.