Detroit evening times., 1945-11-26
POLITICAL
PARADE
By George
RRothwetf r Brown
NAsHINGTON Nov "a

NA SHIN ON nov. "a
w President Truman faces an
other defeat in Congress on has
recommendation FOR the intro
ducuon Of SociallIcd medicine.
Of alien origin, IN the United
States.
He has sustained several do
foHts since his September mes
sage urging The perpetuatlon of
whole raft Of left wing poll
cieS inherited when he took over
from the New Deal.
The political motive in the
SoClalIZcd medicine SChemTS
easily diSccrnlblc.
Here is an appeal TO many
large groups some 10000 600
Of whom have just been taken
off the income tax rolls who
have been relieved of their re-
SponSlhllltY for the condition of
the treasury, hut who Will cast
al the polls. with their families,
many million votes.
The strategy of the Demo-
cratic high command, headed by
national chairman flanagan. rs
10 hold these groups, which GEN
orally supported the Roosevelt
New Deal in line behind the
labor blocs in northern cities,
and the solid South"
TIIE conservative South is
L conservative in the speeches
of its SpokcSmen, but liberal
enough with its cwn votes for
the Democratic ticket on cleo
ton day, even though that
ticket might carry the names
of left-wlnCcrS whose concep-
tlon Of democracy is the Mos
COW brand.
But tho House is breaking
away in Congress. Southern
Democrats on the House rules
committee have at last forced
the issue Of remedial legislation
10 curb the power of the labor
racketeer make labor unions
live up 10 their contractual obl-
cations. and save the country
from national calamity caused
by strikes against the basic IN
duStrlcS which must be relied
upon 10 pull the nation out of
the economic chaos of war into
the economic security Of peace.
IL IS from this southern bloc
that opposition 10 the social
lStlc scheme embodied in the
national health recommended
ton Of the President will be
encountered.
THE President has pictured
l. a condition which he lnher-
tied from the Roosevelt New
Deal. Notwithstanding il had
Squandered billions for the
alleged relief OF the very con-
dluonS which Truman now de-
ClarcS Stlll exist.
The remedy tn Q President
proposes would be worse than
the disease. I-would not work.
II has not worked i'm those
countries which have tried it.
As Rep Homer a. Ramey
told the House tho other day:
II had the pleasure Of visit
ing soCializPd medicine hos
pitalS I'm Russia and the oh
serNations Of the activities
there constrain me 10 emphati-
cally say | hope il never hap
pens here.
hope no system ever ar
riveS whereby human bodies.
even though they he treated
efficiently, are treated just a
though they were another ma
chine"
Mr. RANIEY also quoted pr.
A'i +, j. Mccormick of Toledo,
o, formerly president of the
Academy of Medicine, as hav-
ing written 10 him. saying
New Zealand's state medical
system, which is supposed 10
grant free medical care 10 all.
Is breaking down under the
weight Of abuse by patients.
doctors. and POLITICAL MED
ding in general. II is re-
ported that the government of
New Zealand is seriously CON
sidering diScOntinuance OF the
system.
THE experience Of New Yea
land Is an example of why many
people i'm this country are slow
10 favor committing the United
states to a nationwide govern
mcnt medical system. \ mis-
take could COST THE LIVES
AND HEALTH OF MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE"
In Congress the Presidents
recommendation narrOwS down
to, contest between political
eNpedlcncy. and the preSerNa-
ton Of tho American tradition,
against the SoclaliSuc system Of
Soviet Russia and New Zealand
knowledge Test
BN DIR. SABINA CONNOLLY
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