Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30


thing difficult TO define but precious in this free
land connotes a form of Government superior 10
anything we know.
The Americanism which veterans fought to
preserve carries into their peace time lite 1t
is to be found for instance, vigorous program
in The American Legion, largest OF all veterans or
eanizations Paradoxcally, the strongest criticisms
ever leveled at The American Legion, have been
launched because that organization has opposed
Communism.
Those who criticize the veterans tor their or
ganized opposition Communism should read
series of articles written by Brooks Atkinson, staff
writer for The New York Times upon his return
TO this country from Moscow MIR. Atkinsons art-
cles are timely just when the attention OF the
World is riveted TO the thought that Communsn
as an ideology, is developing speedily in countries
such as France Italy, the Balkans, Cuba, Chile and
China. This alarming spread of Communism IS sui
ficently strong TO indicate that 1t really poll .
tical weapon for World revolution.
Mr. Atkinson's articles are written with full
consideration for the part the Soviet Govern
ment had in the defeat of Germany Italy, and Japan
With clarity he makes a distinction between the
Russian people and their Government. Her people
he classfies as admirable people-genune, hard
working and practical" Further he says you can
trust their strength native intelligence and courage
Mr. Atkinson has different idea OF the Rus
sian Government which he says stands between us
and their people. He Identifies 1t as totauar1n
Government, whose familiar dictatorship OF the
proletarat is actually the dictatorship OF the thir
teen members of the Pohtburo OF the Communist
party.
In these articles the writer recalls that the So
Wet dictatorship was created in an underworld
of planning, strategy, secrecy and violence loo
much of the technique of the revolution carrc> over
into their government operations today with the
result that the Poltburo incapable OF accepting
the friendship of country such the United States
on any basis common 10 the Western World.
In the concluding article the relations OF our
Nation with the Soviet administration discussed
"Whether we like it not, we are competitors tor
influence on the rest of the World, he writes Marx
ism is ultimately a program for the whole World.
. We may as we'll keep the whole thing IN ptrN-
pective by looking at the future with their point
of view in mind
With The American Legion let US agree that the
Russian people deserve credit for their mlgnltl
campaign TO overthrow tliterism But also with
The American Legion let agree thar IT IS unwlSt
for us to substitute Communism for Hitler>m VIZ
have everything TO lose by permitting the spread
2 of Communism here.
THE PROBLEM OF EXTENDING and I'M
proving medical care for the American people
: breaks down into two phases First, must avoi(
y the runous mistake of subjectng the doctor TO po
ltica dctation which would destroy much OF his IN
itiatve and lead inevitably TO decline in medical pro
J gress Second, we must find some means OF hnancln
: it which will not impose excessive burden OF
) people who are already bowed and staggering un
der the vast weight of social security taxes, ncom
taxes, property taxes and many other governments
drains their income.
: The pending Murray w Wagner- Dngell heat
L bill fails on both of these 1t would Great
H. an enormous bureaucracy with sweeping, centralHe
II powers over doctors, clinics and hospitals 1t wouI
d impose heavy tax all workers and employer
7 thus still farther reducing take home" pay. An
the revenue thus derived would in all likelihood /
- insufficient, making it necessary to subsldHe II
measure from the strained Federal treasury.
The best solution thus far offered for the med
lis cal care problem is the voluntary group medclr
L plan under which families, in effect, insure then
Ill selves against sickness. If illness accident occur
ny they are treated by doctors of their own choice
&c not politically appointed doctors. They receive no
H. pital and clinical attention when needed.
lat In addition, rural areas, of their voito
n are experimenting with other IDEAS Out of such
forts, progress is made And the fact remains th
u' the American people already have the highest stan
Oy ards of medical care in the world-incIudnR th1
vs. countries where medicine has been <ocialled
regimented for years
N's WRITING IN AN OFFICIAL AT of L public
tion William Green recently urged the 10000
49, members of his organization to Stabilize their wa
49, dollars by ping increase volume OF products
1,,o which wipe out scarcltles and the danger
~ runaway initiation" An accompanying carto
.'' drives this thought home with its caption: Bri
,a prices down by producing the goods
If MIR. Green is able make this message f
-; he will be doing a signal service for all the Anne
w., can people, as we'll as union labor. For the n
~ York Herald Tribune puts it, Here in the sinlpl
terms is the fundamental the whole p
,ha bem of nfation-production. There OF cour
'"e other factors involved such as excessive Cover
,n, ment spending which in itself is strong inf
a,t tionary Influence. But production is at the root
In- everything
nv Our industrial potential is the greatest on ca
lL. by wide margin. We have, in addition, super
- efficient distribution machine take the goods
w be cnnSn,ner the f1ctOrirS nrndnCe thcn