The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-03
How Plush
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length. seemingly in an attempt t
prove something or other. However
the reader invariably finds that tn
PM articles make sense; as witness
the following quote from PM, an art
icle by Albert Deutsch, dated Marcel
20, 1916 "A sordid tale of medical in
trigue and unprincipled propaganda
conducted behind a hypocritical masl
of professional dignity, may be unfold
ed in the course of the senate hearings
on the gner-Murray-Dingell bill fol
national health insurance which start
next week. The tale hangs on a $500,
600 a year smear campaign loosed
against the bill and its sponsors, in
Guiding the President. by an alliance
of reactionary medical and drug manu-
featuring interests
Patent Medicine Companies Like
Status Quo
1.-THE campaign is godfathered and
fostered by the American Medical as
ISOLATION 1t is financed largely by
big patent medicine companies. 1t is
spearheaded by a dummy agency for
organized medicine and masterminded
by an ex-advertising man who once
did the same job of an anti New Deal
committee created and headed by pub
Usher, Frank Gannett
1.-THE propaganda front for org
anized medicine is the National Ply
sicians' Committee for the Extension
of Medical Service 1t has flooded
the nations press with propaganda
that distorts the aims and contents of
the bill. 1t has succeeded in getting
more than 5000 full-page advertise
ments in newspapers throughout the |
country by an ingenious campaign |
wherein the mats for the ads are furn-
ished free of charge and direct lnstruc-
lions are given to advertising managers
on how to line up local drug stores,
medical societies and industrial houses
to pay for the ads"
Many other methods of distributing
this propaganda are described in the
PM article, but the foregoing is typi-
CAL
In the Physicians pamphlet, as be-
fore mentioned, are many extended
quotes from the senate committee
hearings. One such quote is interest
ing.
Senator Murray read excerpts from
a WASHINGTON POST editorial sup
porting the proposal of state medicine.
Senator Murray used the POST edi-
torial as basis for his own suggestion
that the legislation should not be OPP
posed merely on the allegation that it
was "Communistic or Socialistic'
Too "sociaIistic" For Taft
1.-THE colloquy which followed fairly
illustrated the tenor of the hearings
under Senator Murray's Craftsmanship.
Senator Taft eyes, of Taft-Hartley
fame-the Gentleman from Ohio: l
think it is very Socialistic, so l dis
agree entirely with the editorial.
think that you might have that to start
with: if you are going to make parti-
san statement, 1 am going to make one
Chairman Murray: 4 did not make
a partisan statement
Sen. Taft: But if you are going to
give a rebuke to people who consider
it Socialistic, l consider it Socialism.
It is to my mind the most Socialistic
measure that this congress has ever
had before it, seriously
Senator Murray charged that Sen
ator Taft was attempting merely to
confuse the minds of the people on
dill that was very worthy and very
valuable to this country. Murray also
explained that Senator Wagner would
De the first witness called in the hear
ngs. However, Taft arrogantly in
sisted on making statements against
he bill at that time. To which arro-
rant insistance, Murray said, among
jther things: "You can have an oppor-
unity to make statement at the prop
r time"
"Sen. Taft: I stand on my right to
make a statement in this committee,
nd now
Chairman Murray: This hearing
yill be going on for a month or six
7eeks, and you will have plenty OF
ime to make your statement
"Sen. Taft: You have used this as
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