The people's voice., 1948-06-18
Free Enterprise Medicine''

In speech delivered recently senate Senator
called attention of the latest examples of
unfair methods of the National Physicians Commit
tee the political propaganda front of the American Medca
Association The particular feature referred by the
the cartoons depict the horrors of public health
This contest to be cartoons published in
paper syndicate feature thus making certain of its wide dis
rbuon Since the contest promoted prior the Naona
Health Assembly sponsored by the government pur
undoubtedly the dscredng of and all action
avorab considered by the meeting in connection with public
health services.
strong advocate legislative measures
to provide medical and for all of the people of the
country Senator Murray in his reelection campaign this year
with the organized opposition Montana of
shoot of the Shiny National Physicians Committee This Mon
tana organization which first appeared in the 1914 campaign
called itself the Montana Public Health League It's prnci-
pal aim then to defeat initiative which would
the permitted oSteopahic
That the provided adequate safeguards for the
public meant nothing apparently to this reaconary clique of
medical doctors the They
on of the public interest but clearly because the threatened
competition in their field of method of treatment of
diseases and the by of the qualified ostepahs of the
old methods.
distribution of propaganda pamphlet by
National Physicians Committee they hold out the argument
that compulsory health insurance and the naturalization
health service lis Communist system and that our free en
erpre institutions and American of life will be de-
stroyed if such system is imposed and operated"
While Dr. McGregor who has filed opponent Sena
Murray, in his filing did specifically refer to this
threat the medical profession, he must have read this
pamphlet and secured his inspiration the bold defense
the status quo contained in his statements In view of this
be justly assumed that he is the selection the misnamed
Montana Public Health League
how these organizations such Montana Health
League function let quote from the bulletin of the Hennepn
County Medical Society," Minneapolis Minnesota for October
1947 The author said to be Dr. j. NJ Hayes Following
nuncaon of Senators Murray Wagner and Pepper because of
their fight against the National Physicians Committees popa
ganda the Bulletin says:
Twentyone years had politicians of this cali
bre in Minneapolis When attempted to fight them through
the medical society they back with the propaganda that
the Great Medical Trust fighting for legislation that favor
only interest To offset this created the Eco
nomcs Club Noe that they do not deny the propaganda
statement" Ed This made of dentists, pharmacists
physicians In defeated four of the of
fensve QUACK SUPPORTERS (emphasis mne) in state
legislature. This organization is still in existence but allow
ed to dormant political action
eve gratified to hear report from DR.. Shields of
who instrumental in creating the of
organization in that state.
Murray succeeded in beating his senior
Wheeler with of his cohorts Mr. Erickson DR. Shields
organization has succeeded defeating Mr. Erickson and has
hopes of defeating Senator Murray next year.
So there you have the of the Montana Public
Health League 1t of course, change its here this
year. but it's purposes will be the advocacy public
health the pubc interest but protection of the monoposc
privileges of the private practice of physicians.
believe that the majority of doctors Montana want to do
everything their provide medical services to all
Montana people believe that of them would freely ad
nit that adequate services not available to ALL Per-
Of them have thought moral consdera
involved the actions Of such organizations the
Public Health League the National Physicians Commit
time that they and begin evaluate from
standpoint of the pubcs interests the attitude of their
organizations 1t is also time for the Montana public
take hand in the safeguarding and advancement of its
terests.-H. S. BRUCE.