Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-18
Burke Answers Times

The lead Toledo Times editorial Tuesday asks some
lblic questions of the Blade attorney who has entered the
zee for Congressman from the Ninth Congressional District.
eve want to know something about Mr.. Reams' politi-
il philosophy" the editorial says, because a.. this is a year
hen specific issues are drawn, particularly in Ohio"
We, too, should like to know something of the political
1ilosophy of a man who owes much to the Democratic
and has now paid off his debt by defying It's program,
sulting its leaders, and proclaiming himself the saviour of
lie people.
In the meantime, however, we have gone to the trouble
getting the answers to the Times trick questions from
e man who is now Congressman from this district, and
no will be reelected on his record this fall-Congressman
ON Burke.
We print herewith, the Times questions and our under
of Congressman Burke's answers, which he will
xpand himself in a later issue:
. What is your stand on the Taft-Hartley Act?
Answer favor repeal.
o What is your position in respect to the Fair Deal?
Answer support it.
. How do you stand on "socialized medicine?
Answer-Im opposed to it. Nobody, so far as l
know, has advocated "socialized medicine" i am,
however, in favor of the National Health Program,
which is not a socialized medicine scheme, but a
simple American insurance plan. l note with in
terest that the American Medical Association, which
leads the fight against the program and is response
bic TOR the "SOc1auZeu laDcI, now says III Hdtioh
needs more hospital beds and more hospitals. The
National Health Program advocates have been try
ing to get the M to admit that for a long time.
. How do you stand on) Mr.. Truman's proposal to put
the Government in business against private indus
try, as provided for in two separate bills he has in
troduced?
Answer-President Truman has introduced no bills
to put the Government in business against private
industry. Legislation he has suggested would sup
plement private industry where industry itself adj
mits inability to serve the nation. / am, of course,
heartily in favor of serving the nation.
. What do you say about the continuance OF the Mar
shall Plan?
Answer-The Marshall Plan has long been modified
into the Truman Doctrine to contain Communism.
favor it.
Q How do YOU stand on) Point Four?
Answer am in favor of the Point Four program.
. How do you stand on) the international Trade Or
ganization?
AnswerI am studying it now, but do NET feel suf-
ficiently informed on it to express an opinion. | in
tend to state my position on it, however, before the
election.
. Do you favor a Federal sales tax, now being consid-
cred by man leaders?
Answer am opposed to all sales taxes, as putting
the taxation burden on those least able to pay.
. What is your stand on deficit financing?
Answer-I deplore it. Like sin, I'm agin 1t. Fer
haps the editorial writer who posed the question can
do something all Congress has been unable to do
find the quick revenue obviously nee0e0 10 IndHCe
the military needs in Korea and the military needs
of national defense, and find it without deficit fl
nancing.
. Do you favor a huge increase in personal income
taxes, one that may 60 as high as 40 to 80 per cent!
Answer-Tm in favor of financing our commit
ments in the world-in Europe, in Asia, in South
America and in this country. Either deficit financ-
ing or increased income taxes will have to be en-
ployed to support these commitments. More prob
ably, it will be a combination of both. l seriously
doubt that personal income taxes will go as high as
40 to so per cent for any except the wealthiest of
our citizens.
. Do you favor the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Water
way?
Answer-Yes.
. Are you a supporter of the Administration foreign
policy, particularly its Far Eastern policy?
Answer-Yes. And most particularly its present
policy of keeping our word to the Koreans, and as
-. Stunning our obligations under the United Nations in
Korea.
. Whom do you support for u. S. Senator: MIR. Taft or
Mr.. Ferguson?
Answer-Mr. Ferguson. (Since Mr.. Ferguson is
also the candidate of the Democratic party in the
Ninth District, / shall be interested in the answer,
if any, of the Blades candidate)
Mr.. Burke's answers to the questions posed by the
mes to its own attorney are certainly definite even
ough the questions were trap questions-many of them
nically slanted to give the editorial writer some fine ma
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