The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-10-12
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES


We should like to call the at
tention Of all our readers to the
message carried elsewhere in this
issue IN the form of the question.
who Runs American"
There is food for thought in this
sober message which is brought to
the readers of this newspaper bv
the doctors of Holmes county and
the nation. 1t is worth YOUR
thoughtful attention.
This same message is appearing
this week in every newspaper
throughout the United States. II
Is a thorough and comprehensive
effort to get the people of this
country to consider seriously the
question as TO which way Ameri-
ca should go--to decide whether
we shall 60 the socialistic way of
Europe and the other countries of
the world, or shall we try to stand
alone in the world for the demo-
cratic way Of doing things, the
voluntary way, if you please.
The writer of THIS column does
not believe the American people
can ever be happy and satisfied
with totalitarian government
a government that tells us every
thing we can and cannot do. She
believes, as a matter of fact, that
we have already let too much of
our liberty slip away.
Furthermore, she believes that
unless we wake up at once to the
very real dangers facing us, we
are going to find ourselves at an
early day saddled with a compul-
sorry health insurance bill by
Congress - measure which will
socialize our medical profession
and stop progress in the medical
field with resulting lowered stand
ards of medical care.
This danger is real. It will be-
come a reality unless YOU, the
readers of this newspaper and the
American people generally speak
out in such a loud voice that there
will be no mistaking their Wishes
In the matter.
We'do not believe the people of
this community and Holmes coun-
~ want to see the government
come in and tell them they are
going to take over the medical
profession and everyone is going
to get free medical care from now
on - we know there is a catch to
Il We know the kind Cd care we
would get would not compare with
the kind of care we demand and
get from our private doctors. We
know medical research would
suffer "a tremendous setback and
progress would be slackened If
not stopped altogether.
Not only would medicine be So
cialized - but every business,
every industry. II our government
succeeds in socializing the medi-
cal profession through the COM
pulsow health insurance bill the
sociahzation Of other industries
and businesses will follow - lust
as surely as night follows day.
TheRxperience OF England with
socialized medicine is or should
be enough to awaken the Ameri-
can people. After socializing me-
dicine ttne Labor Government is
now going on to socialize the iron
and stael industry. We should
profit by England's experience.
Carried throughcact this news
paper are large number of ad-
verise1nents which are carried |
by various firms in this communi-
ty which are interested in seeing
the American system of private
enterprise survive - in order that |
we might continue ~ enjoy the |
highest standard of living in the |
world - a standard of living |
which the private enterprise sys-
tenn has given us.
We ask that every reader read |
every one of these messages II
they are well worthwhile. Then
stand up and be counted for the |
American voluntary way of doing |
everything and oppose with all |
your might the compulsioh of tht
totalitarian and socialistic state.
You owe it to your forefathers
who founded this country and |
gave you priceless heritage of |
freedom. You owe a debt 10 un-
born generations to see that they,
too, enjoy the freedom in the flu
ture you enjoy today.