The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-11-02
LET US find and USE THE FOUNTAIN

richest person is penniless. Acknowl-
edgement of this postulate, it seems,
places anyone erecting hurdles in
the way of an adequate health pro-
gram. in very, very embarrassing
position. There will come the day
when everyone will be "wise" to
such peoples Interior motives.
Accordingly it is my fixed convic-
ton that it would be we'll for Uncle
Sam to enter into a health program
in the same manner in which the late
Franklin Roosevelt sent our scientists
to work upon the atomic problem.
Roosevelt gave the scientists the ne
cessary billions and orders to find the
answers which they have to a large
degree solved. The work is continu-
ing and it is within the realm of
reason to believe that once mankind
gets big enough to renounce warfare,
or becomes too fearful of the con-
sequences of atomic warfare, that
the nations of the world can then
get along together and perhaps use
the atomic discoveries to promote a
better standard of life for everybody.
The important thing to remember
all through the various sociological
economic-political controversies is
that some people are promoting a
better world for everybody while
other people are promoting better
world for themselves at the expense
Of ole
some instances there exists a COM
munity Of self-interest.
Many years ago, when the west
ern hemisphere was younger, a Span
ish leader named Ponce de Leon,
led his small army ashore upon the
North American continent, as the
discoverer of Florida. He embarked
upon an expedition to discover
tabled Fountain of Eternal Youth
which is tantamount to finding the
secret of eternal health. The Spaniard
was called to his Maker in 1921 with
out having discovered the tabled
Fountain.
What this country needs, far more
than the five cent cigar, is a renewal |
of the attempt of Ponce de Leon. |
Let us discover the Fountain of Etern-
al Health. Let us follow the example |
of the late martyred President Roose-
welt in turning over billions of dol
lars to the scientists who sought the |
secrets of atomic fission. Let us
give billions as required to build |
a health system, which will afford |
the best available medical care in
all of its ramifications, including ex-
tensive scientific research. Certainly
this would prove preferable to some
Of the programs upon which we today
pend billions of dollars without blink
ng an eyelash? And no medical man
or woman would be the worse for
making possible better life for the
1t is not in the heart
If the American people to treat
heir talented technicians cruelty.
Money gained through exercise of
great talent is not nearly so valuable
is service to humanity.
Would it not be a great day when
he people of America, or the en- $
ire world, possessed the treasures
If the Fountain of Eternal Health?
The only fly in the ointment, 1 fear, {
S that the American Medical Assn,
IS it has been constituted in the :
,ast, would insist upon having the f
light to the waters from such foun-
ain, and control over the pipe lines :
eading such waters to the people, {
o vend and administer to the ex- I
lusive profit of it's membership, just ,
S does the Electric Power Trust :
eek to secure control over the cleo I
rio transmission lines from the pub !
icly constructed hydroelectric plants.