Evening star., 1952-02-18
Doctors Form
National GROUP
assist Taft
Senator Is Praised
For Work Against
'SociuIized Medicine

President Truman's controver-
sial health insurance plan began
to ease into the political picture
today as Senator Taft's campaign
committee announced that a ma
tional committee of doctors has
been formed to support the Ohio
Senator's bid for the Republican
presidential nomination.
Dr. Ernest E. Irons, of Chicago.
named chairman of the group,
said in statement that the med
ical profession has special rea-
sons to respect Senator Taft, and
to be grateful to him, for the
valiant part he has played in saw
ing our country from the scourge
of state socialism"
Senator Taft has fought the
Truman health plan. which op-
ponents have denounced as
"socialized medicine"
| In the forefront of this attack
has been the American Medical
Association.
Taft Denies Isolationism.
The week end. as usual, wit
messed flow of political oratory.
In a radio interview here, Sem
ator Taft said he didn't see how
anyone could be an 'isolationist"
in the present world, but that this
smear term" had been used
against him.
The Ohioan said he would be
"less inclined to dump a lot of
American money abroad and in
tervene in foreign quarrels than
the present administration, but
certainly we have a job in the
world today"
He hopes for "some very strong
speeches in behalf of the Repub-
lican candidate" for the presi-
dency, from Gen. Macarthur, but
did not comment on reports that
the general leans toward his can
didacy. Gen. Macarthur has said
he is not interested in the presi-
Idency for himself.
At a Republican rally in West
Palm Beach, Fla, Senator Martin,
Republican Pennsylvania, urged
Southerners to join in rescuing
the Nation from the strangling
grip of Truman socialism,"
The Associated Press reported
from Raleigh that North Carolina
hackers of Senator Taft say they
expect to have a substantial ma
Ijority of the States 26 delegates to
the G. O. P. national convention,
while the Eisenhower forces think
the delegation, when chosen will
be pretty well divided.
Eisenhower Backers Optimistic.
An Eisenhower backer, Senator
Tobey. Republican. of New Hamp-
shire, said he doubted if Senator
Taft would get more than one
delegate out of the March II, pri-
mary in New Hampshire.
The rest will go to Gen. Eisen-
hover, the Senator said on a CHS
television program.
In Dallas, Texas, Senator Morse,
Republican of Oregon, said in an
interview that Gen. Eisenhower is
his choice for President, and pre-
dicted he would win by the great
est majority in history, carrying
at least four, and probably six
Southern States. Senator Morse
hit at the new isolationism" in
America.
Senator Kefauver Of Tennessee,
only announced Democratic presi-
Dental candidate, continued his
swing through New Hampshire,
and at Nashua, deplored the
threat of the textile industry to
move South because of higher in
dividual work loads and more ad-
vantageous wage differentials.
In Oklahoma City, Carl v. Rice,
Democratic National Committee
man from Kansas, said that Sem
ator Kerr. of Oklahoma, a possible
Democratic dark horse" could
count up to 200 delegates at the
National Convention. About 613
votes are needed to nominate.