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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
ANA REJECTS AID CITING DISCUSSION OF
health PLANS

BOSTON, Mass. -(CNS) y When
the Journal of the American Medical
Association refused an ATLANTIC
MONTHLY advertisement citing an
article in its December issue discuss
ing health plans, D. B. Snyder, At
lantic publisher, charged ANA with
violating the principle of free speech.
The article, written by promi-
nent Boston doctor, James Howard
Means, has been viewed as an OBJ
jective discussion of various health
plans and points out that co-opera-
tives are apparently answering the
most needs of the people.
According to DR.. Means, NThe med
zeal care is service, and that, as
with all services, there are those
who provide and those who receive.
Both have their rights, and neither
must be permitted to trespass on the
rights of the other"
Public Health people, he advises,
"are recognizing that the illness of
any single member of the communi-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
THE RESPONSIBILITY is THEIRS

Monday Governor-elect j. Hugo Aronson will take
management Montana's state Unlike
his predecessor the find himself with strong
working maores in his party both legislative houses
program the state he have mind he should
szeabe amount of difficulty its
approval by the legislative branch of the government
The heavy responsibility rests not alone the Gov
ernor upon the entire leadership of his party both
we'll his fellow
sans discharge responsibility watched closely by
people of Montana Whether the COP looks to the future and
determines sound progressive for the greatest bene
fit all the the will be noted WELL will be
treated accordingly when the people again the polls
Montana citizens sincerely concerned with states flu
ture awaiting the of the state
and the the 1853 Legislature will take They wond
ering
WIthe Republican party live up its platform pledge
the oil public school
lands for the utmost benefit for the education OF Montana CHI
dren? Or will from the mammoth oil lobby report
ed headed by of the states foremost Republicans be
than the legislature withstand?
With Republicans in firm control of both legislative and
executive branches of the state will lnduSraly
disabled workers finally receive something approxmatng
fair shaker Will those disabled by occupaona diseases bel
accorded compensation with those disabled by
industrial accidents? Will the upwards of S750OOO annual
dusa disease and disability burden carried by
all the taxpayers finally be placed where belongs
Industries wherein such disabilities and diseases contracted?
realistic attempt solve the critical highway financing prob
lem by placing propoonate share of the
sructg and maintaining highways the heavy trucks which
the major destroyerS of roads
A. Will the administration Legislature
sst all efforts to abolish the extremely profitable state liquor
system? Or will the confirmed that the
plans cripple eliminate the system the great
nancal benefit of the saloon fraternity?
Will Republican policies legislation such that
best interests of all the people of the state will preva
AS deeply interested in strengthening
to administer that hope that
publican party of 1853 will take it's inspiration from the admin
sration of that Republican early twentes-Joe
Dxonrather than privilege seeking interests who
fest the state capitol during each and legislative session.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
UNPAID DOCTOR BILLS
TOTAL OVER ST BILLION

That voluntary hospital and sur
gical insurance does not meet health
needs is evidenced by study made
by the University of Michigan Sur
vey Research Center for the Federal
Reserve Board. The study showed
that nearly one-third of young fam
lilies with children were in debt for
medical care. Two-thirds of such fam
lilies had unpaid debts of 5000 or
more.
Out of 531 million families in the
United States, it was found that IA
million owed unpaid doctor bills
amounting from 81 to 500. 1.6 mil
lion owed from 500 to 5000; 1 mil
lion from 5000 to $1,000; and 200,-
600 families owed doctors over ST.
600.
Families headed by factory work
ers and farmers had the highest per-
centage of debt. Nearly one family in
about four owed their doctor. Among
the professional and self-employed,
one family in about nine owed medi-
cal bills.
Factory workers, through union
collective bargaining, have obtained
high degree of beverages under Blue
Cross, Blue Shield and other pre-
paid disqualification and surgical in
surance plans. Substantiating the ex-
perience of many union officials, the
high proportion of debt among such
workers shows they still cannot meet
the costs of medical care.
The total medical debt of Ameri-
can families amounts to over one bill
lion dollars.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02


The Unions 1000-word statement
was released in connection with the
publication of a report by the Sen.
ate subcommittee on Internal Sc
curity which was based on hearings
involving the Union last October in
Salt Lake City.
The statement was signed by Pres
ident Clark, vice presidents Orville
Larson and Charles Wilson, and sec
M. E. Travis. The
Union leaders said:
eve note that in releasing his
so-caIled report, Senator McCar-
ran calls particular attention to
the testimony of the discredited
Harvey Matusow. 1t is now less
than a month since Matusow was
nailed as a deliberate perjurer in
the New York Federal Court by
Will Harrison, prominent New
Mexico newsPaperman and radio
commentator"
EDITORS NOTE: This is the same
Harvey Matusow who visited Mon
tana during the 1852 campaign and
under auspices of the Amer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
Rehabilitation Trains Men
For Useful Jobs

Through training the individual is
prepared for suitable trade or pro-
fession that he can safely and profit
ably follow despite his disability.
Under physical restoration a wide
variety of services are available.
These include corrective surgery, hos
pitalization, medical and psychiatric
treatment, artificial limbs, dentures,
hearing aides, braces and supports,
convalescent care and physical medi-
cine.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02

being done. Organized medicine
should give full support to such re-
search"
A spokesman for the ANA accused
DR.. Means in his article of being
misleading and, in some places, I'M
truthful" but he didn't say where.
He charged also that the article twas
a considered and thinly yelled plug
for the principles of socialized medi-
cine which the profession and the
public generally have repudiated. The
AMA's action" he added, chad moth
ing to do with the constitutional guar
antee of free speech"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02

lean Legion until an outraged public
opinion apparently forced the state
officials of that organization to re-
pudiate him.
1t was Matusow who testified in
Salt Lake City that the Mine-Mill
union strikes were called to hamper
the Korean war effort.
"Since Senator McCarran now sees
fit to repeat the Matusow calum-
nies," the Union statement said, "we
call attention to these simple facts:
/. No strike at all was called in
the copper industry by this Union
in 1850.
2. The Today strike of August,
1851 was called following a Sc
cret referendum vote of the Un-
ions entire membership, in order
to win a settlement which had been
proposed and recommended by the
US. Government itself, speaking
through MIR. Cyrus Ching, then di-
rector of the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service.
Rather than trying to cut down
production in the nonferrous metals
industry, our Union has advanced a
long-range, many-sided program for
full production and pros
perity throughout the industry"
In commenting on the McCarran
report as whole, the Unions leaders
said:
eve repeat the charge we made
during the Salt Lake City hearings:
Senator McCarran is acting on
behalf of the big mine operators
in a campaign to behead and dis
member this Union. He aims to
wreck this Union by the same
methods he is using in his wild at
tempt to wreck the United Ma
tions.
owe do not believe it is accidental
that the McCarran report was tim
ed to coincide with the issuance by
he National Labor Relations Board
If an order for an election in the
Occur d'Alenes mining properties
where our Union is being raided by
he CIO."
The Unions statement presented
| lengthy analysis of the McCarran
eport and included the charge that
he sub committees printed proceed
ngs sis so inaccurate as to raise
ONE serious questions. The trans
ript contains an unusual number of
bvlous factual errors and on1is-
ions," the Union charged.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02

We are going to be on the air for
IS minutes every Sunday after
noon over the Z-bar network. This
is new field for us, and we are a
little Scared" over the job, but
will do our best. Harry suggests
that all verbal vegetables" be sent
to us at Box 838, Helena, along
with questions and suggestions.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02

ly well scattered over the country.
They have become linked together
loosely on a national basis through
the Cooperative Health Foundation
of America, which has headquarters
in Chicago. Under this plan a group
of people organize themselves into a
cooperative and engage staff of
doctors to provide medical care, and
to obtain clinic and facilities as need
ed.
"Organized medicine hates these
co-operatives and does it's best to
put them out of business; neverthe-
less they continue to grow and flour
ish-which proves that they meet
public need. In trials of strength in
the courts, the co-operatives have
won at least three important vic
tories"
~ am not suggesting that the CO.
operative type of health plan is the
ideal solution to the overall prob
lem of organizing medical care. How
ever, it is one way, and it's possibili-
ties and limitations should be determ-
lned by experiment as is in fact
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
Cannon Announcement Starts
1854 u. s. Senate Race!
BY GRETCHEN BILLINGS


About six months ago | remarked
in my column that many candidate
in the 1852 political campaign hat
their eagle eye on the Senate of tht
United States, two years hence. L
had been said that Senator Murray
would not run again in 1854. How
much wishful thinking was involved
was rather clearly brought out wher
Murray announced during the late
days of the so campaign that he
would be a candidate again. Some
still believe Murray will not run and
that his statement is a rear guard ac-
ton. If Murray doesn't run himself
it would be only natural. for him to
want to be in position to designate
who will run in his stead.
1t is long time before the "a
campaign for the US. Senate will
get into the active stages, however,
it was again called to the attention
of the voters of Montana when Paul
Cannon this week stated that he
might we'll be a candidate on the
Democratic ticket.
1t was an opportune time, pub
Gcity-wise, to make the announce
ment. Politically speaking things
are at stalemate. 1t is a few
days before the state legislature
gets into full swing and national
ly the status is the same. There
fore, the people who make politics
their daily bread are avidly masti-
eating the announcement by Can
non.
Also Paul isn't making the same
he made the last time when
he waited so long to decide which
race he was going into that political
sides had already been chosen and he
lost by the slim margin of 55 votes.
1t is conceivable that Cannon could
take the nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket. He has many friends
over the state. Many thought his
chances last time would have been
pest in a statewide contest. His de-
.iding vote on the controversial HB
S88 Coop tax bill) during the 1851
Legislature put him in the forefront
With eastern Montana farmers.
Having been in politics for many
ears, as Lieutenant Governor for
wo sessions as well as in the state
legislature, Paul Cannon is going to
e a formidable candidate for the U.
(. Senate in "a.
Cannon's announcement this
week will cause a flutter among
hopefuls who have been consider
ing the race, which will probably
have number of candidates on /
the Democratic ticket.
Monday next Helena will be start
lg on its biennial round of legisla-
We activity. For so days the halls
the State Capitol will buzz early
nd late with political hay-making.
1t is Republican show from start
} finish this time, and they won't
ave any trouble putting over any
ing they wish from the standpoint
votes. A vocal opposition is ex-
scted, however, which after all will
: the only thing that can make the
ssion interesting. F
With change of administration +
e Governors Ball will be gala. So a
al activity that marks every session
i'll have it's effects on the turn of r
ents. 4
THE VOICE will try and report, +
weekly, the issues of Importance.
his session We will be coming to
'ou via Radio as well as the paper. +
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02
MeCARRAN aims TO ASSIST MINING
M0GULs WRECK kAINE-kHILL UNION
Testimony BY Dscredited Character Assassin, Mausow
Basis of Nevada Senator's Charges Against Union

DENVER-The International Union of Nine Mill & Smell
Workers, through President John Clark has
with what called the unfounded undocumened and fool
sh charge that the members Union permit others
strikes for them and with the idioc claim that they
strike in order disrupt the nations
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-02

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Setback for Mccarthy

The important fact which emerges from
the j. B. Matthews incident is that Senator
Mccarthy, at last, has been challenged and
rebuffed
Mr.. Matthews resignation as staff director
OF Senator McCarthy's subcommittee is of
secondary importance. And it does not matter
greatly whether the acceptance OF the resig-
nation was prompted by the fight waged by the
minority members of the committee, by the
Presidents statement, or by a combination of
the two. The thing that does matter is that
Senator Mccarthy has been compelled to re-
treat in the face of the popular revulsion
against the technique involved in the Matthews
attack on the Protestant clergy-a technique
which closely parallels that employed by SEN
ator Mccarthy himself.
1t is hardly to be supposed that this Incl
dent marks the end Of what has come to be
known as McCarthyism. For the Senator is
still in his position Of power, and he has not
changed his stripes. But the fact that the
President, without mentioning Senator Nc
Carthy by name has put himself firmly and
emphatically on record against McCarthyism
will certainly have some restraining effect
Henceforth, the Senator will find the going
little tougher Indeed, 1t may be that we are
witnessing the beginning of the end Of this
unwholesome episode in our American way of
life.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
DerogotoTy Talk

The senSibilities of Chairman Taber of the
House Appropriations Committee seem to have
been injured by criticism from Senator Syming
ton of Missouri It is hard to understand why.
This is the sequence of events: On July
the Boston Herald published q letter from Mr..
Taber criticizing its defense editorials. In the
course of the letter, Mr.. Taber said: Your
editorials indicate an utter lack Of knowledge
of what Mr.. defense Secretary Wilson has
proposed and the ridiculous attitude that Cen
eral Vandenberg has taken. If you only had
Mr.. Vandenberg's statement, which is to be
printed in full in the hearings of the committee,
with Mr. Wilson's analysis of it, you would begin
to realize what kind of sabotage Mr.. Wilson
was up against from Vandenberg and the crew
that is trying to cover up their own iniquities
by making false statements about what the
situation is" In Short General Vandenberg.
who retired last week as chief of the Air Force
after 80 years of distinguished service was
accused by Mr.. Taber of sabotage, iniquities
and false statements.
Senator Symington, who opposed the cut
in the Air Force budget, took the Senate floor
to differ with Mr.. Taber on factual matters to
point out that the Vandenberg testimony was
given at the request Of Congress- and to accuse
Mr.. Taber Of bitter and inaccurate personal
Evening star., 1953-07-10

attacks against the Air Force and its military
leaders"
Mr.. Taber retorted that Senator symington
had violated" the rules of the House and
Senate. It was a rule, he said, that members Of
the House and Senate haven't any right to
talk about fellow member of Congress in a
derogatory way"
This is curious rule, and perhaps 1t is
good that it has been broken. For what it really
seems to hold is that 1t is all right for Mr. Taber
to talk about General Vandenberg in a deroga-
tory, and even shameful, way, but that Mr.
Symington.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Indo-Chino and Independence

It is encouraging that Wet Nam and Laos,
two of the three Associated States of Indo-
China, have accepted Frances invitation to
participate in negotiations aimed at promoting
further progress toward their full independence.
The third state-Cambodia, whose King Moro
dom has been in belligerent anti-French
mood-has responded to the same bid with
reservations, but still favorably enough to
suggest that it is not hostile to the idea OF
striving for understandings that could greatly
strengthen this strategically vital area of non
Communist Asia.
In any event. the leaders of Wet Nam and
Laos have welcomed the new development as
evidence that the Paris government, rejecting
the will of the French people, Is anxious to
satisfy the national aspirations of the Associ-
ated States by working with them for their
total independence" The spirit OF this re-
action augurs we'll for the projected negotia-
tionS, and If Cambodia reacts similarly, if King
Norodom abandons his unrealistic position and
replaces his present bellicosity with will to
cooperate, the atmosphere will be sufficiently
improved to make possible agreements capable
of opening up a bright new political future
for the whole of Indo- China.
Actually as far as autonomy is concerned,
Cambodia wants essentially the same thing as
Wet Nam and Laos That is to say, it wants
completely Independent status within the
French Union-a status comparable, for
example, to Pakistan's within the British Com
monwealth. However, unlike the people of Wet
Nam and Laos, the Cambodians also want to
be wholly sovereign in relation to their neigh
bors In other words, they seem strongly resist
ant to the idea of carrying on in the future as
one of the three Associated States of Indo-
China, though presumably they would favor
continuing close llaboration-politically, eco
nomicaly and otherwise.
Despite complications of this sort, how
ever, the proposed negotiations can accomplish
much in increasing the large measure of au-
tonomy already enjoyed by these states. But
a perfect settlement is not possible at the
present stage. After all, Wet Nam, Laos and
Cambodia would be under Communist tyranny
today were it not for what France has done,
at heavy cost to itself in blood and treasure, to
save them from the Red aggresSor. And since
that struggle is still going on, since their very
existence still depends on French military sup
port backed by American aid, they can hardly
expect to attain total independence" overnight.
Nevertheless. with Frances help, they can
keep on moving steadily in that direction until
they are not only fully sovereign but secure as
well-secure in a way that will keep Indo-China
firmly on the side of the free world.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
This and That

trailing hand of the pedestrian to con-
tact them.
Since few persons walk any more,
probably it makes no difference
whether those particular plants are
there any more or not; the birds con-
stantly place new seeds; this is one way
nature insures the propagation Of her
children.
Every human child should be taught
to recognize the poison ivy leaf and its
normal grouping. There are other
three leaf" plants, but none quite like
the poison ivy. and once a person, even
a little person, gets the plant in mind,
he is OF likely to forget it.
Children are. naturally. the worst
sufferers from the poison. since they
are such adventurers, but the older per-
son who acquires this tormenting itch
is not likely to forget it, either.
Sometimes 1t becomes, with bit Of
initial neglect, Q real malady. with hos
pital treatment necessary.
Certain odd persons show OF by put
ting it in their mouths or wiping their
faces with branches Of the leaves.
Too often they escape, but now and
then one is inflicted, for the first time
in his life, and then the suffering is
likely to be extreme, as If the very
genius Of poison ivy had saved up its
venom for years just for the pleasure
Of taking a crack at him.
+
Rhus toxicodendron is q member Of
the sumac family.
The baneful oil might even be called
the baleful oil.
Evening star., 1953-07-10
By Charles E. TroceweN

Today the word fine old Anglo-Saxon
word bale" is seldom used. except in
certain types of stories, in which bale
full glance" appears.
But what wonder-word it is!
Bale, according to the dictionary,
means devastating evil
( But let us give it as the big book does,
in a slowly mounting climax of evil re-
minding one Of the action Of Greek
play!
"Bale-Devastating evil, malign
pernicious influence, harmful disaster,
specifically DEATH"
The book gives quotation from Bry-
ant, "Tidings of bale she brought" and
an example from Spenser, Let now
your bliss be turned to bale" So much
for Webster.
Those who have had experience with
a real case of poison ivy know that it
is devastating evil, malign, pernici-
The best way to handle poison ivy
is to let it alone.
Best treatment is, first, not to catch
it, and second, if you do. see your doc
tor first. He probably has been itch
ing to try out one of the newer reme-
dies some big pharmaceutical flrm has
sent him. You will do very nicely for
his newest .'uinea pig. It is interest
ing to know that even four-legged
guinea pigs can get poison ivy when
they go rustling around among its
leaves
Be more sensible than q guinea pig,
then, and keep away from poison ivy
this summer.
Evening star., 1953-07-10

Watch out for those three leaves!
This is poison ivy weather, and will
be. through fall. Even then. the smoke
from old vines may infect some suscep-
tible persons.
grow in threes, but there is something
about the old reliable poisoner that
sets it apart.
The gloss, the green, the three leaves
together
These are unmistakable. except by
those hardy or foolish persons, or both,
who pretend to be unafraid.
There Is every reason to be afraid,
for poison ivy oil. the part that does
the dirty work. is no respecter Of per-
sons.
It causes itching and an inhamed.
watery skin.
Modern therapy aims to kill OF both
the poison in the skin and the moist
nature of the affliction.
New ingredients go to work drying
up the skin, and others take over the
job of soothing the sores and nerves.
Stopping the itch is something all by
itself.
Here many forms Of medication are
possible, with the accent placed on
calamine and other soothing things.
The suburban areas around Wash
ington are spotted with the plant.
For many years there were some
beautiful patches just north Of Chevy
Chase Circle, on the east side.
They grew luxuriantly and beauti-
fully, at Just the right height for the
Evening star., 1953-07-10
Mother Reeds Aloud

The ldmplt0llt ftckered dimly on Us all;
MY mother read her dark head in
the glow
Moved quietly; her gentle voice had
SlotD
Sweet tones that sounded clear and
musical.
With bdted breath we heard the pages
tdl
Within q silence that Dds like the fotC
OF sur0i1t0 music, beating soft and lot0
inside the room. against the shGdotOed
Ddll.
Ho10 strange ! should forget the stories
read,
Though I remember how the silence
gretD
Until the end, then ten apart tDith cries
Protesting her decree of up to bed"
lire again those years in swtft re-
UieD,
Reading as mother did to star filled
eyes.
CoErie Hunter