The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-01-22
Except for Social Security -.
PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGES give
LITTLE REASON FOR CHEER

special messages that body These Farm price
support proposals. TaftHartey revison g. Extension of So
cal Security; 4. Health Insurance.
Space does permit full discussion of of these in
ISSUE however few pertinent observations be
l. FARM PRICE SUPPORTS: The Presidents adopting
the BensonKne flexible price support program geared to
the 1913 new parity formula bringing little cheer Amer
farmers whose income 1854 the Federal Reserve Board
predicts will fall to its lowest level since 1913 despite farm
irrational costs continuing upward Republican and Demo-
cratic Congressman from the farm belt standing for
the present 80 cent support program and there little like
ihood the Presidents proposals will get very far
2. TAFT-HARTLEY ACT: Major revsons suggested in
Presidents program to amend the act will increase rather than
decrease the opsidedness of the law favor of employers
For example balyhoo notwithstanding the obnoxious in
juncve process of TaHartey practically unchanged
only deceptvely worded
The proposal to give authority ALDERMAN
relations not looked upon with favor by Organized
Labor because experience has shown that state
ments easily influenced against labor by powerful
money interests than is the federal government
The trke vote proposal whether before after strike
begins clear the former than Labor feels the President
is implying tina rankandfie workers have no confidence in
their chosen latter proposal
mite s1kebreang weapon Such governmental interference
in aborempoyer affairs labor spokesman believe will hamper
rather than good faith collective bargaining and
the reasonable 04 settlement of disputes
questng the extension of the program least 10 million
more Americans and the substantial increasing of benefits is
actuariy sound concluded merits support
of congressman, irrespective of party label.
4. HEALTH INSURANCE.: The Presidents proposal that
the federal underwre private
essentially guarantee to private insurance companies that
the government underw all losses thew NAV incur The
proposal offers little protection against
and hospital bills for the millions
cannot afford to comprehensive health The
one really practicable feature of the proposal broaden the
scope OF federal assistance in construction of hospitals medical
supervised nursing homes rehabilitation
abled and dagnostc treatment
mendaons on the federal aiding medical schools
enlarge or to assist in relieving the shortage doctors
by providing federal help for talented young people may
desire to become doctors and but afford
cost of eight years of college education
This much be said for the Presidents health
program While leaves much to be desired if it
may be small step forward in establishing by that
health OF all Americans much primary responsibility of
government, as is provision of public education
For the Presidents farm
are finding little favor the of
aton which would be most directly affected by they
enacted into law Just surely his social security
health insurance proposals inadequate the latter is =
will meet with increasingly wide approval first DO
ticay will backfire the Administration latter two
however, if given Congressional approval will
strength to the COP. i
Mr.. Businessman Fl