Modern Pharisees and Socialized Medicine Critique
A critical column denounces socialized medicine and war-time agencies like the War Food Administration and OPA as ineffective and self-serving. It attacks planners who fear the profit motive, praises physicians who treat the poor for little or nothing, and condemns politicians who champion public health schemes over private care.
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War Food Administration
OPA
Wade Church
Wade
My Hospital
Church
A Caddy Suggests New Career For Golfer
A golfer frustrated after a tough hole tells his caddy he plays to develop self control. The caddy replies that he should try caddying instead, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
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Wall Street Journal
Baruch’s Peace Plan Aims for Shared Global Guidance
George E. Sokolsky reviews Bernard Baruch’s Senate statement detailing a complete U S policy for peace. Baruch advocates firm self-reliance, prudent aid to Russia and Britain, and a two way cooperation with the Soviet Union to avoid economic war and preserve reconstruction.
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George E. Sokolsky
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate
United States
Baruch
Germany
Europe
Uncle Sap
Russia
Britain
America
United Nations
Great Britain
Churchill
Why Exempt Housing From Price Controls
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues housing shows stark price distortion under wartime controls. It notes clothespins stay regulated while home prices soar, condemns real estate price gaps, and says rent controls push owners to sell despite shelter needs.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Deliberately Picked Fight With Union Racketeers and Labor Policy
Westbrook Pegler reflects on years of conflict with the union movement and Roosevelt era policies. He lauds the Hatch Burton Ball bill as a first reform in the Senate to curb coercion and racketeers, while noting unresolved flaws such as union dues and internal election fairness.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Hatch-Burton-Ball
Senate
House of Representatives
Hatch
Burton
Ball
Labor Relations Board
Wagner
Tydings
Maryland
A. F. of L
Roosevelt Supreme Court
Decisive battles and wars through time battlefield musings
The author muses on how wars are won by decisions more than battles, citing Saratoga 1777, Marne 1918, Tours 732, and other famed clashes. He blends humor with history, noting mapmakers, generals, and the role of strategy, while praising war correspondents and historic results.
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Arthur
Bugs
von Cluck
Shickelgruber
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Trenton
Appomattox
Santiago
Gates
Saratoga
Iowa
Charles
Saracen
Tours
Syracuse
Hastings
Plevna
Johnny Burgoyne
Marshal Ney
Thiers
King Features
What Is This Thing Called Communism
A reader asks what communism is and why it might dominate Europe. The piece argues the Russian system is not pure communism but a despotism of the proletariat with unique improvisation, mixing socialism and state control, and contrasts it with fascism and Marxist theory.
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Washington
Boston
Europe
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Norman Thomas
Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Hitler
National Socialist Party
Mussolini
Italy
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Moses Christian
Moses
Christ
King Features Syndicate
Commission to Preserve Peace
Washington June 27. President Truman will sign the United Nations charter and ratification will follow. A proposed American Commission to Preserve Peace would lead the US role in world peace, headed by Edward R. Stettinius with James F. Byrnes as secretary of state, coordinating with Congress and the State Treasury and Commerce departments to study and report on global conditions and mobilize moral force for peace.
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Davie Washington
Truman
United Nations
Senate
New League
Department of State
Wiley
Wisconsin
Department of Peace
America
American Commission To
Treasury
Commerce Departments
Congress
New Commission
Edward R. Stettinius
American Commission
San Francisco
Diplo
James F. Byrnes
Mr. Stettinius
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Browne
Bioff
Scalise
Fay
Bove
Lewis
Mine Workers
Iron Workers
American Federation of Labor
Paul Mallon
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