https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/eb14a89667ac80b887ddcc0e6734d7b6.pdf 94edb05525a38b8e3bffff30cc277f04 PDF Text Text April 18, 1949 Dr. J .C. Pr~9ton, Pre sident Pike County Medical Societ1 Pikevi lle, Kentucky Dear Doctor Pr~ston: Your letter o'f t h~ l'.3th a rriTed durilll,!; Congr~s sma.n P,,,. Jkins' abaenc-e t~m t he City. . Hr. Pi:r k i ns h upected back in Wam i.ngt'on the fir st· of n ext w ek. whic h t ime your le t t~r will be eal to his at ten tion. �., 1< PIKE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY April lJ, 1949 H•n•rable Carl Perkins Mem'ber •f 0.ngress Washin~t•n, D. c. Dear Sir: At a recent meeting •f the Pike Ceunty Metical .A.ss•ciati•• the f•llewi~ reseluti•n were a,j_eptett WHEREAS, the American family has receivet the fuest quality •f !!letlica.l care a.veila'ble ill. any country in t he w•rlt, tevelepet Wtter •ur systems •f free e~terprise; ant, wmmliS, e~mpuls•ry health insurance, wherever triet, has causet a tecline in lll.ational health ant teteriera ti•n ef metical stantarts, ant facilities, t~ the tetriment •f family welfare; a nt, WHEREAS, cempuls•ry health insurance, wherever triet, has taken away the family 1 s right t o choosing its ewn f amily physician; ant, WHEREAS, invasi•n •f family privacy ant vi•lati•n •f the saictity ef the patient-physician relatienship have ~r•vet t• 3e ene ef the mest eajectienable fea tures ef compulsory health insurance, wherever triet; ant, WHEREAS, cempulsery health insurance weult result immetiately in a tax •f •n the inceme •f the America.1 werkin~ man, risi~ within a few 7ears t• 6% ant higher, creati~ a new tax iurten which weuli reiuce househelt iut~ets ant nring tewn. family stantaris •f livin~; ani., J% WHEBEAS, c•vernment c•ntr•l •f meiical services, iy ~a.i:uU~ uitermininc free enterprise a.ni establishing hes.TY 1ew tax •urtens a.~t unpreceientet na.ti•nal teficits, w•ult threaten natienal 'bankruptcy ant enccurage the spreat •f s•cialism, which weult enia.nger the rights ef eur chili.rent• the ini iviiu.a.l freetoms which have been the American heritage, NOW, THEREFOll, �PIKE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY ~E IT RESOLVED, That the Pike Oeunty Meiical Seciety tees hereby g• •n rec•r• ~inst any f•rm ef cempulsery hea lth insurance •r a!lY system •f p•litical meiicine iesi~net f •r nati•ns.l bureaucra tic centrel; That a cepy •f this resoluti•n ie f•rwartei t• the Presiient of the Unitet States, t• eaeh Senat•r ani !tepresentative fr•m the state of Kentucq ani that ~aii Ssn.at•rs ani ltepresentatives ee ant are hereby respectfully requestet t• use every effort at their cemmant t• prevent the en.a.ctment •f such legislation. JCP/TID �■ Ke,utnuky State Dental Assouiatioo J. L. WALKER, President 640 Barbee Wav, South Louisville, Kv. A Component Society of the M. T. BACH, President-Elect Third and Washington Newport, Kv. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION u j "m . ~J Y JOE JONES, JR., Editor of Journal Dawson Springs, Kv. A. B. COXWELL, Secretary-Treasurer 1976 Douglass Blvd. Louisville 5, Kv. ' NINTIETH ANNUAL MEETING J. R. BUSTETTER Ch.airman of Executive Committee Fincastle Bldg., Louisville, K v. April 5, 6, 7, 1950 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Ap r i l 21, 1949 The Hon. Carl D. Pe rkins House of Re o resent a tiv e s Washington, D.C. My dea r Congressman: . Enclose d herewith i s a reso l ution unani mous ly passe d by the Ke ntucky S tate De nta l Associa ti o n. Also attache d is a co py of a si mi lar re s o lu ti on p a sse d by the Le g i s lature of th e S tate of Tennesse e and si g ne d by the Gov e rno r. Your attenti o n a n kind c o nsi d er a ti on to the ma tter v i ll be greatly a pp reci ated by your many frien d s in the De nt a l P rofe ss i on in y o u r ho me state. Res p ectful ly Submi t ted, A.B.Coxwell, D. M.D. ABC/xbh Sec-Treas. �I Kentnuky State ·Dental !ssouiatiou A Component Society of the AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION J. L. WALKER, President 640 Barbee Wav, South Louisville., Ky. M . T. BACH, President-Elect Third and Washington Newport, Kv. NINTIETH ANNUAL MEETING April 5, 6, 7, 1950 JOE JONES, JR., Editor of Journal Dawson Springs, Kv. A. B. COXWELL, Secretary.-Treasurer 1976 Douglass Blvd. Louisville 5, Ky. J. R. BUSTE'ITER Chairman of Executive Committee Fincastle Bldg., Louisville, Ky. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY RESOLUT I ON ADOPTED BY THE KENTUCKY STA1E ~~NTAL ASSOC IATION APRIL 4th - 1949 WHEREAS : We as ci ti ze ns fa0e gr 3ater fr on tiers than were fac e d by our f orebears in the ru rgei terrain o f a n undeve lo pe d land and WHEREAS : our fron t iers today a r e those of science and human relati o ns, and WHEREl S, the Compulsory Health Eil ls n ow before Co ngress, namely, Senate Bill - 5 - a n d H. R. 783 and H. R. J45, were prepared by the Federal Security Administr at i o n , withou t consul tati o n ~ ith authorized repr esenta tiv es o f th~ h2alth pr o fs q~ i on , a n d WHEREAS, un d er t he system o f MeJ i cal an a Denta l CRre now existant our peop l e possess the highest level o f health, t h e b est s c ientific medical a n ~ d e n tal cRre , and the finest med i c al and dental educat i onal insti t u t i o ns i n the wor l d, and WHEREAS , the e mp hasis of political medici ne and dent istry is on the bas i s of regimentation an d a div isi on of s ervicns to the entir e cit iz enry, and �■ Kel!tooky Stare -~neotal Association A Component Society of the AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOE JONES, JR., Editor of Journal Dawson Springs, Kv. J. L WALKER, President 640 Barbee Wav, South Louisville, Kv. M. T . BACH, President-Elect Third and Wuhington Newport, Kv. NINTIETH ANNUAL MEETING April 5, 6, 7, 1950 A. B. COXWELL, Secretary..Treasurer 1976 Douglass Blvd. Louisville 5, Kv. J. R. BUSTETTER Chairman of Executive Committee Fincastle Bldg., Louisville, K v. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WHEREAS, inita t iv e is stifled, ambit i on for r e s earch killed and th e free~om, dignity a nd enterp r ise of indivi d uals has been destroyed in the nati ons v h or e c o nc 0 nts of socialism an d communism operate, and WH EREAS , we are c o gniz a nt that as indivi d uals i n these United States, wa arc no t i mMu n e t o th e same sinister forces, THEREFORE : b e i t r es olve d b y th e members of the Kentucky State De ntal Associati o n i n its e ighty - ninth s e ssion, that our State and National Repre se ntative s in Congr es s be informed that our members individually and co l lectiv el y, ar e unconditionally opposed to Compulsory Health Insuranc e or Political Med ical care in all of its phases, and ve ask our S enators and Re p r e sentatives , repres e n ting the Commonwealth of Ke n t ucky to oppos e Legislation t hat would set up a Socialistic system of Med ical a n d De ntal car e , and BE IT FURTH~R RE SO LVE D: That we r e quest o ur Governor, the Hon. Earle Cl em e nts, an d o ur Rep r a s e n t ativ Gs in the S tate Legislature to memoralize the Congr e ss of th e Unit ed S t a t e s , and o p pose National . Compulsory He alth Insuranc e , and BE IT FURTHER RES OLV ED: That copies of this r e solution be transmitt e d , by th e Se c retary of the Kc ntucky _State Dental Aas~ciition to the Pr e sident of th e Unit e d Stat o s, th e Vic e Presid e nt of th e United State s, and to e ach S e nator and Co n gr e ssman of th e Commonwealth of Ke ntucky. Also t o eve ry me mbe r of our State Legislature, a n d to the P r esi de nt a n d Se cr e tary of th e Ame r i ce n Dent al Association for transmittal to its Hous e of Del ogat e s . �STATE OF TENNESSE E HOUSE JOI NT RESOLUTIO N NO. 6 BY UHLHORN WH ER~AS, a plan has been devised to n ut socialized medicine into effect in th e United States; WHER ~AS , this compulsory n a ti o nal "health insurance" program is not the s oluti o n to the p r ob lem of providing b e tter health service for the sick and lam e of our gr ea t State and Nation but that the real shortages a r e i n the health r e sources such as the supplying of great e r h osp itals an c mor e docto rs for numerous communities; NOW THER EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TH 1' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE S EVENTY-SIX TH GENSRAL ASSEMBtY, THS SENATE CONCURRING, that we go on recor d a s opposing socia lize d me d icine in all of its phas e s and that we r e que s t and urge the S e nators a nd members of the House of Representa tives r epresenting Tennessee in the Co ngress of the United State s to resist l e gislation s ett ing u ~ socialized medicine~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, tha t a co py of this Resolution be spread upon th e Journ a l Senate . Tha t in the Hou s e of Rep r esen tatives and the th e Clerk of the Hous e is in s tructe d to forward a copy o f this Resolution to each of our Unite d States S e n a tors a nd Congr e ssmen from Tenness ee , which will carry th e seal of the State. ADOPTED: FEBRUA RY 3, 1949 . SIGN ED BY: SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATI VES SP ~AKER OF THE SEN ATE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE �Ap ril JO, 1949 Dr. M. M. Collins La~key , Kentucky l>? A.J' Doctor Col H na: Thie l e t o ack:novl~dge~ Ple ase f ~e l surF th t I v i l 1 sidnati on . and a t this ti• v i et t t r ted April 26th . your l et ~s r evPr y con& my inten ti o n t o vot e agai nst t h~ bill. EowevQr. I have .~ may rest a ssured t bR ~ atudy of t he bi l l , )u~ you t f o r soci a liz E' d medi cine . With bas your s, CDP lb �~r. ,~L ~. <!Iollins Jllrnsicia:n a:nb ~urgeon ~ad,211, ~mtucnv April 26., 19.49 Hon. Carl D. Perkins House of Rep,. Hashington a5, D. c. Dear Sir: I am hoping for your support against the bill that has been introduced for •t.3ocialized 1'e<iicine 0 • Thi a bill if pasaed wi 11 endanger the economy of· the nation. I am not in favor of it. I am constantly re- ceiving letters including various doctors and the state board of health insisting up-on me to do what I can te defeat its passage. Once it is paaaed it probably w·ill not be nulled or made void and this is one step forwara to support ;:iocilism. ,;e are already involved in S-ocolism more than we should. be. P1ease do what you can to see that this bill is not passed and made a law. Medicine as it is good enG>ugh. It is best to let it alone. Very truley yours Dr a ce; MMC �Mq 16, 1949 Dr. Je•ahill Lo,-e St. Josep~ Inf'lnnq l,oulsville 8, Kentucky Dear Dr. LoYea Thia h _ to acknowledge 70ur ~ PleaH be assur ed t hat~ diacuued in 7ou.r letter ~ ~ ~ ted Mq 12th. give the aubJect etul conddera tion. With kind regar ~~ ~ w CDP: mm truly yours, Carl D. Per kina, M. c. �JESSHILL LOVE,M.O . ST. JOSEP H INF I R M ARY LOUISV ILLE 8 , KY. 12 May 1949 Representa tive Carl Perkins House Of fic e Bui lding Washington, D. c. D9ar Sir: I am opposed to the plan for the Nati onal Heal th Insurance Program as outl ined by President Truman and his adv isor s . Because such a plan i s a compulsor y withholding tax pr ogram to any employee without his consent and furthermore . publicizes t he intimate and private nature of his ills to the many clerks processing his many reports and certificates . Furthermore , th i s plan does not clarify medica l care to the unemployed and socially indigent . Because such an i ntricate , unwiel dy program loaded with bureaucracy resultant from unpre cedented demand f or "paid medical care" must l ogically degener ate into a panel system or t he regimentation of medical systems of pr ac tice , thereby choking the pr esent competi tive and free enterpr ise professional pursuit of the pr esent day physic ian. Pl ease consi der the health and welfare of your constituents by voting against Pre sident Truman' s plan for National Health I nsurance or any rel ated plan requiring a compulsor y wi thholding t ax. I am i n a ll sincerity, Very truly yours , Jess~ M. D. �Dr. Carl Pigman :Sox 389 Wh1 tee burg, Kentucley' Dear Ca d: ~ · Th1• U to aoknovledge ,our dated Ma.7 13th. We all realize t hat a. ~ e ·· eal th rogrrun in America 1• needed, hovner. d t believe that Socialized medicine ia a co approach. You ffl8¥ rest a s se ,t e subject discussed in your lett•r baa al ady en given careful consi deration by me. With kin@ .o~ regards , 'Y Sincerely ~ours , Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:mm �C ARL P IGMAN, M . D . BOX 3 89 WHITESBURG , KY. rI. ay 1 3 , 1 949. Carl D. Perkins, u. c. House Office Building Washington, D. c. Please use your influence against Senate Bill 5 . Thinking people do not v;ant Political Me dicine. Help kee p America for Americans. Very truly yours , �May 18, 1949 Dr . CP.r l Fi fZ)Uen Box J89 Whitesbu.r~. Kent uck;y Dea r On rl : of your letter of This will acknowl edge re Mey l J asking th~t I oppose I h~ve not had tim you m~ be assured t l eei sl . tion th. tis t Bil l Numbe r n g 5. study t his bill bu.t r ongl.y oppose arq , th Co!Til!lunism. With kinde Si ncerely yours , Oa.rl D. Perkins , M. C. �May 1-:, , 1949 Mr . Reec~ S. Stewart 'Box 2LJ ~Vni tesbure , K~n tucky ~ of : Y.:OU M2y 16th. I a . ....... rl_ ters ao ah<i?;lS glad to hP-vc of im, ort ance pend i ng i n def in i. tE :.y I am in I "k.'a nt t o.s> o n o!:\"'d t o $oe1 f •vor of a e - r ~~- yo1.u-a , Carl D. Perk:ina , H. C. CDP lb �I • R. S. STEWART BOX 243 Whitesburg, Ky. Distributor of Slater's - Gastrove The Herb Medicine Co .'s L ine Owen Drug Co.'s Line · . ~ /i,;:f_ / '11'1 -:;, .xL,,.~W M ~-7//.e . F_A...,/- -~ ~ ~ . k . . ,UJ~ ~~ . I . , J;JJ;~~~ tZ - - ~ f • u~~~, • -=~~ ~=::::-ff~::~A . ~ ~ • I ~ . ~~ . . / ��( THIS SID E OF CARD 11;'-FoR ADDRESS) ��Whitesburg , Kentucky. 1-f. ay 17. 1949 Mr. Carl D. Perkins House Office Bldg. Washington, D. C. Sir; I am interested in the defeat of Gompulsory Health Insurance. and would like to ask you to vote against and use your influence against Senate Bill #5 and Senate Bill #1679 and against e:ny other legislation having to do with Gompulsory Health Insurance. Dear Y~o~ .~ _/ .!2~~ Ve-q Tru]3 �I MT. STER LI NG , KY. WINCHESTER . KY. - - - - -----,j MAIN BON. HON. HON. INCORPORATED I.--.-- · - Whitesburg, OFFICE WINCHESTER, KY. HA Z A R D , K Y . I RVINE.KY. - W HITESBURG , K Y . - Ky., May 17, GAR.'l:tE'l'T L. WITHEllS, THE SSNATE, VD\GIL CHAPMAN, CARL D. PERJCINS, WASHINGTON, • • THE HOUSE, D.O. GENTLEMEN: _. _ The ~lter has e'Yery right to be Tery bitter a-g a!nat SENATE BILL 5 and SENA-TE BILL 1679 or any other bill having to do. ¥1th COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE, or SOOIALIZID MEDICINE. -11 . I have a aon a Sp•o1al1sed Doo01'1", ,hat I educated a, an expense ot approx. 1tl4,ooo.oo. I worked out every oent ot this money and during the time I d1d not have monei tor deoent clothes tor m7aelt and not too muoh to eat. When my aon completed h1s Intern work, he volunteered tor Army dut7 and spent two years with the Army in North Atrioa and Italy. He did not have to go but telt 1t h1a dutJ to do ao. During the time he was serving w1th ~the Army, the Government ( two troa vs.a paying many other 1>01• who should have .beeri 1n the Army th1s Section) to attend Medical School. 'these bo:,s vere 1 Ra1lroade41 through Med1cai ·. School* the Government paying most ot the •~•nse, d1d not Speo1al1ze and they are the type we t1nd that are 1n favor ot COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE or some kind ot S0QUI..IZED ·MEDI0INE. . . 'l'he progress that has been made in the Medical field during the last 20 years certainl y doea not Justlt1 t he Governmeni to try to regulate -o r interfere 1n any way with the treedom of action 1n th1a t1eld. Also, the gradual enoi-c,aohment or the Government 1n the treedoa ot action or the 1nd1Y1dual 1s endangering our way of lite and these b1lla, I am oonvinoed, present a direct threat to the health ot our 0ountl"J' and a threat to 1nd1v14ual treedom•-thnugh Polit1oall7 oontrolled Med1oine. PLEAS!: CAST YOUR VOTE A.GAINS'!' ANY BILL HAVING TO DO WITH COMPULSORY HEAL'rH INSURANCE OR SOCIALIZED MEDICINE. �LOUISVILLE DISTRICT 'DENTAL 1\SSISTANTS SOCIETY l...ouis1Jille, Kentucky • wEEREAS, the Congress of the United States is currently considering a number of Bi lls which would establish a system of Compulsory Health Insurance in this countr-.r; and, WHEREAS, t he experience of other nations which have adopted such measures clearly teaches us that such measures have failed to contribute to the general health of their populace; and, WHEREAS, the health conditions in this nation are unexcelled and unequalled anywhere on the face of the earth; and, WHEREAS, the professions which have achieved this exemplary status, the medical, dental, nursing and other allied health professions, have accomplished this work under a system of free individual initiative, NOW THERBFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the LOUISVILLE DISTRICT DENTAL ASSISTANTS SOCIETY does hereby memorialize the Congress of the United States not to enact any legislation which will hamper that freedom, such as the current proposals for Compulsory Health Insurance, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each State Dental Assistants Association likewise petition the Congress of the United States, and that copies of ·this resolution be forwarded to the President of the Senate of the Congress of the United States, to each of the Senators and Representatives from each State wherein there is an organized dental assistants association, and to the Spealcer of the House of Representatives, and to the Council on Legislation, American Dental Association, 222 East Superior Street, Chicago 11, Illinois. President General Secretary -- ~ t:;/., Dated t his - -/ 1- -- - -day - -1949 -1 - ~ Address �MRS. B. F. SALYER Whitesburg, Ky. a-A o - I? 7' r �Miss El.line L. Salyer Whitesburg, Kentucky Dea r Miss Sal7er: This will acknowledge ~ee Me¥ 17 concerning t he propos p ot yo letter of ic health progr am. Al.though I have not had e to 1tud7 the bills Mentioned in your l et~ t ~ . I do vent to as sure you t ltrt I wil stro 1 oppose~ legislation that I teel t e t ainte . wi th mmunism. With beet rds , Sincerely yours, Carl D. Perkins . M. O. CDP:mm �' I !uii_~,, ~i~ mru; 0 1 JL CviL 19 . P ~ c:1-n~/Yn~ / ~ q/-< U /JfdJ ~ -/1~ /0 . Q. 11 L/ 9 �1 ~ ,/;;,,L ;0--<. ~ A-er~ h</1/ ~ » 'rYU£. c.,;._,l frwyL) 1Yl~ dd- /u_r dA: =rt '1 ~ 1 ,nJU ~ 1· ~ c:c,y,_d_ rl<n,lj_--?._ 6-ff-ckv ~ ~ ~J._, rytµf I ~ . Grrdh , J-~ ✓ ~~ ~ {2_/~ ~/~ �Mr. Orval Hughes T'nornton, Kentucq Dear Mr. Hue;}les: This will acknowled€8 7our the National Heal.th Progra11. I om very glad to rece and want t o aesu.re 7ou tha letter concerning on this matter 11 be givea a e.reful considera tion. With kind Carl D. Perkins . R. CDP:mm c. �II Thorn.ton, Kentucky May 19, 1949 Hon Carl D. Perkins House Office Building Washington, D. c. Dear Representative: Just a few lines in regard to "Compulsory Health Insurance". My personal opinion is that compulsory healt;h insurance is totally UN.AMERICAN in its precepts. The American People are being taught too often to look to the government for care. Things, such as this so-called Compulsory Healtµ, Insurance, are destroying the initiative of the American people. If we keep on at the rate we a re go ing, we will soon b e a nation of do-nothings lolling around letting the government take care of us through the means of an everincreasing system of taxation. I say quit forcing regi mentation down the throats of /\mericans. They will work out their own salvation if let alon~. We do not want to pattern our economy after Russia or Germany. In view of t he above, I respectfully ask that you vote against any bills having to do with Compulsory Health Insurance . Yours truly, �Zenn&th B•ntle7 Grooeq Whi tesburg. X~nt ucky Gentlemen: Please be ae1ured that I a~ uch op posed to sochlhm, and the su , eutioned in your teleg r em will be ~ p 'by me f it calls tor eocialized medi ~ 6 Y •rl Wi th beet r ~gar da , C'DP lb J OUl'S , n, Per!tlns, " · C. �CLAss OF SERVICE This is a full-rate :relegrarit"'or Cablegram unless Its def erred character is indicated by a suitable symbol above or preceding the address. WESTERN UN I O N I ( 11 \ 1201 NL=Nieht lettcr LC• Deferred Cable 36 }.:••---· ._____ .IOSEPH l.. EGAN P RES I DEN T SYMBOLS DL -= Day Letter t' ; ;. / ''-\! II /lL\ 1 {. The filing time shown in the date line on tel~rams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STAND ARD TIME at poi& of destination If RA098 er A972 f CT.LXA595 NL PI)= WHITESBURG CARL - D PERK I NSd • KY 24 I HOUSE OF~ICE BLDG WASHDC= T ' N KEEP KENTUCKIANS FREE FROM SOCI ALISM LET rI us PAY OUR OW MEDICAL BILLS=,t ZENNETH BENTLEY GROCERY= j I l I THE C')1 JP L'1Y WILL APPRECIATE SUGG STJO'N"S FROM ITS P AT R ONS C XCERNING ITS SEU\"ICE ,,. �May as. 1949 Mr. Arthur Jou, I vii., Ken taolq Dear Mr, Jones: PleaH be assured ·· . mu.oh oppo,ed t.o aoc1ali sin. me it 1t calla to · am 'Yery t h e aub,j eot lh:ed medicine. · G •roly W1 th b est r ega: y CDP lb • ;, oun, Oerl ll. Pe rkins, M.O. �., I ~ -- I - ---- - - - - . ---- �/ ylv._ . et?l~c.-c.a..,cz..~ fL/d . . / ~ y~~o/7~. ��l(;-. a.nd Mr e. F-oy Shon! I Sero m t, Kentucl-..y Dea r Mr. and Mr s . Sho r es: This i dr~ ted 1-!ay 2Jrd. ~ to aoknowl&d.g II I wish to advi s -~ agai nst soci al iz ed medic ~ to vote f or a be t te r heal t ! can vot P. for the~ iiu r he al t h prog r a. let t~ r I a:n v~ ry much owev tsr, I in tend >r ogram in t he evtmt ~- l th.e t ~ill be t te r a nd e. t he same time not be t ain tftd vi t h sooi l sm . g ncer•ly you,s , Carl D. P«rkins , M. 0. CDP lb �•I ' ,_____ -~ - - - �' . . • I r~ 11~ ~ . ~• ~~191- y , ~~ ~~ . ��I • DR. B. C. BACH BANK BUILDING WHITESBURG . KY. Hon. Carl D.Perldns , ' House Office Iui l ding• Wash i ngton • D..O•. ll9ar Si r a I am t;a1dna the liberty ot mtba 1'(1lein protest aaainet Ccq,u.laory Health or Soeialized Medicim. I am sure that yru are familiar with similar laws gaverniJla m,dioine in a munber of the lhro;pean cruntries • Having practiced medicine aver a period of' almost forty years am,of cou.rse,be~ in my law s:lxtieseI can say that it wculd D1.ke little difference ,to ma 9 personal.ly• as :n•m about out of the picture ~ • At least,this late in lite,I wau.d certai.n:cy have no sel:f'ish motive. I f'eel that such legisJ.etion,wculd be a turninrpoint in cur his• tory aild American way ot lite• It woo.ld de:f'inite~ lead towam Ooomuu.$ll1, where banldns,iDsuranoe,tmns,P<>rtation and e v e ~ else,worth-while• wruld have &OV8I'lllmDt control. Socialized M9dioine,wCAUd 9 in riw way of' thinld.na,be the worst kiDi of traae<Jy,with its Cbmaudstio tram am taint. I do hope that y ru may be able to see yrur way clear to op;pose such an expemive eXl)eriment. I teel that sane saner metliod can be used,to carry adequate n:ed- · i cal attent ion to the Aloorican p11blic. Very res pee ~ • �Mr. i aUl J. Vermill ion Wh!tesbu.ra, Kentuck:y ~ De ar Paul: 1.'h is will acknovl fd.ge r eceip Mq 23. our l ett er ot I he.ve endeavored t o a · o 111&q time• while 111 Whi tesbur, but !or so111e re always am Wl&ble \o meet 7ou. You ~ rea\ ass _ t ha\ I am oppoeed to I am tor a better he I am alway to feel f r ee pl an• vork ou eunner and on oonTe r aa tion h p r am. ad r from you. and want 7ou .te •• on an, occaeion. Jt present I wl be in Whi \e•bur• tome time thh t caeion, l vill endeaor to haYe a tfi Sincerely you.re . Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDPaaun �. ( LETCHER INSURANCE AGENCY Bank of Whitesburg Bldg. Whitesburg, Ky. May 23, 1949 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins The House of Representatives Washington, D. c. Sir: Your vote to defeat Compulsory Health Insurmce and a vote to defeat all legislation such as Senate Bill 5 will be apprecia ted. Very PJV:gdc yours, �Mrs . Denton Wright Whlteaburc, Kentuolq Dear Mrs. Wright: he 20th in !hie vill aclmowleqe 7ou-....-.-oppo11 t1on to S-S and S-16?9 I viah to aasure 7ou, aocialized med1o1ne, h prove•ent ahould 'be in a bill 111 brought ou.t · n th vill provide thia •• · IUpporl . (? With kind ~ Yery au.ch againat tbtiik that 1ome 1.tii:- prograa &nd it oor of the Bouie whlcb will have IV' act1•• r1 , . Sincerel;r 7our1 , Carl D. Perkina, M. C»P am c. ��Mr. Forester Co~b• Southdown, ltentucley Dear Mi·. Comb• I 'l'hh 1.a to a.cknovledf;e 7our let t dated Mq 27. It alw~a pleaaes me to hear fro.11Y111Y---conet1tuenta and to realize that thef are i nterested i e pr~ema tha t a.re con!ron.ting this ~ o. at th pr eaont title. MT duties 1.n connectl the !dlloa.tion and Labor Committee keep me very · 81" and up until this t1me I have not tudT of Sena te Jill 5. However, I do know t t I opposed to aocialfzed medicine and will vo a at such legisla tion, at the .s aJ11e time, n f a.vor of a better heal th pr ogram in th coun ry. medeQ . IGry · Always . i1hea, Carl~. Perkins, M. CDP:• c. ��Mias ilvretta He.mmonde 1•1•• .Kentucky Dea r Miee Hacmond1& This 1s to acknowledge your rece Senate 13111 5. It al\ffll'B please const ituents 8.11d to rea.l1ze t hat the problems th.at are confro letter concerning hear from 'ltf¥ interested. in c untry e.t the present time. duti es in connection th t he Edu.cation a.nd Labor an until this time I hft.Te Senate 13111 ,5. I do knov, however, t hut I P.Jll o sed o aoci~li zed ~ed1cine und ~~ll vote e gn inat on. a t the same tisne. I ma Tel7 much in f avor a 'b tter heal th program in this country. My Col:)l!littee keep me ve.~ not lllade a personal · u.d¥ so eg With bes · • 81ncerezy you.rs, Carl D. Perkins, M. CDP:m c. �E . 'k. HAMM ONDS ~ ' &«/ --"----' MS , K>. ' 1 j)~ ,t}-- (' I r .~ J J ~ • ~ . ,,v0a ~ /~ ' I A• U ~ /I -0«-a4C:Z., 4-'.~ ~ · ~ CUZ-/e ' ~ .A~ r-=~ - ' ~u ~ ~ ~~ ~ctJ .. ( ' ~ ,1/Vl , {;~) · �Mr. Cossi e Q.uillen Quillen Drug Comp~ ite bure , Y.entuclg ~ Dear Hr. Q,u illen: \'his 1a to acknowledge your dated Mq 25. I ui ~h to tell 70u tha\ I Rppreoia dlscusaion of t he subject very mueh. ~ t , Aye pl ees me to hear froti m.y eonstituen\s t ealize t ha t they are inter ested in the pro at a re confronting t his country at the present e. My duties in co~ ct1 La bor Coi,n'd ttee keep e time I have not e . ,,.e with the Education .gnd busy and up until thh sonal. s~q of Senate Bill 5, hovev , do know t hl'l t I am appoaed to aocialhed medicin d w l vote against such legis.lstion, although I am -...-~ ch in favor of a bet ter henl th program in t his Alvaya m'¥ best wishes, Sincerely yours, Ca rl D. Perkins, M. CDP : run c. �Quillen CJJrug (!]ompan9 C@hitesburg, Ky. May 2ffi, 1949 Congressman Carl Perkins Washington, D.C. Dea r Congressman; We believe a vast Ma joriVJ of thinld.ng Americans are a ga inst Senate bill fl 5. We have alre.a dy dr i fted too far to the l eft. Too maw peopl e are looking for Government dole, wa iting for those who believe in the American sy stem of f r ee interprize to pay their way . Y tru:1-Y, ' :Z-4 -•c.e,...., .... ~ - L? # ) ~ ~~~ Cossie Quillen �I Dr. Ii'r s nklin J el sma ~ Heybu.rr. Buil din g Loui~ville, Kentucky Dear Do ctor Jelsma : ~ck~ ~ ,t ulsory y: ur lett!~ dat ec health in- This 1s to June 1s t 00u osing t _ sur ance b il now nend 1 ba.v/3 ~ cline d to agr~ , • in Congress. e d t h= bill, b11t r:m i nyour )hilosopey. "'St as .. ur.,d thrt Y'lllt' lett.:>r '4!111 cbest degr ee of considerati0n fro~ ~ s in . ,.._ , n my '"lin A.b<m t the t yp ~ nf },ea th nrogr::n our countr-J shou;.d hav Y recei ? 0 CDP l l> • �FRANKLIN -.JELSMA , M. D. June 1, HEYBURN BUILDIN G 1 9 4 9 LOU I SVI LLE 2, KENTUCKY Hon or able Carl D. lerkins , Hous e of Repre sentatives , Kentuckrn 7th Distr ict, House Offi ce Bldg., Washington, D. C. Dear Mr . Perkins : The American people don't want and don't need government control or interference in medicine . Pol itical medi cine has not been satis fact ory in Germany, France, England, New Zealand and other places; in fact, it has cost the peopl e, both from the standpoint of heal th and finances , excessive amounts , and it has not hel ped the heal th of the people , and the standar d of medicine practice has deteriorated in these countries. The American people can better take care of their own health, and certainly their own business . MP...ny frontist groups are supporting the idea of sociali zed medicine, as it is only a step towards general socialistic control of business and other problems of the .A.m erican peop l e . We need none of it . Know you have given a good deal of t hought to this , and r eali ze what I have said to be the case , and h ope you wi l l act accor dingly . Sincerely, QL:)/ - _. ~~ FJ :mw �June 18, 19~9 Miu Cl a.r a Sha.v J ~nki ne , Xtn uc cy Dear Mt 88 Shawl Th~ e v il l aekno l e tt"rs of J,1n" 15th which I e-opr ~e iat ~ v•.,.....~/ ~n, I have n o b ill 5, but I r.1edic in e. I he al t hG or t uni t y t o study Se nute ftM against e oeialised i n f~~or of a ba t te r . W re d t o t he sn endi ng of f ~deral fund• to incr r debt , you :nay b- su re th i • matt~r is hav i ng my c areful c on• iderat i on . Again, let me as sure you I a ~~r ecia ted heari ng f r om you. Carl D. P~rtcina , M. O. CDP l b �Jenkins, Kentucky June 15, 1949 Honorable Ca rl D. Perkins House Oi':f'ice Building Washington, D. C. Dear Representative Perkins: As our Representative from the Seventh District, appealing to you to use your influence to defeat Senate Bill No. 5 if it is presented to the Rouse. I a.m I feel that this is a step toward the destruction of our American freedom and am confident that you will oppose it. Vecy truly you:s/ ,\ ~d__- 5,lteL,L,{__,} Clara Shaw �Jenkins, Kentucky June 15, 1949 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House Office :Building Washington, D. C. Dear Represent a t ive Perkins: As a salaried employee, I have been glad to give a good percentage of my income monthly to our Na tional Government to help defray the cost of war and keep our Government running properly, but I am very mu.ch opposed to the excessive spending of Federal Fonds to the point that the debt becomes greater and greater, and I am defin itely opposed to any increase in truces to pay off such useless spending. Therefore, I am appeali ng to you as my Representative, to use your influence to see that this Federal spending is reduced so that the Federal budget may eventually be balanced. We are watching with interest the stand our Kentucky Senators and Representa tives take on such issues as this and am sure that you will be with us. lyyo~rs,- ..,,,, ( - Clara Shaw 0 ) ✓ / )J ) } ..J �Sincerely yours , CDP lb �· ~ ho t f o .lo ·1n~ ~rnolut 1or.s 0 1t tl t. 1 :e reg ·l !' op~ E-3'-: fol' t he oi' Jc:n'•·i nf • " <. - <"!tir.,,. o? c r · () en •c Clv!e CJ.u v·o <' n or our to,11. or c ~ s 't-1--r ~ )'>("' o , c r,-~~1 !'o~ dcc1.1~ .... ~.r C !In I ,. r~ , i l y flr,,r c 1vcd t l" :t·1nc~t guPlit·.r ~wt~ b:c coi t r n ~- 1< o!'ltl , dc•vcl~~ o f ,.., cnt ;. r ~ c ; end• 1 orc~t" , t 1, J1 -("r c·'n y t· 1r..." th _ona !1(' ' ns 1 t' ..,.. c·· ; ti0~ , +o t · C' n .....d ~ , 1' . l""" o, .. · f:-' .:..::. · ... hr-f"l 1 ·: 1 r"'r. r:-u1 nnco , t"l .... o c·,o.. v ~ • Aet T'i .. ···ri fn'.::.li ly 0 ~ h t'S t .:.on •er .._ 1" ; l;Jl t V '" :- 1 r:l('d • h:,,r; tn1...c•n 1-· G 0"11 f"'~ lv T'\h~ .,-:c.e n ; nnd, tr C hC'!'C'f' t ovcr.n -cnt eont:"01 nf' -,,;\"' "le l ,.,<'1 v l.c c•$ , by gr.. ch,, 1 • y under i!"'l.."1e, fr e:n · r ·'l'.t' ' ""<"' rnd c. trt--li"'h ,g u:v, r.c-i- "'. •· - ~~rl!.C"flD f'.\11(1 un · -C(•(kmtctl on,. "'I ... c .l.t.s , ... m·, l1 "tll'I"C Ct c n l~"'tiw"'H l.. !l rrup·.:cy • ..:. t ..c .. --.rf'r ... o" !'"cc · ~ ., -:.s~, :-•,, <"l \ 0 · a. n ngc->r ·t· :r• ' .. ~ • r:n ·.. o the m 1 v .i>_ri t~P f:--ocJ.o':1~ h1c·1 l. v n t h ; ,., • Ti l .. fl , c-r~ DE ·lr1 s of ;; . .,-.-r c o 1 r,:, ~ : c ·· 0 t or · t· C it .. c·-" \.)U l ~ C"U!' C') ~r- id •.! ~•! nee r ny !'er. ot' co--: l~S◊l".f :1e "l t1 l •• d .• CiJ1P d.r t :.['1 -:1 1. or 1,r t .:cmr - "u :rr l (!Y•f'lti~ ectf'ull:, ~' C k 1· qu< S\ < ,i to t~f<' c vc :"v r " ,,. ' C. J " ~ l"1" 1 C-f · rlcrt 1 s _ _ _\.._~- -- - • y or .~ 1./uv:::-'- -:..£fort it. �June 29. 1949 Mr s. Fe rd1nand :Moore . President 'Whi t $-sbur g Wo~ ' s C1u'b Whitesbur ~. Kentu cky Dear Mrs . Moore: Th i s vill acknowledr e and o t h r '.:le"'lb&rs of t hs Whit~ May 29t h, 1~9 . ~ P ea~e be aesur m•dic i ne , but I am i n tor th• cmmtr,-. Yo• 2 ~ c onaidere ti on . CDP l b ~ ite. ~ lgned - •or sol Woma 11' by y u s Club on ot in f ~vor of 9ocia l i sed an 1.mproved health p rogram ion will receive rrrr c areful �No. 5 SUGGESTED RESOLD~ION FOR WO:tvfF!N ' f, ORGf-1..,.1'UZh'rION3 (We suggest that you may desire to tailor this form resolution to the particular policies a nd objectives of your organization). WHEREAS, the American family has received the finest quality of medica l care available in any country in the world, developed under our system of free enterprj_ s0 ; a nd, WEEIDL-\S, comp'J.ls ory health insurance , wherever tried, has caused a decline in nation1::.l health and de t erioration of medical standards, and facilities, to the d,c,triment of fac1ily welfa re; and, wTF.?~S, compulsory health insurance , wherever tried, has taken away t he far:iily ' s right to choosing its own family physician; and , WHEREAS, invasion of family privacy and violation of the sanctity of the patient - physician relationship have proved to be one of the most objectionable features of compulsory health insurance , wherever tried; and , WHEREAS, compulsory health insurance would result immediately in a tax of 31~ on the income of tte American working rnan, rising within a few years to 6% and higher, creating a new tax turden which would reduce household budgets and bring down family standards of living; and, WHEREAS, government control of medical services, by gradually undermining free enterprise and establisting heavy new tax burdens and unprecedented national deficits, would threaten national 1Jankru:ptcy and encourage the spr ead of socialism, which would endanger the rights of our children to the individual freedoms which have been the American heritage, NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, That the ____vV __lII_T_E_S_B_UR _ G_ ._N_O M ~A_l_i_' _S_ C_L_U _ B_ _ Name of Organizat ion does hereby go on record against any form of compul sory health insurance or any system of political medicine designed for national bureaucr atic control ; That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States, to each Senat or and Representative from the state of_ __ KY , and that said Senators and Representative3 be and are hereby respectfully requested to use every effort at their command to pre.v ent the enactment of such l egisletion, · ~ /1 m✓,~•President cl' oJ\LhMJ{m.4 ~~ ecretary WHIT 8SBURG , KY Dated this - -29- - - Day of May LLJfJ-D9Lt__ �_J Mrs. C. C. Stevens on !ox ?66 J~nki ns, l~ntucky Dear Mrs . Stevenson: Thi a will acknowledee y '.)ur Please be essur,; d t hat I am no medici ne, howev er, I a.111 in f , p r ogram f or the c ount l")". une 27th. :.,.v o :r of so cial teed - a be tte r htllth . Wi th best wishes ., you.rs. arl D• .Pe, rki ns, M O. �M RS. C . C . STEVENSON BOX 788 �.Ju.11 6. 1049 Carl D. Perkins , M. C. CDP l b �I 1505 Frederica Street Owens boro, Kentucky June 19, 1949 Ca rl Pe rki ns, Congre ssman Hou se Office Building Washi ngton, D. C. Dear Congressman Perkins : I wish to ex?r ess illY opinions t o you on s ome very vital is sues confronting each AmPrican cit i zen, a nd I urge you to support the following measures : · Do not allow the Hoover Com,ni ss i oner 1 s re ?ort on reducing government expenditure to be drop~ed. Reports in t he ~a ~ers lead me t o b~li ev~ that not hing will come of t hi s excellent piece of work . 1. 2. Fight compulsory hea lth insurance . If sociali ~ed medicene results our Na t ion's future i s f aced with bureaucrat ic control, i nferior medical care, increased t axat ion a nd i nvasion of per sonal privc1.cy among ot her things t oo numerous to mention here. I ho Je you will fight for these measur~s . Yours truly , Mrs. Ja ck C. Bla ckstone . �• Mr. Arehie Cra.tt C~Ff t Funera l Homes ~ W!li t ~a'bul'g , Xen tuelcy 'l'hi e will e.eklloY.l e . May 28t h . ~ o I Pl ~e.s e be l et t er c anft1l consi erati you t h&t I a.1J1. no t in ' - ''"'"'"" et ter dated ~ 11 giv !1' your I wis h to advi oe f sook!,,li zed. medic ine~ Yi th bee .garqls, Y .neerely you.rs. C,ar l D. CDP lb erkins, !( c. �ARCHIE CRAF'T MRS, VIRGINIA CRAF'T OWNER SEC ' Y-TRi£.A S. May 28, 1949 ~ONGRESS1::AN: Carl D. Perkins House Office ~uilding We.shi~t on, D. C. Dee.r Sir: I a.m e.sking you tc use your influence against Senate ii l l 5, and Senate !ill 1679 and age.inst any other form of Legi slation ha.Ting to do with Compulsory Health Insure.nee. Thankin~ yeu, I am ~r~~~ ~ i e ere.ft \) �July 15 . 1949 Mr • .Pa ul M. J ones, President Rot: r y Cl ub of _Ma.di eon ville~ Mad 1.sonvill~ , Kentucky Dear Mr. J ones: ~t is will acknov 1 2th c ont a in in€: t h e. A~ e. ~ · ·our let t e r ~1 J u ly ,,ri of your Ro t a ry i Club. tr,1lJ t I am no t 1n f s vor Pleei-a of soc1 · 1 of a. be howeve r, I am 1 n f avor r a.m f or th~ c ount ry. ser.d i nti; t hi s tte r. 1Hl ym..U' v i ewe on �Roitvu, e1,u1,_ olJ M~ K~ D I RECTORS: OFFICER S: EDGAR ARNOLD JR .• P RESIDENT DR. D , W. ANDERSON G . M . KINGTO N , VICE• f' RESlDENT DR, 0 . H . HOLLER J. PAUL JONES W, THOM S ON, S Ec. -TREAS. W, S . W INSTEAD ROBERT M AG ILL July 12, 1949 Honorable Carl D. Perkins, Representative Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: At the regular meeting of the Madisonville Rotary Club on Thursday, July 7, 1949, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS , the American Medical Profession leads t he worl d in standards of medical care and quality of medical institutions and equipnent; and, WHEREAS, these accomplishments of American medicine have been made possible by the same system of free enterprise which enabled American business to out- produce the world in the recent Vbrld War and rebuild much of the civilized world i n the present postwar period; and, WHEREAS, compulsory health insurance, wherever tried, has led to a general erosion of free enterprise and a progressive deterioration of medical standards to the detriment of the health of the people ; and, WHEREAS, the present Senate Bill 5 makes no provision for the poor and unemployed where the need is greatest; and , WHEREAS, every country having compulsory health insurance has suffered from a growing bureaucracy of political medi cine , a constantly mounting tax burden and national defi cit;, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the Rotary Club of Madisonville , Kentucky, does hereby go on record against any f orm of c ompulsory health insurance ~ any system of pol i t i cal medicine designed for national bureaucratic control; That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States , to each Senator and Representative from the State of Kentucky, and that sai d Senators and Representatives be and are hereby respectfull y requested to use every eff ort at their command to prev/ , theenactment of such l egi slation. j6/~ ?-Y1 • ~ Dated this L.2::day of ~ 4 ~ , President _ n'?, °"'",1->+-}J-~- ~-!?VVvO _ __ _ , Secretary , 1949. �Dr . w. F. O' Donnell, President ?erry County Medical Socieq Raza.rd , K~ntucey Dear Dr. 0 1Donnell a !his will acknowledge a Jlesolatioa eigned lq' y-ou and Dr. R. L. Collins . issuing a protest in behalf of the Perry Count y Medi cal Society ag.o.i nst any form of cor.ipul sory hea lth insurance. I wo.nt to as sur e you that I am very mueh in f ~vor of a better health p rogra,a bu.t am definite~ against sociali zed medicine. 'i'hank: you tor givi ng me your views regarding this l egisla tion . Si ncerely yours. c~rl D. Perkins, M. CDP:mm c. �ffi,...:, t'ount:J 'Dlle.i;=f Socut:, HAZARD, KENTUCKY RESOLUTION VIHEREAS , unaer a sy stem of free enter prise , t he Ame r i can Medical profe s sion has e stabl i s hed t he wor ld 's highest standa r d of scientific performance , treat ment , and r e s earch , ther eby help ing t he United State s to become t he healt hiest maj or nati on in t he world ; and WHEREAS , t he bene fits of American medicine ar e available to the people o f t hi s count r y t hrough budget- basis voluntar y health insur ance , t he best heal t h ins urance which exists in the wor ld; and 17HEREAS, the e xperience of all countries where government has a ssumed control of medi ca l servi ces has shown t hat there has been a gr a dual ero s ion of f r ee enterprise and a pr ogress ive deter ioration of nedic al st andar ds and medical ca re to t he detri ment of t he health of t he peopl e , NOW, THEREFORE , BE I T RESOLVED, That t he Perr y Count y r.:edica l Society does he reby go on re cor d again st any form of compulsor y health i nsur ande or any sy stem of political medic i ne de s igned f or nationa l bur eaucr atic contr ol ; That a copy of this reso l ution be f or war ded to the Pr e s ident of the Uni ted States , to each ~enator and Repr ese nt ative from the State of Kentucky and that sa id ~enat o rs and Repr esent atives be and a re he r eby respectful ly re quested to use e very effort at the i r command to prevent the enactment of s uch l eg is lation . Dated t h is _ \__\'--~-- - Day of _,..;p;:.Joo'..e,+..,.)Lu=:=;;~~---- , 1 949 . �.Angu.st 17. 1949 Mr. 'l'homas Griffiths. Secreta17 Kentucky Division '!'PA of A 4224 trleat- Broadway Louisville 11. ICentu.cky Dear Mr. Grif f i tbs: '!'his i s to acknowledge ,OUJ' .letter of August 15. registering a protest against compulsor.r heal th in,. au.ranee. 1 run glad to h ave ,our reac concerning this matter and y ou mB7 b sure that -c areful considera tion l given 7our Tiews. (\ lfith kind regards, Si LJ urs. Carl D. Per kins , M. C. CIIP:1111 �E. KELLY SHORT, PRESIDENT T HOS. GR IFFITHS, SEC'Y-T REAS. LOUI S VILLE O WENSBOR O, KY. V ICE PRESIDENTS 1ST JONES E. MER C E R , BOWLING GREEN 2ND PAUL W . HOLMAN, GLASGOW 3RD H . L . R ICHARDSON, PADUCAH 4TH A. S . KOON, HOPKI NSV ILLE 5TH Z . T . U N D E R WOOD , L OUISVILLE KENTUCKY - .. DIVISION THE TRAVELERS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 4224 WEST BROADWAY LOUISVILLE II, KENTUCKY August 13, 1949. D I RECTORS ELLIS F . BRANDON. PADUCAH ED . L . KERLEY, GLASGOW L . D. MEL TON. HEN DERSON G EO . J. SUTTERLI N , L OUISVILLE A . L. ZAEPFEL. LOUISVI LLE W . J . CARRARO, LOUISVI L LE R. H . LEH NHARDT, L OUISVILLE C.H. PAYN E , MAYFI E L D F. W. BAUMANN, LEXINGTON W . E . COUTY, OWENSBORO W. C , SUMPTER, BOWLING GREEN C . L . ALBRITTON, HOPKINSVILLE Hon. Carl D. Perkins , House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Perkins: At the July meeting of the State Board of Directors of Kentucky Division, The Traveler s Protective Association of America, attention was called to the proposed question of Compulsory Health Insurance . After due deliberation, a motion was made and unanimously voted that Kentucky Division, which is composed of ten Posts throughout the State with a membership of better than 4000, go on record as opposed to Compulsory Health Insurance. As Secretary, I was instructed to urge that you vigorously oppose this measure when and if it is brought up for action. Very truly yours, __ ~ ✓~ Secretary, Ky., Division T.P.A of A. Don't Wait - Tomorrow May Be Too Late �I j August 25. 1949 Mr s . Mar shell Kreiger, Preaident Woman' s Club of J etfersontown _ ~ Dear Hrs. Kreiger: 'l'hi• "111 acknowl,dg~ adopte.d by your clB : 1n the na tional heal I am ~ v l s ubject an "ant given care co \\ ~ Jefter•ontown, Kentuclq" pro • eipt of a resolution forth 70.ur Yiews. on ve 'fO'U.r views on this a ssure you tha t t hey will be derntion. Sincerely y-ours, Ca r l D. Perkins , M. C. ODP:mm �WOMAN'S CLUB OF JEFFERSON TOWN Jeffersontown, Ky. 1,JiEREAS, the United States has the hir,hest standards of health , of medical ca.re , and of scientific medical facilities of any country in the ~·rorld , as a result of our system of free enterprises; and 1,1IEREAS , compulsory health insurance , --;rherever tried , has caused a decline in nati ona l health and deteriora:tion of medi cal standards and facilities; and ,iHEREAS, v,he:-ever the i;overnment has assumed control of medical services , the result has been tremendous multiplication of c osts over ori~ina.l estimates, extreme tax ~urdens and national deficits , and ~radual extension cf socialization into other activities of na1iona.l life. Km. , THEREFORE, 3E IT RESOLVED, That the \,-oman ' s Club of Jeffersonto-·m does hereby ~o on record aGainst any form of compulsory hea lth insurance or any system of political medicine designed for nati onal bureaucratic control . ,.O:.LAJ.P S CLU3 OF JE:-'FE.'-tSON:'O N Jeffersonto1-m, Kentucky Js __3_J____ __ __day Dated this_ _ _ of ~ �J anuary 5, 1950 DF . 0-r snt Ri ce Oil Spr i r.gF , Ientucky De Doct or R1c : !his vill 0-Cknovl edge circular which you raceirt of t he ent me r ~ I ap~reoi at e rPeey-' >6&) bis and you m~v be fflll' e it vill r ~ r:iy c9r f ~t tent1on . With b~et ~ y Y COP l b ,,.ly yours , Cerl D. P,frt ns , • C. �_J . J s.nut,r.; 20 , 1 so Mr . ~11~:, Adat:111 '.Bo:r. 56 \fhitf' ·b,ll'f;, Xent u c'ry ~ Dea.r f.~r . .\<l.ame : l wish to £\dviot> t 1,P t I • opp~sed t o . oci alizPd .e1i cinP. a.;1 in :'.:'e 11or of t ii; C'"''lnt::.7 . i ~ It eef>"1S t hE' ::_., c ~ of 'ol 1 .. t ter ~ 0 t;h.."'t rrr_,...,....,,.,_ t ,. . v im1ch ver , I n r ocr$.-Jn i n ~ fir.-t trouhl"' ~ countr;-. 1, ;-our letter. C~ l b �Box 56 , Jhites burg , Ky Jan. l l'i , 1950 Ca rl D. ?e rkins, Con Fressman 7t h. Dist . , llous@_Office Building , .la shinc;t on. :;J . C. :;)ear Sir : I ar:i writinr::; you L.1 rega r d to bill tha t hes t o do with med icine m:d Do cto r s. I v;ish you viou.ld use all you r ,ow er t o kee p the AMe ~ic an Med i ca l Sy stem . T~ :peopl e in tr: e ~noun ta i ns does not v1ant Compulsary Hea l th I ns1irance , o r a t l e ast , the one s that 1mderstand·s about t his 'o ill. I P.f'l s u re i ::' t he Conpulsary Hea l th Ins . p;oes int o @f!e:ot , tlha t it woul d b e ~un i nto the E, r ou....11.d 1 i ke the 'fol fa re - ~und :'or !'n i ne rs . I leve in ~h e count ry on a farm and I fee l t ha t our taxe s a re a s h i f h as we c&r; n2y vJithout add i tional taxe s . The r e are two th i rdfJ of the p eople n ow unab l e t o :pa y taxe s . The Go vernment c an-not c arry on without taxes. The mountain p eople l i k e to choose th~ir own Docto r s . T!:ere are t oo many th ings run.. by politically controlled r.iachines now . Trus ting you to do a ll y ou ca n i n t h is mat t e r. truly, �Yebr-1ary 8 , 1950 Copies o t he Senate hee.r1ngs are exhausted., however, a rep~int has been or dered. a.nd when t hege are availal>le , J will ~end you. a cO:Pif • I should have oopie · within a.not.her w~ek or t ~n days . Sincerel y :rour a , f i_ ;-,~ 3/; Corl D. Perki ns. , M. C. �• �I -:; If «L llt' . Oa r 1 l' i gmr,n :BOY J8 Vhitr s'tr.,.rg , Jfontu.c':;r :C·ear c~rl : 1'hi · w:111 -~ rnowle :Feb · ary 2"1t to ~,· t -our "" ter of e" clomr l" . it is ~y t '•e Comr,n lsor,1 E a lt½ l!::sura."' t,:e':. ll."'Vliere t ' is secsion . Yo,- .. :.' r;::, t: n,,:~•1rt"e V r--t ! cu a,,:ni r et ocin:: i - <!. •. 1 ·c1 ~e . l ~ c1fit e ;T?U!' ' V :1.cerc•l:: CDP l'b vie;.,c v e,;r -:,• nu.ch . :'r;urs , �CARL PIGMAN, M . 0 . BOX 389 WHITESBURG , KY. Feb. 24 , 1 950. Honorable Ca rl D. Perki ns 7th. Kentucky District House Office Building Washington , D. c. Please use your influence aga ins t Compulsory Heelth Insurance Likewi se against S. 1453 and S 1411. Very truly yours , s �• Our Medical SchoolsWi// 11,ey be Next? S. 1453 WOULD SET PATTERN FOR NATIONALIZATION OF ALL PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS by DR. JAMES E. BUCKLEY PRESIDENT, DREGON STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY by Senators Thomas, Humphrey, and Douglas indicate lessened pressure for immediate passage of the Administration's omnibus national health bill. This has lulled some doctors into a false sense of security. Not enough publicity has been given to Representative Dingell's comment that the aim is now to enact the program piecemeal, a section at a time. RECENT STATEMENTS An example of this new approach is the so-called Emergency Professional Health Training Act of 1949 (S. 1453 and H.R. 5940). This measure lays the groundwork for complete nationalization of our medical, dental, nursing, osteopathic, optometric, and public health schools. Flynn Shows Parallel Growing concern over deficit spending by the Federal Government has caused a number of physicians to re-examine their position on this schoolsubsidy bill and on other health legislation. Such re-appraisal has been sharply stimulated by Joho T. Flynn's current book, " The Road Ahead." In this book, Mr. Flynn calls attention to the close parallel between ( 1) the eighty-year chain of events �leading to present-day socialism in Britain and (2) the more rapid but less noticed sequence of events toward the same end in the United States. Many who oppose the Administration's omnibus health bill ( S. 1679) have failed to oppose S. 1453. They seem not to have noticed that S. 1453 is lifted, with only minor changes, from the omnibus bill. Power to One Man S. 1453 maps out a system of Federal grants-in-aid to medical schools. In Section 373 (a) is the following significant statement: "The Surgeon General, after obtaining the advice and recommendations of the council, shall make such grants in the order of the estimated importance ..." The council referred to is advisory only; so all power is vested actually in one man, the Surgeon General. He would estimate needs, authorize funds. Of even greater significance is the parade of weakness this bill would require on the part of the medical schools. Each school would compete with the others in trying to show "proof of need" in the political scramble for Federal funds. Testimony presented at congressional hearings has consistently emphasized the schools' inadequacy, rather than their strength. No doubt this testimony was offered in good faith; yet it follows closely the policy of the socializers in accumulating admissions of weakness that will discredit our free institutions. Nailing an Untruth Sponsors of S. 1453 have told Congress that their bill not only would save the country's medical schools from financial ruin but would relieve the " acute shortage" of doctors. A Senate debater for �■ Reprinted from December number '' Medical Economics," which corries t he following Editors' Note. EDITORS' NOTE c Th e bill providing Federal aid for medical schools (S. 1453) was passed by the Senate without formal opposition from the AM A. In this respect it is similar to the bill providing Federal grants for school health services (S. 1411 ). Last June, however, the AM A delegates voted strong disapproval of S. 1411. And they may this month disapprove S. 1453, although such action was by no means certain as of early November. The AMA trustees were understood then to be generally against the bill, but had yet to crystallize their stand on it . Many medical leaders interviewed see a gra1·e possibility of domination of medical education through Federal grants. For this reason, and because of other objectionable features of S. 1453, they oppose it vigorously. Both this measure and S. 141 / now await action by° the House of R epreser!tative.L S. 1453 said that a chief cause of the "shortage" was a "hiatus of about six years when very few medical men were trained;" but recently compiled figures indicate that there was no "hiatus." The augmented war program, in fact, graduated many more physicians than usual. In the five-year period 1937-1942 there was an jncrease of. 6,920. In the succeeding fi,ve yeai:,s O 942-,i947 ). there was an increase of 16,442. Talks with state medical society secretaries indicate, moreover, that the scarcity of rural doctors, aggravated by the war, is rapidly being relieved. No one doubts the excessive number of physicians in some cities. But many of our medical societies are doing excellent work in showing young physi- �WWW cians the advantages of small-town practice and in helping them to become established in such towns. Excess of Physicians A leadin_g statistician has spotlighted a related factor, and a frequently overlooked one: namely, the increased medical-care output of today's average physician. The physician is likened to a quarterback calling signals for a team of technicians, nurses, internes, and residents-a team with a veritable battery of new drugs and techniques at its command. The statistician cited points out also that the total size of the freshman class in all medical schools averaged 6,016 for the ten years preceding the war. But with new schools and with increased enrollment in our older schools, the figure will soon exceed 7,000. He adds that during the years 19401948 the general population increased 12 per cent and the physician population 14 per cent-a relative increase of more than 16 per cent. He believes that, rather than the shortage predicted by Government planners, we will soon have an excess of physicians. Fear Scholarship Graft Among the bounties of S. 1453 are Federal funds for scholarships. Innocent though these may seem, they open the door to political pressure on admissions committees to accept unqualified students. A further hazard is pressure on the schools to continue the education of failing students with political scholarships. The effect of loosing on the public a horde of poorly trained, politically favored practitioners is not hard to estimate. To combat S. 1453 will require an all-out effort in every state. This measure is going to be a lot more difficult to defeat than the omnibus bill, s. 1679. �Consider, now, another dangerous bill cast in the same mold. I refer to S. 1411 ( the National School Health Services Act of 1949). This measure promises prevention and treatment of the "physical and mental defects and conditions" of "all children between the ages of 5 and 17, inclusive, attending school." It would thus socialize the medical care of a large segment of the population. Violate States' Rights S. 141 1 would also allow the Feder.al Security Administrator to withhold funds allotted to the states and to pay such funds directly to private schools. This would violate the rights of the states and would permit Federal domination of the policies of the private schools. At its Atlantic City session in June, the AMA House of Delegates voted unanimously to oppose S. 1411. They attacked the measure as "socialized medicine by the back door." Both these bills-S. 1453 and S. 1411-have been passed by the Senate. Both are now in the hands of the House rules committee and may be brought to the floor of the House immediately after Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 1950. If enacted into law, they will constitute another irrevocable step toward crushing Federal control and increased deficit financing-leading inevitably to moral and economic chaos. The Inevitable Result Mr. Flynn's documented treatise, "The Road A head," leaves no room for doubt as to the inevitable destination of our present course. If every thinking person could be induced to read this book, to use it as a text, and to tell his Senators and Congressmen what he expects of them, it might turn the tide. Meanwhile, we are approaching rapidly the point of no return. �One of the most active workers for socialized medicine in Washington said recently: "We can't move into the house of socialized medicine all at once. We must move in our furniture piece by piece and equip one room after the other." The Bills S-1453 and S-1411 are steps in just this program. They can be stopped if you and each person reached by this statement will immediately exert your personal influence to the utmost. Take these 4 steps. First: Make the dangerous implications of these Bills a matter of discussion in your family, among your friends, with opinion-molding individuals and in service clubs of your community. Second: Explain the situation to the Editor of your local paper. Third: Urge your Alma Mater and other educational institutions not to sell their children's future freedom for a mess of federal pottage now in the shape of socalled Federa·I aid for medical education. Fourth: Distribute this folder widely. 10 copies free upon request. 40 for $1.00. In bulk, l 00 or more, 2¢ each. Postage prepaid anywhere. Sign yourself and have others sign below and send to your Congressman. I am convinced that the viewpoint in this folder regarding Bills S-1453 and S-1411 is sound and that these bills will be a further dangerous step toward bureaucratic control of health services and medical education. I am, therefore, opposed to their enactment. I ask that my representatives in Congress work actively in opposition to this legislation and I pledge that I will never forget the stand they toke on this issue. ,om• Oa-,_( Address ... -~ ~r; r.•~-•·•·.••-~~~ ,-:,;;;,_ ... . / ~ ... ... ...... . • I . Name ....... . . . . .. . .......... ... ............. . ... . .... . Address ......... . ................................... . Buy and distribute the great book, " The Rood Ahead." Single copy, $1.00; 2 to 15 copies, each, 70¢; 25 to 100 copies, e ach, 60¢; 200 to 500 copies, each, 55¢; 1,000 or more copies, e ach, 50¢ . Special price to physicians, dentists, educators, clergymen and Fighters for Freedom, 50¢ per copy when 4 or more cop ies are ordered. COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, Inc. 20S EAST 42nd STREET • NEW YORK 17, N . Y. r �4 Wl \ Urg. Villard. Gaol:i.&rt, Presi dent Har:.• odaburc Pn:·ent-TeachQri:i Ass 'n Harrodobt:trc, Kentucey D,eal" Mrs . Oa'b:ha.rt: t ® ct t n l'0eeip t your r es . er..1 I wbh to anguro ~-oa t ~ therei n will be given oy , t , of' Jfo'br uar y 6t h views l?.S Wit h best ~ishe0 . ~ ~ J.:,- yours. u 0ar1D , l'erkina, M, (I , CDP lb e-xpressed eonsider et10n. € �A R3SOLUTION WHEP.EAS, t be American famil ~r bas rece ived tbe finest qualit y of me dical care avai la bl e i n any c ountr y i n t be world, developed under our s ystem of free enterpr i se ; and , WHE-REAS , Compuls c r y Hea 1th Insurance , wr_erever tried, has caus ed a dec l ine in Nat ional health and deterioration of med ical standards , a nd facilities, to t he de t r i ment of famil y we l far e ; and, VIJFi::R EAS , Compuls or y Hea 1th Insuranc e , wh ere ver tr ied , has taken awa y t he f a mi ly 's ri gh t to ch oosing i ts own family physicia n ; a nd , WHEREAS , invasion of f a mi l y privac y a nd violation of t he sanctity of t he pat i e n t - physician relations h i p have proved to b e one of the most object ionable feat urss of Compulsor y Health Ins urance , wherever tried; a nd , WEt;;P.SAS , Compuls ory Hea l th Insurance woul d result i mmediatel y i n a tax of 3% on t he income of t he American workin c• man , r ising with in a few years to 6% and h ~h er , creating a ne w t ax · bur den which would r ed uc e househo ld budgets and br ing down fami l y standards of l i vinf ; and, WHEFEAS , Gove r nme nt contr ol of me dic al services , by g radua lly unde r mining fr ee 9nt er p r i s e and es tabli s hinf he a vy new tax burde ns and unpre cedent ed Nationa l def i cits , woul d threat en nat iona l bankr uptc y and encourage t he. s pre ad of s ocialis m, wh ich would endan~er t h e ri ~hts of our ch ildren , to t h e i nd i vidual fr eedoms wr ich ha ve been t he American he r i t a.ge , N01ii , THEHEFORE , EE rr RESOLVED , That theJ/.a.,,;u,-d#J,,,,~Owd-~ Narrieo or~ iza ion 1 does he reby g o on r'3~ord against an y for m of comp ls ory hea l t h ins ur ance or any s ys t e m of po liti cal ~edicine desi pned for National bur e a uc ratic control; That a copy of t h is r esolution be forwarded to t he Pr esi dent of the United ta tes , to each Senat or and Re presen tati ve f r om t h e St ate of~~~~~~$ ' and t ha t s aid Se nators and Re pr e s en t a ti ves be and a r e he jby r e s pe ctfull y r 3quested t o use e ve r y effort at t h e i r comma a to prevent t he enac tment of such l e r islat ion . b vj: Day - ------ Dat ed t h is of /iJ ~ �Mar ch 13 , 1950 March 13, 1950 Mrs . Geo . F. Dwyer, Pr esident Ameri can Legion Am:ili a r y Departmen t of Kentucky Bashf ord ~Anor Lane :Buechel , K f'n tucky ~ Dear Mrs . Dwyer: I a m in rece i pt o~ yo e t t er o March 8 th and wish to a s sure y t ' t I am ver y much in a ccor d wi t h your vi • With k i nd re~ 0 CDP: mm o i ncerely yours , Ca rl D, Per kins, >, , C, �MRS. GEO. F. DWYER President Bashford Manor Lone Buechel, Ky. ~~ e ~ . , JIii{, . �Hrll• !!'. JJ. F,a~1:i-e • Prasid:.En1t ·40&"1.n t ~ · Ci ·.ric Club Tic.r:.an , if':ntu.c:.::y ! e.ri in roce:.:,t QY the metlbOl'll a 1 csolu.ti ~vi :.;c;~nsed. c oncerning you:r of y vievs on Yo<l r:-q will n>Ceive your st<:.t onentn eon:Jiderr,tion. h,-.t 1 �\70i/l'.AN 1 S CIVIC CLUB Ilarlan, Kentueky Feb~ 13, 1950 RESOLUTIO!T: r.tEDICAL Cl\RE FOR AMERICAWS WHEREAS, the preservation or t he health of American citizens is vital to t h e eo.nti nued progress of UDr great nation, a.nd \'1HE:R0AS, the right Qf each citizen to secure med1ca.l services from a. qualified practition&r ch osen by himself should be inviolate, and WHERE.AS, any attempt to p laoe up on t h e ghernment r -e sponsibil lty for providing medical oare for all citl-zena is bound to restri et individual .freedom of choice, to sub ject t he members of a gl:'eat proi'9at6cm to gov•:rn.rflent control and to result in deterioration• rathe~ than !n1provement • of m.edical servicesJ NOVl THEREFORE -BE lT RESOLVED1 t hat the members of the Woman's Civic Club of Harlan.Kentucky,- meeting t his thirt.eenth day of February.1950, '£or the reasons stated herein, dq hereby record their ppposition t0 -a:tr:1 plan for government control and. a~"ninistration of medical service,. -- BE I T FURTHER RESOLVED, that a.copy of t h is resol ution be 1'orwarded to the President of the United States, to ea.ch Senator and Representative from the State of Kentuclcy, and t hat said Senators and Representati ves be 8-Tld are hereby re-, pect.ful.ly requested to use evPJry ef''£ort at their oormnand to prevent th,e enactment of such legislation. �Mr . Wendel l Pr i demore J eret:ti a.'1 , Kentucky DPar Mr. Pridcnor~: 1 a:n 1'1 r eei? t of :'our 'Yo·· :.1ay ii.1:,o.rt t o :·our ell'!; .,--,-...;...L a _·:'li ,,,st S"C ol iz,,,.,1 nerlic vot~ for a bctt o f Kay ? 1:d. !:I a l so , r • : lll'ould t ' is c"imtr;r. lt is a.l-.·e:,, · er · :lleAr:ure for : ~ t o t :1.f> v1 -~ -. i d nf c)1ool c·,nd,·en. ChUd~"' n w:r, E;' 7 t -. ,.f-1 4;"' in .. Choo: and t n'k: an ~r-t"'r . ,. ir: t, . r,-t_ir,~al ') r ot:-;? ,s thE1t e. feet tl:r ol.:.'i .nr • co:,le , i n my ;u'.c,:1.'"-nt, rf' CCi ,(> a "E> ~- -1G stro11<-> cortributio. to cr ~t ic f m of "v,~nment. A..<...;""i . i;':. t o 01!r De-:.io- t i1.6.n'- yo,1 for t. le ir.fonsaHon eont ~ined i n your l ett r-r . it I b o ctt wisbre, Sincer el y your , o~rl D. Perkins. M. C. CDP l b �I .. ~~ fl t,k;l/~,J/?~£Z @~,:? ~. ~) (~;~l...r CJ, e, �:rr ... oidont Vloyd Com~; MPdical ~ ., ' n Pr rFt o~~Lure . K~nt u~-1 Attn : Der Sir: It n~ . c~ne to my attent - -..:~ fr io~. H~n . Bert T. Cob , 1 oy good c, , Yentucky* .. bo,,.n ~ur.~t1oned . l ~1 ~~ t o t. . l=it I r.av"' , lwa.:," b ~n o~•o~ed to ~~cl· l~7. . <lici ne ~; ·ill o.,.. osr ~ociilized r.~· .........~~ • lon- · g I -"'!! Me brr ~f Co:~0 ~ t h t ;:ry '.1tn,l on s och liz tb., St<:1.t" t} F. cow0 ti - ll~ Ino.'>'f ... a " t~ ~t~te tl "'C~ • ·tr 1 y ,>drra t c cooperate with a th in ·e:t ting ore nNl<';· f')r ty nd th !"ot;;r l:l~ -, 008 ·1 t~ . li~ed ·· d.ici o i ~.c 100' opr.:o ed to Ct rl V . Perkin , f, . CDP l b conc¢:-r"ti . I ~1r.h c. n rroe~~n . �• July 19, 19.50 Dr . J . B. Ha{;~-n Reza.rd , lre11tucky- lt has come to my attention that t here are r'WllOrs in t he Cit:, of Ra,~rd t M t I em for soe ized medj.cine. I vhh to correct s-u.ch rttmo:rs and s hat I B.l!!t and have a l ways teen. oppo,ed to sociali~e~":.~•➔ ,{ .~ ~..... · ne and will continue to oppose t1ocie.1 12ed medicine ~ lon · a am a 1.ieniber of ~ Conr,ress . Last week l e£:.st my- vo ~ t'he House of Eeprese:ntativ~s e.,eainst Iceor,..nh;at ion · a.n 'Z/ , w'1ich proposed to ci-eate a new execmtn e d.epar. , · ith a1;inet status to be kll.olm a.s the De_partm€nt of He th , ation and Seon.rity. In t his connection , ! whth t ---=-- · from a. l~t t e r t 11.at I have received from Dr. Dru.ce E!t;retar<J p l.en.tue:\'.-y $ta te :n~ar d of 1 t he :rec~nt e.otion of t'1e !:Iou.'le 1n cdsap:;ro u~ Reor.;anizat;ton Pl:m ffo . 27 . 'le have noted :;011r wtc in t' 1 ls y,att or ::>nd vish to eX!)ress our ap·..i:rcci&tion on behalf of 'both the Kentuckj State Jkdle~l Association a.r.d t,e x~ntuc~y State Eoard of Be~lth. " h has al ways been try desire to ecope rato with the Stete Board o! Real th in c:ettine more r;i,oney for t l\e eo,1.nths in or der t hat the eonnt:- hf"alth -p:ro r~r:i ~ be mor6 ~dequately f';dninist ercd. In my 01,.)inion, t ~e for uoin.: zhou.ld cl<'a r l y p rove to the i:.ed1c~l profu1si-On t hat I am vholehearted.1-v flt--::..:tnst tH)cialhed IDedieine . Sincerely yours , ~rl D. Perkins. CDP: mm cc : ~r . R. L. Collins n. c. �I Mrs. J . E. Radcli ffe Pain i>v-ille • !r-nt •te'..:-,:r 1: ?'"I i:.1 :<oce-ipt of t he Eeaol u.tio Ilible Class of t he First Met hodist Ch wtsh to edvise thkt I hr-.ve alway& ado1?ted b;t t he Woman• s h of Pa.intsvillo and ~posed to soc i alized 1:1ed1oine atld will cc.,tinue t o op1>0:-.._-e:~ -=""=1hee. -,ediciz.e l on,g a s l F;.t;1 a J.f""r:tber of :;or~-r . &.& ~ ~o wee'-:~ u -o ! 01 ~t in the rtousA or Itenr es~ntativ&s against Reor~ nizat. ion i' t.n ~ 7, w~•ich :n:•oriose,d t~ create a nev executive l e:;;i2.Tt-nen+ n°t s t ctus io 'be known as t he D art::c-nt c,f r!E.'1--l -t' • t . .nd. ~e ct1.riti'. I n thin connection., I wish to q_uo te !"ro:, t~J.'..t :. 1 t' ve r-~cei1.tcd from Dr~ 13:n.tee Unde:r-wnod . Se cre~e.r--.1 • h• •'-.1 St&to ~·0.:-:.r d. o:~ R<·2.J. th in Louiav'ille: d.isa:1:::ir ov d. t ·~.P. ;re-ce!;t iiction of t ht- Eouse in ~"'.nlz2.tion Fl£.J1. 1;0 . Z7 . 'tle ½¥we' notf:•d yo n t· iG .,;-.t.tc~~ e.ni1. ·,li~1: to ~-xz;r~ss our c.::,;::-ecie.t:. on en '.::o'hz.1~ o:: ~Je t h t 1·,i: Zn::~uc:"Y Sta te M~d.iCP,l. .:.a,;oc:ir.tio!l ...."..d t'1.e i:i;:;.1+,;J.~..;.:y St9.t~ :'.;o.,rd of Rr-&1 t '.. tt It .hs.s a l....aya "beer:. ey dooire to c:ooperq,,te with. t he state :Board of Real t h 1n r,ettinc r.to re mone;r ior t 'i.e co,\nt1et:i in order t hat t he county lu,alth p:rog r a.:ts nA7 be n a:<e e.d.e1uatoly rt.dm:tnis.- tored. I n 1I!{l op inion , t he i ot~g oinr;: s:J.ou.ld cle.a.rly :,:rove to t he nE>dic;-..J. prof ession , ~na t o all o~her intereste :pe-.rties. t hat I ao wholeheartedly a~in~t goc1~1ized n~iteine . S{ncerely yours , Ct::.rl D. f e r kins, f.l . C. CDP! ro cc : All s i gner s �I WFEREAS , the An::erican oeople today le d the v,orld in standards of r v lth, medical car e, scientific research, hosoital ~na nursing facilitie s; and, Y,-REREAS, this high degree of publi c he 1th cs e ·s a p~oduc t of' free enteror~ se; and , v.~;.2·if;AS, Co-:r:pulsory Health Insu ar.ce , ,he· ever tried, has led todeteriornt st on of' redical care i?nd hospital M"'d ot~er ~ed:c 1 facilJtjes, w!th r esulting decline in ; ataoral re• 1th, 're-: , 'THE• .. C'i.E, , the ~ 7 : ~ '.tt"?:t.l ~ ~ 1~ , ~ e_ Jk,t..vt.c.l_ does h e " ~ ompu sory £ealth Instrarce cal medicire desig ned for ;;..,tior:nl \..,A~:!:::::ll=:::'J,:::.':::::'.,~:::::5!..~...:S..~:.,_-#~~-~------- or any "' burecucr~tic control; T1'1at a c cpy of this wa ded to e<,ich Senator fr''Tr tbe State of -1,S::;~~~~~::=::t:=~--,,_.., 8nd the Representative fr"m ot.r District, nd tr1<1t aid Senatcrs ~d Representntive be ~nd hereby res pectful y r eq ~e sted to use every effort at their ccrTard to prevent tr e enactment of wuch legislation. e ~J~ . Adcress ) ~q _______ Dated thi s ......, ~O . Day of--~-~-------~-- �\ '( WHEREAS, the American family has rec e ived the finest quality of medical care available in any country in the world, developed under our system of free enterprise; and, • WHEREAS, Compulsory Health Insurance, wherever tried, has caused a decline in National health and deterioration of medical standards, and facilities, to the detriment of family welfare; and, WHEREAS, Compulsory Health Insurance, wherever tried, has taken away the family's right to choosing its own family physician; and, WHEREAS, invasion of family privacy and violation of the sanctity of the patient- physician relationship have proved to be one of the most objectionable features of Compulsory Health Insurance, wherever tried; and, WHEREAS, Compulsory Health Insurance would result immediatel y in a tax of 3% on the income of the American working man, rising within a few years to 6% and higher, creati ng a n ew tax burden whic h would reduce househol d budgets and bring down family standards of living; and, WHEREAS, Government control of medical services, by gradually undermining free enterprise and establishin g heavy new tax burdens and unprecedented National deficits, would thr eaten National bankr uptcy and encourage the spread o_f ·s oc _ialism, ·· ':l:hich woul d endanger the rights of our children to the in.di vi dual freedoms whlc-h have been the American heritage, NOW, THEREFORE, . . -.., BE IT RESOLVED, That :he-~ ~ clo.A.AJ1 +AAAk~~ does hereby go on record ag~in~:{-~ y · rorn.1· -~f Comp:1-lsory Health_ @ ~ ' Insurance or any system of politica~medicine designed f or National ~ /,tf, bureaucratic control; d That a copy of this resoluti'on be forwarded to each Senator from the State of A!~ , · , and the Representative from our District,andthasaid Senators and Representative be and are hereby respectfully requested to use every effort at their command to prevent the enactment of such legislation. /n. ;j. president ~ ~ r.JC,L,t...J' - -- f6-, - ~ t ~I \J Address Dated this ___J _ o_'lh ____Day of--'~""'--"",-.:::..__. _ __ _ �WHEREAS, the American peop le lead the world in standards of heal th, medical care, scientific rese arch, hospital nursing facilities; and, WHEREAS~ this high degree of nublic health car e is a product of free enterprise; and, WHEREAS, Com-mlsory Health Insurance, wherever tried, has led to deterioration of rnedicalc.a.re and hos pit al and other n,edical faci 11 ties, with resulting decline in National health, NOW, THEREFORE, the - ✓ . y ._ -~ go ~.;::::.;~~~~a~g~a~n~s~~a~n~,,;~o::;;::p,~o~m~p~u~~s~o~ry Health Insurance or any system of politic medicine designed for National bureaucratic control; That a copy of this orwarded to each Senator from the Sta l e of ~:;;~~~~~~~q~, and the Re presentative from our Distr c , and that id Sena tors and Representative be and hereby respectf ly requested to use every effort at theirconnna nd t o prevent the enactment of such legislation. Dated this day or ~ �I ,I WPE }EAS , the American peop l e today le,.d the vor-l d in s t andards of he a lth , redical care , scient"fic rese • ch, hospital nnd nur·sing facilities ; and , r Ef FJ\S , th:i s hirh degree of publ ic heal th c a r e :i s product of free enterprise; c. ¥d , a · fLrr~s , Compulsory Health I nsuronce, wher ever t ried, has led to ceterioretion of medical ~re and tos p ·tal a~ other edical facilities, with resulting cecline in Nati o~a l hea l th , UC1' ' , Tr:.RE 1 ORE ·, at tr e on re cord or ~~y sy. tem of ~oli bureauc_r-g tic control; VCL ~ y form .cal • i omJuls y Health Ins,~ance ed~cine des1ened for N~tional T~nt ~ copy of this rwarded to each Senator r em the State of c:;.~~~~~~::::::::;;,.- , a nd tl:°'e Representative f rem our Di .,, t r·i ct 1 :md t' si::dd Serators and Re _!resent ative be ~nc a e here~y res c t fu]ly req Lested to use every effort e. t t:be ir c rr.:"'and to . r event the ena~t·~ent c f such legislation. e:~ Address Dated th's ~ Day of Pres· dent �July 27. 1950 Mr . ·.:a.de l!enton, Seel"e t i;;.r ., Ver sailles 1:1vanis Club Vorsai!le~, Kent uot:y Dear 14:r . Ilenton: I &t'I i?1 r ~coi1,t of l 0tt.er t h i Q r,tornine coflce.rnine ;/O'xr op;ooi com~or-.r he~lth i r..s-ur ance and. -,1ant t o~ :i'!Wiz · ·ou th~t r s.m -.1holehea rt1.W.J.y ~ ins t s.o cia mooict ne. e.1; JO'.ll'S t 0 CDP: mr,,1 Cc,r l D. Perki ns , I!. c. �VERSAILLES KI"¼TANIS CLUB. INC. VERSAILLES, l{ENTCCl{Y ··WE ll U IT.D" July 25 , 1950 C11rl /YJ. Rep. ~C~'iiiii~l~ - P e r kins :Be i t resolved t h 1t the Versailles Kiwanis C1u"J c.oes h e1·eo:,, go on record a s o:i;:roosing anv forr.1 of compul s ory health insurance , or an~, S:rsten of nolitical ~edicine designed fo r national bureaucra tic control . ilad.e Henton Sec. �Auru.st 2 . 1950 Dr. E.- O. Skaggs Fl.eminP,, lti;;ntucley- For your i.ni'ol'I:!a tlon , I an plf.l£'.s ed t o advise you t hat l a~ . and have alway~ cen, oppoeed to soc e.li~sd. med1cine end vlll eoetinue td oppose soc!elhed :::iedl' e as long as I am a Henber of Congress • A shor t t ime ~ f>+ t east r.1y '"to in t, . fJo'l.1.:ae of Rep re sent s.tins a...::;air.t:t ~ oreanir.ation "' .o. 7.7 , we· .ieh. r rop<,sed to c reate a new execu tive depar t ! ..t &.s the ner,i,.rt,;ent t1f Realth, J: cor.nE"etfon •. I wiah t o q,uotc fro,.. :fr0n Dr. :Sruoe itniter..-00o !'/s h.ave d.1sap:n:i. noted our &Pr t .ed ns inn ~nd SeC".Jrity. I n t11is letter that ! h' .ve r~oeivoo. t.-+.r. , Kentucky S tatc Doe.r d o! Ht>al th in Louisville: 11 · t h C<>'½in.e.t status t(1 be 1;:no\'/n e<mnt ~etlon of t he fto',.se in or,::-~rd. za.tion Plan I,o . 27. We have vo in t'•is natter and wtsh to ezyresc · ,., • on on behalf of botlt t ~e tentuc).:y Sta.to ME> "'- AMocie.tion and t h.e Kf>ntuc1:y State :Boar d of Real tr... 11 CD:Pann cc: Dr. D. '4. Bentl ey , Neon �S e't)tPmoer 13 , CDP lb 9.50 �,v I • KENTUCKY STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN HUGH L . HOUSTON , M, D ., R . HAYN ES BARR. M . D. OWENSBORO 2 , KENTUCKY PRESJDENT Aug ust 30 , 1950 Hon . Carl D. P e r kins House o f Represen t a tive s Hou se Off ic e b u i ld ing Washingto:i:1 , D. C . Dear ~ r . Perk i n s :In ord er to ac cur a te l y answer the q ues ti on s o f many physic i a n s o f Ke n tuc ky regar ding the op i nion o f each Candidate f or Coni;i:re s s o n vit a l l y i mp o rtan t heal th l egi s l a tion , wi l l you ki ndl y adv ise me o f your st and on Nat i on a l Compul sory He alth I n s u r anc e, f i nance d b y c ompul sory p 9.y r ol l deduct i on; on So ci a l i ze d Medici n e ; o r any f orm o f g o vernme n t control o f medici n e . The Do c t ors o f Ke n tuc ky will appreciat e your c l a r ifyi ng for them t h is par t of y o u r p l a t f orm. With kin des t pers onal reg a r ds , I am Sinca:=•~ R . Hayn es Barr , M. D. Ch a i r man Owe n sboro , Ke n t u cky C HAIRMAN �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perkins, Carl D. Congressional Papers Description An account of the resource Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education and labor.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="https://ekuprimarysources.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/497">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perkins, Carl D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text photographs reel to reel film Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ways and Means - Health Insurance Description An account of the resource Constituent Correspondence relating to a bill relating to government sponsored insurance. Nearly every person writing is against socialized or compulsory health insurance. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Perkins, Carl D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-1950 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002-bC009-f4 health insurance socialism