Show congress group exposes health workshop isy by emmett G bedford amid the spectacular developments of the senate investigations of wartime frauds and the recent house h use probe of un american activities tio tivi ties in hollywood the cleverly disguised campaign of a group in the employment of the U S government ern ment including in some cases known communists using federal funds to organize so called health workshops as pressure groups advocating vo socialized medicine is escaping the notice of the mos most t alert observers according to an exposure by a house subcommittee this activity presenting one sided propaganda urging socialization of medicine as outlined in the wagner murray dingell bill increased expenditures of the executive branch of the government ov for propaganda and publicity ab purposes over previous years to the sum of and federal part or full time the findings of the subcommittee approved unanimously by the partisan bipartisan bi committee on expenditures in the executive depart departments anent I 1 bare the true nature and purpose of health workshops the committee report to the house of representatives states your committee finds that at least six agencies in the exe executive autive branch are using government funds in an improper manner for propaganda activities supporting compulsory national health insurance or what certain authors of propaganda refer to as socialized medicine US public health service c e ChU childrens drens bureau office of education US employment service department of agriculture and bureau of research and statistics social security board these activities are calculated to build up an artificial federally stimulated publeo demand upon congress for enactment of legislation for compulsory health insurance referred to as the wagner murray dingell bill these health workshops war were planned conducted and largely f financed with federal funds by a key group on the government payroll who used the workshop method of discussion subtly to generate public sentiment in behalf of socialized medicine the federal employed emp loyes arrange the meeting invite the delegates train the delegates preside at the meetings and then frame the formal summary of resolutions arid and actions among the topics listed in the instruction sheets used by the training officers at these so called health workshops are techniques for the organization of citizen groups formation of pressure groups methods of bringing about group action all of this is paid for with public moneys never authorized zed or approved by congress for these or any like purposes among federal workers advocating compulsory health insurance the committee found one documented by the House committee on un american activities for almost uninterrupted association since 1939 with various communist front and fellow traveler organizations in the united states at various times jacob fisher has been identified with seven different groups or organizations avowedly sponsoring the moscow party line in the united states your committee reports its firm conclusion that american communism holds this program as a cardinal point in its objectives and th that a t in s some ome ins instances tan ces known own communists and fellow travelers within the federal agencies are at work diligently with federal funds in furtherance of the moscow party line of socialized medic medicine ifie hw have laid the groundwork for a propaganda campaign in utah is revealed in brief but highly significant news stories A utah health workshop was held in the state capitol building in october 1945 eight federal officials were flown here to conduct this meeting other than federally employed doctors there were no allopathic physicians or representatives of other healing arts present en t as delegates at this meeting A meeting in the state capitol on nov 8 1017 1947 of state health and welfare agency representatives for the purpose of discussing health workshops reportedly attracted representatives from red cross parent teacher A associations socia cancer society association association for infantile paralysis prevention and other philanthropic i eions together with representatives of utah colleges junior colleges and school districts three days later a committee of bf educators school administrators and public health officials started preparation of a health education workshop on state level to be held during the first six months of 1918 at any time when our way of life is threatened by communism and undemocratic democratic un processes of government which recent history so chillingly proves are harbingers rs of police state methods it behooves every american america n to resist such underhand and illegal methods the place to start is in our own S state ta te of bf utah where already an attempt is being made mi ade to trap unwary utah leaders into furthering the efforts of what a house committee labeled a communist in pre pressure assure group for socialized medicine under the su subterfuge of the health workshop |