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The following editorial is particularly interesting, because it shows how long the organized forces of socialism have been working to gain total control of medicine. It first appeared as a paid advertisement in the Boston Herald on September 14, 1950. (The editorial was one broadside in the unsuccessful campaign of Robert H.W. Welch Jr. for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.)

The History of The Politician

In December, 1954, I wrote a long letter to a friend, in which I expressed very severe opinions concerning the purposes of some of the top men in Washington.

Those who remember personally the founder of The John Birch Society and his tendency towards verbal thoroughness will appreciate the understatement in his reference to "a long letter to a friend." Though he could be brief when brevity was called for, Robert Welch did not place limits on expanding his thoughts to whatever degree he deemed necessary to prove his case.

In the days before e-mail and other high-speed electronic communications, letter writing was a prime means of sharing ideas. Few had mastered the art like Robert Welch, and he frequently used that ability to maximum advantage. His position as a leader in the business community — serving seven years as a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers and two and one-half years as the chairman of NAM's Education Committee — afforded him a natural forum for the exchange of ideas concerning the state of our nation.

A Preliminary Survey of One Form of a Stable Military Environment

Lincoln P. Bloomfield

Prepared for IDA in support of a study submitted to the Department of State under contract No. SCC 28270, dated February 24, 1961

The judgments expressed in this Study Memorandum are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute for Defense Analyses or of any agency of the United States Government.