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Sydney, March 27.
A perplexing problem facing the new Menzies Government is the unscrambling of a dis- puted socialised medical plan bagun by the Chifley Labour regime.
Millions of Australians have paid taxes, toward a national welfare fund from which they have received no medical benefits because most doctors boycotted the plan.
Tokyo, March 26, Shanghai, the city built on obiect to the first proposals of But some doctors today also mud, is being strangled by the the new Government to water ooze from which it arose. down the "socialistic" aspects
A report for the U.S. Navy of the old plan. says mud from the mighty Yang- tse is choking off the sea approach to what was once the third busiest port in the world. ·
diphtheria and tetanus toxoide anti-malarials and oxygen,
cillin in an emergency, the doctor Thus, if a patient needs pani- cah prescribe it and the Govern-
the main,
The new proposals provide, in the prescription. But if a doctor ment will pay the pharmacist for for modification of should direct free medicine and medical medicine not on the free list, the prescribe some patent The man who wrote the report treatment in favour of subsidies to patient would have to pay for it and mariners who have studied community health services. They himself. It say that within a year Shang- also provide subsidies for friend- hal will be inaccessible to com-ly (or benevolent) societies. mercial shipping of any import- anec, regardless of the Nationalist blockade.
Thus Shanghai will be cut off] by nature from the trade which made it grow into a city of five to six million people. It faces the prospect of deteriorating into an Rulated inland provincial centre. The Yangise for years has been carrylog countless thousands of tons of mud to the sen,
The silt settles at a point where the Yangtse pours into the East
China Sea,
Only constant dredging in the past kept the Yungise's mouth open so that big ships could go 65 miles up-stream and into the Whangpoo River to Shanghal.
"What is needed is not so much free bottles of medicine, as the As the Health Minister. Sir raising of the general standards Earle Page explained, his new of the health of the nation," Sir plan aims to help those who help Earle contended. themselves.
The new Government proposes Insurance would stand to beneat Two popular forma of medical to provide free medicine, just a from the Government's proposed the Labour regime did but only in subsidy plan. They are the form of vital life-saving and friendly (or benevolent) society, Hie-sustaining drugs which are for those earning less than £550 mostly very costly..
the
THE WELFARE STATE
BY ČLEM ATTLEE,
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The doctors against the subsidy MIND YOU, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS MUCH MORE, DIFFICULT THIS YEAR!*
maintain it would force people in
There is another major differ fund, for those carning more than a year, and the medical benefit ence in the proposals: Under the £550. Two of the biggest societies old plan, an official formula limilare underwritten by the British ed the freedom of doctors to 048 Medical Association. specific prescriptions which the Government felt would cover most
medical situations and stabilise the cost of the plan. lower income areas in join the subsidised societies and thus "con- Sir Earle Page's first new pro-script" doctors in such areas to posal, which the Australian medi-toe the line with the soetely. Dredging ccused when thecal profession is discussing now, Communists took Shanghai in establishes a list of about 60 drugs May, 1949. Now the South Chan- only. It does not attempt to set nel, the unly usable approach left up specific prescriptions. is rapidly turning into a mud bank that will be passable. only to junks or other (small vessels.
The North Channel is the only other entrance to the Yangtse. Largo ships stopped using in 1931 due to silting Assocluted, Press.
Simplified list
Would have to join
Then again, people wouldn't get any benefits unless they joined a friendly or medical society, even though they were paying for it
Japanese opposed to U.S. keeping of bases
Tokyo, March 27.
The new llet would include indirectly in social service taxes, Representatives of nino major provincial nows-
single preparations auch a sulfa drugs; anti-biotics such au penicillin; streptomycin, aurea- mycin, chloromycetin, insulin,
U.S. trade contacts with Indonesians
New York, March 26.
An official of the American-Indonesian Corpora- tion, which has been trade representative of the Republic of Indonesia, said the head of his company is working out an arrangement with the now United States of Indonesia for continued operations in several private fields with USI co-operation, -
it is contended.
The Labour Government col- lected £90,000,000 in -soclui ser- vice payments during the 1948-
1949 fiscal year. Mr. Chiney's budget for 1940-1950 provided for another £99,000,000 to be col- lected in the current year.
papers believe that most Japanese are op- posed to the United States retaining bases in There have been reports that the United States
this country after a peace treaty is signed.
Ultimatum in Leopold crisis
would like to keep some bases here, and a survey completed today by the United Press Now, if the Menzies medical project is to be basically a con-
Is the first effort to get nationwide reading tributory scheme, Australians will on the Japanese reaction to the idea, still want to know what is going to happen to all the tax money
Individual Japanese in the foreign military bases in Japan. they paid into the national wel- past have expressed favour for They would, however, favour the the Belgian Social Christian fare funds, out of which, in ad- the idea in some cases while dition to social security benefits others have spoken against it. such as old age and invalid pen- sions, they were promised a na- tional health plan.
maintain bases in Japan rather than the Russians."
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Brussels, March 26: Albert Deveze today handed idea of having the United States Catholic Party a four-day ultimatum to abandon King The survey was made by sub- mitting. questions to Tokyo
"U.S. basca in Japan would Leopold III or face the elec- bureau chiefs of large papers make charges against Japan and
give the Soviet Union reasons to torate early in May. "If the Government plans to published throughout Japan. More give the country a real health than 20 were asked to participate may lead Japan into war."
M. Deveze, Premier-designate scheme, it will have to dip heavily but replies came from only nine.
and leader of the Liberal Party,. Into the credit balance of the no-
"People would like to live up told n Press conference that he tional welfare fund. If not, then The Economics Minister of "Mr. Fox has been in Indonesia the public will want a lot of its Japanese are not in favour of a completely renounces war. They Chocles, to dissolve Parliament if
The replies indicated that the
to their new constitution which would ask tho Regent, Prince the USI, the union which now for several weeks at the invita- social services payments back foreign power having bases in were fed up with war." includes the Republic, told histion of Prime Minister Mohammad in lower taxation," said a Sydney Japan after a Parliament at Jakarta that the atta to establish a new relation- Daily Telegraph editorial Unit- signed. A variety of reasons was peace treaty, is ship in which he can serve Indo-ed Press. nesta in its new status.
contract with the American- Indonesian Corporation hud been cancelled.
No partings
given,
ot
the
Defence
the Social Christians refused to the cold war. One of the factors mental crisis,
"Japan would not like to enter accept a national solution of the
uation's two-week-old govern influencing the people in arrving Five of the Japanese newsmen bases in Japan is that they
heir decision opposing U.S. + "The old contract, which wo
M. Deveze L believed that any foreign bases in surrounded by Soviet-influenced Cabinet. As such he is due to at- with the Republic of Indonesia,
are Minister in Belgium's present He added that his Government served
Japan would be a violation of vital purpose in thel will compensate Matthew Fox, Republic's fight for freedom. Mr.
Japan's new constitution which
nations and territories."
tend a meeting of Atlantic Pact American businessman and film Fox's new arrangement will take
renounces war and provides that Most of the replies Indicated Defence Ministers this week at "executive”and head of the
Japan-will-not-have any military that the Japanese feel sure their The Hague, From Brisbane comes a Cor a different ferm and will have to peration, for
re-forces. Four thought that the country will become the battle- the money he had do
do more with
business port that will interest: many United States retention of bases ground in the event of war be- private Indonesia's put into
fight for than exclusively with the Gov-prospective emigrants.
He told correspondents that for here would inevitably lead to tween the United States Independence. This figure has crnment as provided in the old
trouble between
and this reason he would not negotiate been reported at more than half contract, which set up the Amer- Arthur Morley reports that Japan.
Russland Russia. All expressed the hope with political leaders boyond a million dollars.
ican-Indonesian Corporation British working-class immigrants
that such a war could be pre- Thursday, when he intends to Two were of the opinion that vented and Japan could be spared leave for Holland. effect all Republican Government who could not bear to be parted Japan would remain completely the horrors of war again-United Mir. Handolph Feltus, an asso- buying and selling transactions in from their pets have paid £50,- neutral and world opinion would Press,
The dissolution of Parliament ciate of Mr. Fox in the Corpora- the United States.
000 since the war to take dogs serve as her protector. One reply
automatically calls for a general tion who recently returned from
and cats to Australia.
election in 40 days. Indonesia, Issued the following
The market value of the pets would probably not have any- "On a non-exclusive basis, but
pointed out that the Japanese #tatement through his New York with
Government
was estimated by veterinary ex-ming to say about whether basea Eritrea ambusH office-
co-operation} and guarantees, Mr. Fox
perts of the Australian Quaran- were kept here or not but sald operate in several private fields Line Service at £6,000,
A spokesman for the Quaran- even though they are opposed to a substantial basis, Announco-tino Service in Sydney says: Communism.
the Japanese did not want them ment will be made in IndonesiaMigrants are cheerfully paying when detalls are settled."-Asso- 30 to 50 guineas for their dog's clated Press.
fare. Some of the dogs are valu able, but most of them aro noa- descripts."
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The Melbourne branch of the The new Governor of Sarawak cannot accommodate any
Service has announced that it Mr. Anthony Foster Abell, arrived pets in its quarantine depot. A more here today on his way to Kuching Pekingese dog from the liner to take up his appointment. Afr. Delphic had to be sent on to Abell succeded the late Bir. Dun- Sydney for its threa-month can Stewart, who was assassinat- quarantine period, imposed
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Enough of war
Asmara, March 28. Shifta bandits ambushed # Public Works Department lorry on the Massawa road today, seriously wounding three native: constables and three' escorts with hand grenades and rifg'fire.
One Italian on the lorry was uninjured,
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The 68-year-old. Liberal fon der did not explain what he meant by a national solution, but under present alroumstances this can only be Leopold's abdication in favour of his 19- year-old son, Prince Baudouin.
M. Deveze's own formula is be Heved to be for Leopold to re- turn for a while-timó enough to be vindicated-under a promise to abdicate once he has been re- enthroned,
Two replice said the Japanese had had all war they wanted, were scared to death of war and did not want to have any-
Bandits made an earlier attack thing to do with anybody's on a native bus near Adi Ugri, military organisation for war 32 miles from Asmara, firing on that would draw them into an- the passengers, and killing one of A shrewd negotiator, M. Deveze other wat.
them. A police constable was merely said he wants formuin Here are some of the com- wounded. ed by a young Malay at Sibu last law to prevent the introduction of ments: "The people in general do
acceptable to all three major Police are now patrolling both parties. They are his own Liberal December-Reuter,
not seem to favour having any areas Associated Press.
group,' which holds the balance in the House of Representa- tives, the strongly pro-Leopold Social Christians and the avidly anti-Leopold Socialists Nearly all Liberals favour: abdication: Associated Press.
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