Letter from F. W. Finke, Jr. to John R. Steelman

Filed DR. STEELMAN producers 286.7 F. W. FINKE, JR. 11/10/49 315 EAST 238th STREET NEW YORK Fele FAIRBANKS 4-3052 September 13th, 1949 off TRUMAN Mr. Jonn R. Steelman NATIONAL White House, ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE Washington D. C. Es Re: Socialized medical and legal services. Dear Sir: H President Truman's socialized medicine program is certainly worthy of support. I believe the idea could be improved upon by the introduction of an omnibus bill combining medical and legal services. Many people end up in the doctors' waiting room because they can't afford a visit to the lawyer. I could use about half a dozen of those Philadelphia lawyers right now but they wont work for 5% and you can't palm off a deep-freeze unit on them in payment, que I'd have to hitch-hike to Philadelphia any- way I feel certain that the many members of the leg- x259 al profession in the Congress would welcome the opportunity for selfless service which would thus be opened to their x 41 9. mise entire profession, - the chance to serve the public who can not afford the present price of justice. Perhaps the cost of medical sevice in Great Brit- - ain could be reduced and their Dollar shortage overcome by a similar system of socialized legal services. If we are to return to medieval ecclesiastical e anon law, we may as well go all the way. You of course have heard about the goose. Very truly yours, L. F. W. Finke, Dr. Y