Speech #830168466

Speaker. earlier this year I circulated a questionnaire throughout the Sixth West Virginia District. The questionnaire went into the hands of people from every walk of life. and it was sent to householders of both political parties. Compilation of results on questionnaires for 1954 Question Yes Percent No Percent No Percent of total of total vote of total Do you favor: Government price supports on basic farm products? - 4. 758 49.3 4. 092 42. 4 804 8.3 An increase in the nationaldebt limit above the present $275billion limit?.---------- ..-.-.------------------------ 2.008 20.8 6.882 71.3 764 7.9 Revising the McCarranWalter Act so as to permit more immigrants to enter the United States than are now authorized? ---------------------------------------------- 3.526 3 5 5.686 58 0 442 4.6 The United States joining with Canada in the development of the St. Lawrence seaway? --------------------------- 7.034 72.9 1.882 19.5 738 7.6 A constitutional amendment making treaties of no force and effect if they deny or abridge any right enumerated in the United States Constitution? ------------------------------- 5.738 59.4 2.560 26.5 1.356 14.1 Lowering the voting age to 18 years?1. ----------------------- 4.487 54.3 3.545 42.9 231 1.8 Continued military aid to foreign nations? --.-...-.----- 5. 667 58.7 3. 427 38. 5 560 5. 8 Continued economic aid to foreign nations? --------------- 5. 252 54.4 3. 784 39. 2 618 6.4 A more intensive probe of Communist activities in the United States? ---------------------------------------------------- 8.064 83.5 1.106 11.5 484 5.0 The suggestion that America pool its atomic secrets with those of other nations? I ___--___ - __-- ___----------. 1.641 21.9 5.342 71.3 809 6.8 The integration of German military units into the defense sytmof western Europe? -------------------------- 7.804 80.8 1.032 10.7 818 8.5 Admitetig Red China to the United Nations? -------------732 7.6 8.498 88.0 424 Permitting Communist literature in our overseas libraries?- 1. 260 13. 1 7. 938 82. 2 456 4.7 A ban on the mailing of all obsecene literature?