What They Think

Somewhere in the Southwest Pacific a poll-minded Army officer whiled away his free hours making a public-opinion survey among U.S. troops. He used the interview method, took plenty of time, quizzed more than 700 enlisted men: soldiers, sailors and marines; whites and Negroes. His results:

> Do you approve a fourth term for Roosevelt?

YES 69.2% NO 30.8%

Popular qualification: "If the war is still on."

> Would you prefer to find the present form of government prevailing upon your return to civil life?

YES 77.6% NO 22.4%

> Do you favor government ownership of the basic industries such as coal and iron mines, electric power, railroads, telephones, etc.?

YES 47.7% NO 52.3%

> Do you favor socialization of medicine?

YES 72.2% NO 27.8%

> Do you favor a veterans' political party?

YES 46.9% NO 53.1%

> Do you approve of the American Legion's absorbing the veterans of this war?

YES 53.2% NO 46.8%

> Do you think there is too much discrimination shown against the Negro?

YES 45.5% NO 54.5%

> Do you plan to return to your former occupation after the war?

YES 76.1% NO 23.9%

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