Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-17
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THE nOCrOMus IMnwOaLIO.

Rspsdf ne Chdrfsr of ne Medical Society Of ne
Disfrfof Of Coiumbid. q = a.lE
ssat.. miSsi., ninai., J gsS sSlt SiSS!
few weeks ago, a. We have learned from
reports 10 the public pIlnts, twoo three med
.issa sns abn,,sh ~ oHhn,a,n nv "a
motley tyrOs in modioine, organized them.
selyes Int soeiety to DO known by the high
s csis.g " .hs ' bs 81 Oi o.
il sssms that this body determined to apply
visions 81 which should Be one repeating the
charter of"The Medical Soeloty Of the District
ofOolur Nih,n nrst granted in the year 1919, aud
quIIinE the veterans in the protessiou belong
ing TO the old society to appear before board
ofthis new body and undergo 40 examination
hibit their diplomas In order TO obtain =
license to practice their profession. These
men thus hsspm y. y thslr Hsroganes 20 mE
so2S q hen WI %hst lhss Eaoa Of Ssdlsias
births, but probably At those OF their fathers
and their mothers.
II appears, also, that Senator sumner, on
Deaembef ., Introduced into tho Senate
resolution, which Wss referred 10 the Com.
mittoe on the Diatriot Of Oolumbla, inquifiug |
into the erpedieneJ Of tepeAllng the charter |
ps.so a Tor the repeat maEihs statonSntS |
without any foundation In fact, even quoting |
verbatim a regulation OF the Medical Asso- |
ireiy dlfrsrent body from the soeiety,) as an |
existing and enforced Law Of the said society |
1t being evident that the Senate and the |
iion, the society thu. publicly and untruth-
fully artaignsd, thought proper 20 make an
sppeal y tie public, is.tlag forth the fact. In
the matter and explaining Its true position
In answer TO this appeal . memorial has
appeared PurportinE to PC signed BY some ten
iodiyidnns A. = conm,ttse 81 ne "Mati9ns !,
A. gentle man whone name was appended 70
/ this memorial published card on the follow
lag %Sroins lpiorHn. ihs PSSs'I sh RToa s
| edge or consent, the hrst intimation he had o.
1 II being Its appearance in print. parallel
Al one Of thsIr meetings they had axed upon
| the names Of = certain number OF medical men
a. applicants fof = ehartet, when ons member
less unserupulous than the rest, moved that
| M the two most prominent men so named had
| never given any assurance OF cooperation
With them, their consent should be nTst OBJ
| tAlned to attach their names to such an hppli-
cation, These may give some idea OF the
amount OF reliability to be placed upon state
nents emanating from such source. Weean
| hardly look for = clear stream from so muddy
spring.
profess to know the origin Of the false and
| r aitcIoua ntAtementB referred to. But, In Its
memorial, this NAtionAl Medical Society Of
the District OF Columbia assumes itself 10 be
| thus Indicated and accused, and the Ayldity
With which IL appropriates the soft impeAoh.
msnt rsmfuds us ofA Imil ar instance Of quick
Isss % Apptehension, referred to blythe late
hsx.otunSy i,, =, ssIsn,i ~. 1871 ~
that q tail Ifishman was looking over his
shoulder, taking that liberty which Parmenio
sooE WIN ~ ifn ~, ~ '',i ~
| nence, he concluded his letter by writing, 81
Mouia t,' ~ "a W., IL S ,ta,, Iso e,op
tell hastily exclaimed the Hibsrniau,
These memoIiMlsta seem somewhat exet-
| emea oNeg tho WIN hateiou ~ ~ lily
PP3.,s, ~ .noh th.t tbs an sItsr
pfoViGon q snoh W. W. Ne ~
Another ooay shal oS I1pehlea ,h Iss
wish o. oohsent' We tnink th ~ the tei
az assioa. '
| We will quote the assertions Ia this I" me-
,,snh.a ~ tb enc" no" mu'h 'te'i' " 10 oe
THAT there il 1only one medical soeleiy In
the District, where ali licenses 70 practice
| must be obtAInedr 10 true aud Il 10 no ieaa
true that every person who has applied for
sush license has resolved IL when quaIifi ed.
Bat that ss;Ls y 0nIy one ,9SHis Tas,s
| 1ionai disou1Iion were to be enioyed,n Or III at
alt became the duty OF there eolorsd physL
| CLANS 10 obtain license and memberphIp in
order 10 Ssep IN thelr medical education, y
| are alsInoatious and no one kdo.I that be tier
thsn some Of Ihe GlEnsrs OF the me NJ, for
| ois(Iss for medical dlsouSsions in the DlGtfiet.
| onn an Ihleh llmita its mOmbeFshlp In this bo'
lief that there IL more opportunity for mSdl.
i
isrrs one. They know also that there iG room
here for more, and that any number Of medical
men who may desire to do so can Organize
That the medical society ever Aeknog ICED
| that '.the color OF the candidates was the rsA-
son,' for refusing them mSsr,hip, I. smother
ta M matlSs, bT whiSS tbeS were psrsoosIIS
nnIenosa ss,snsa nv ys.san Iar tbe ,ofnsnI
%.mSsr "a az fssS use OF hgs SsIIot sseoTdins
iii ~ .nit some peoni" SetterI pr.i1diess
| NeitheT had II the right 10 inteTfeTs with the
ssoreoT Of such ballot.
~ -, =. :, ,,.Dnho.- 49,. ,...-as--.,-
| sought no tohoehImeht OF their votes, aud
among them are several who have no eonnoe-
tIou orsympAthy WITH this new society;
AnothsT ssSLtl9 r. 70 . n m H Win
rpse. 70 ne M ~. 'ese Solorsd physl'
siAns ~ ni.t ~ ~ W. heoetl hAVe re-
rot memoera o ,i, ths soelely 10 member OF
the loelsty eouha hAES oaIou Ielusal 90 such
Akrounu, 10y Ssoil nehVsi knoNs mat the
and has never had the power to make such :
rue Ihose ani2hh .ns Eners oi thia memo-
rial WAC are memes o. we medical society
such conIuliationS and associations, aud they
cannot, WE uuth, mSnion sngie lnstAnoe
"a when ne sVeiey ~ EYER sven teo9ked
slPlIne upon then, or claimed any lurL.diotIon
~ sns an,,htfni nroprietn ~ s.nrI
Ol,rsIl ~ yHos,S - y. ~ . atneu LoIu ~
PelInB, th9se ,N nesIA "hO Ate openly WORK
inE ior in as.. anr,sS n. 4, aT.D,,r ,s-o -,
us hho g.sS ,n III .hs nv Januhy q leiO, by
Ayote o. ~ 70 ~, Wy soe.eY Iei9 l 10 con
haer Les9iu I, wn.vn lSsIs ~ Ioii9Ws Wa
hs,gLy,eg, L' IA Pny i,.l nv 70 ~ other'
Nle ,tis't ~ ~. .as " LOn mem'
oersnlp gu =. ~ 80 49,, ~ ooiol.
Ihh a .h ~. ni ~ Pe.FSIatoh OF the
uuLn IoI w ~ ~ asJ ~ .hat Ilme un.
qusoiA n S ~ " vusI, SUI Wy ftesidenI
soIeease y ~ IN = -. ,s ss,s AnhouIh tue
. soeisy. n ~ ns1nI.SaA S nsI SUI hau ihgt
mOunt T., ,tnn IL. Tiuhl pqIote H. )s'
o ~ ~ 80 ~. ,tas..t oys,iIfUh' al
IoWeu 70 70 Eau ~ I'M Snh Ana w pro,
p2pMI aSas,.S ~ au tsonty hsAtI
NhiIe hs suSoe 49, ~ S.oHsiusIAuoni hteT
: whieh Amotlon MS mAaS 70 susPend thefnlei
Ior Tvs lit t1i,, rnon, Hn ueins hut 70
vote uluehlD iaiieu " 70 iaIge mgotltJ
lhat alslsl S 49, ho' AsLgI loI, aug Ne are
SIS ioss 70 knoM .hVN .ns sIsneIs o. me m
morhl naFo AseeHaiheuS ~ accurately the eA'
asl iote.
Iue wa. nhsn Nne o2Ioieu phyllelanA
apploa LOT msmperhhlp 'ne poMl o. eNAm'n
ers reeommendea them, bht ,hla Is no proof
thst mgoIhy o. hs PoLa aeehea thelI
eleolon sAPealehs ~ ueuIAo,e, OF thht they
sven NoIsu ioI them Nneh the oaiot was