New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-08
has been made to the Police Board by persons living
I'm that part of the city.
MEETING or Liberal" PHYSICIANS
PREPARATIONS FOR CONTINUING THE WAR ABOUT
THE MEDICAL CODE

PREPARATIONS FOR CONTINUING THE WAR ABOUT
THE MEDICAL CODE.
The conflict of the physicians over the question
Of what they call an ethical code is daily waxing
warmer The movements on both Sizes JusO
now appear to be directed to securing
count of noses for purpose that has not YET luily
transpired. The greatest aggressiyeness 10 S'ii'
on the side of the conservatives, VINO nave
been working quietly, but ehectNeiy,
among their partisans, and nave Il; SeI binda
no less than 400 signatures to pledge which Dihus
the subscribers to vote and labor for the re-enact
ment by the State Society Of the code
of the American Medical Association, and
against any effort to change tnat
code, except in the body where it originated. Inc
unusual activity exhibited in the means taken TWO
weeks ago to carry the election OF delegates 10 the
State Socety's next meeting, and the circulation OF
this pledge have stirred the Liberals into CORE
spending activity, and they are about to circulate
and obtain signatures to a counter-pledge so that
in all probability 1t will not be many weeks
before he profession will be arrayed In sold
phalanxes on either side of the momentous
question whether or not regular physician
shall have the privilege Of consulting with meul-
cal practitioner whose views the healing ART are
heterodox in the eyes of the American Medical
Society. , ,.,,,.
gained i'm the last two years in the votes OF tIe
county and State societies the conservatives seem 10
have that of n single Issue and united column Inc
liberals while harmonious against the re enact,
ment Of the old code, are divided on tine genera
question of q code at all. large faction is opposed
10 any regulation of their conduct toward
their fellow-men beyond that which Is prompted
by their own sef-regard and the unwritten laws
which govern the action of gentlemen. They are
the "nO-code men,"
On Friday night between fifty and sixty ply
scians who are opposed to the re-enactment OF the
old code met on invitation at the house Oh Dr.
jacob. No. 40 West Thirty-fourth,st. Among
those present Alfred e. Post, who presided !;
Frederic X. Sturgis, who was secretary ORA Adams
of Putnam County Snow and w. III. Bailey, OF
Albany; Stoddard, of Rochester; Prout George X.
Smith, Matheson and Pitcher, OF brooklyn, ana
Castle OTIS j. G. Peters. ROosa, Pifard, Huekley.
Emmett, Yanderpoel, Pooley. Jacobus, Daniel
Lewis, David Webster, Carpenter, Frank z.
Foster, Mundle. GeIster. Sands Loog,is, James L.
Little and Andrew ii. smith of New-fork City. in
the discussion the tactics of the conservatives
were discussed and n committee wasiappointed TO
report Mt future meeting on the present state OF
the ethical question. On the committee are DTS.
Hopkins of Buffalo, b. +. sherman. Of Ogdens-
burg; w. III. Bailey, Of Albany; w. 3. Ely. OF
Rochester; +. Hutchinson, of UlicA; Prout and
Pitcher, Of Brooklyn;. and LOOMS, Post, Sands,
" cir and Barker. of New-York. Ii is said that u
majority OF those present at the meeting were either
delegates to or permanent members OF the state
Neacal Society,