The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-15
Divergence Of Opinion Among English Ply
sicians in Respect to Mackenze's Conduct
Of the Case of Emperor Frederick.
The German Doctors Threaten to Sue
the English Practitioner for Libel.
Herbert Bismarck Declares Germany Cannot
Support Papsl Territorial CIaims-Try-
ing to Settle Zanzibar Troubles.
sIACKENZIE's BOOK.

Difference Of Opinion Among English Doc
t"fs-G-rmaos viii sue for Liboi.
LONDON. Oct. l5.-Dr. Mackenzies book. the
full contents OF which we're pablished here to-
day, entirely removes the many doubtful points
from. The publishers guarded il with great
caution, and succeeded in preventing the OBJ
server from obtaining an advance copy, but the
Sunday Times eluded their vigilance and was
enabled to present to it's readers the entire
context Of the book. The demand for copies Of
OF the paper was unprecedented, and thousands
more than were issued could have
been readily sold at prices largely
In advance Of the standard price. The
Times, in an article accompanying the English
physicians story, asserts that DR.. Mackenzie ls
suffering from serious mental excitement, and
his condition 10 no doubt heightened by the
pretty well-suthsuticated statement that the
representatives of the New York Sun and others,
who had contracted for the exclusive publica-
tion OF the work in their various localities, have
declared their bargains void, in view OF the fact
that :he extracts published by the Herald i'm
paired the commercial value OF the publication
and abrogated the stipulation Of exclusivensss-
There is wide divergence Of opinion among
physicians as to whether Mackenz.e's conduct
while attending tho Emperor was strictly pro-
fessional, but there is no difference of opinion
q. all amons them that the way he hawked his
manuscript OF bis book about, or allowed pub
fishers TO do it for him, was in the highest de-
gree urprofessionaL AS . result he gets very
little svmpa,hy because someb body has stolen q
march on him. He is rich man and did not
need to run the risk Of the humliating position
ha nO cupsa for na aEa nfr rns ting IA "
thousand dollars. Though violation of con-
tracts means large loss OF money TO Mackenzie,
he will still make st least $4,000 out Of his
book and takes the matter phlosophicalIy. He
promptly refunded the money paid him TO bind
the contracts for the exclusive publication
The Sampson Low Company do no; take the
matter so cheerfully. 1t Is q serious blow TO
them in more ways than one. that COPIES OF ths
book should have been taken from their print
ine-rooms, and they are turning their esta ablsh-
ment upside down trying find the traitor.
They even talk Of legal proceedings to comDel
the newspapers TO divulge the source Of their
information.
The Pail Mall Gazette tonight saws IL has au-
thentic information from Berlin that Bergm ann
has begun action against Mackenzie for libel,
and that Gerhardt will also bsain proceedings.
These doctors 60 to law in Germany and they
will Glrnost sssuredly gain verdict unless the
case Is tried before a mixed jury, IN which
case disagreement is probable. IL they bring
suIt IL the Eug.ish courts Ncasv wLl
never get . verdict from an English
jury. In fact Eng.ishmeu generally, and
English doctors particularly, ere glad Mscken-
zie has had the courage to speak plainly and
show what buuglpg crowd he had to deal with.
It may be said openly that the faculy general
ly, though ready 10 loyalty support Mackenzie,
has been somewhat doubtful about his sagacty.
Sir Morsll is personally more popular than he is
professionally, and there was great fear lest he
should have brought himself to intrigue with
the German court party here Profession
al feeling here is very strict and severe
amongst leading medical acains.
anything likely to produce the impression
that English surgeons when they have q pa
tienf, however distinguished, ere capable of
thinking OF anything save how to prolon1 life.
Sir Morells explanations as set forth 10 the
book seem 20 have removed all suspicion, and
he is obtaining CONGRATULATIONS Of men who have
hitherto been waiting tor evidence, it being
clear that he broke down on intrigue but co.
gagged in none.
The specific charges on which the German
doctors will sue, so il is said, First. the
hopeless incompetence OF the German faculty
second, the assumption that Gerhardts treat
ment brought on cancer, and third, that Berg
mann killed the Emperor by poking q canuls
down the false passage in his throat.
Dr. Bsrgm ann told the Telegraph's Berlin 70
porter, Oh Sunday, that the German doctori
would net notice DR.. Mackenzies charges, AZ
their answers to them were cootsirsd in their
own official report on the Emperor Frederick
case, wherein every eeparats charge against
them was sufficiently refuted.