Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-05
PRESIDENT APPLAUDED
Roosevelt Addresses the Con-
vention OF the Association OF
Military Surgeons.
Praise Coupled With Some Time.
ly Advice for the Profession
Represented.
Medical Corps OF the Military
Department Urged to Greater
Efficiency.

Washington, June 5.-Before an as
semblage that crowded the National
theater President Roosevelt today
opened the eleventh annual convention
of the Association of Military Surgeons
of the United States. On the stage
with the president sat Secretaries Root,
Moody, Shaw and Cortelyou, Surgeon
Generals Sternberg, Rixey and Wyman,
Right Rev. II. Y. Satterlee and Major
George Henderson, chairman OF the
committee of arrangements. When the
president and party arrived the Marine
band struck up Hail TO the Chief, and
the audience responded with vigorous
applause. Bishop Satterlee delivered
the invocation. Major Henderson then
introduced the president, who delivered
the address of welcome. When the
president concluded he returned to the
white house with his party.
The president said in part:
THE men of this association combine
two professions, each of which is right
fully held in high honor by all capable
OF appreciating the real work Of men OF
the profession Of soldier and the pro-
fession of DOCTOR Conditions in mod
ern civilization tend more and more to
make the average life of community
one of great softless, of great ease,
compared to what mas been the case in
the past, and gentlemen, together with
all the advantages that have come from
this softening of life, there are certain
attendant disadvantages also 1t is
very necessary thing there should be
some professions, some trades where
the same demands are made now as
have been made in the past upon the
heroic qualities in a man, and those
demands are made alike upon the SOL
dier and upon the doctor, and now
much more upon those who are both
soldiers and doctors; upon the men
who have continually to face all the re-
sponsibilities and all the risk faced by
their brothers in the civilian branch,
and who also in time of war must :ace
much the same risks. often exactly the
same risks that are faced by their bro
theirs in arms, whose training Is to Kill
and not to cure.
TT has been my good fortune to
see them carrying wounded and dying
from the firing line, themselves az
much exposed to danger as those they
were rescuing, and to see them work
ing day and night in filed hospitals
when even the intensity OF
the strain could hardly keep them
awake, so tagged out were they by
having each to do the work of ten.
In all our modern life we have found
it absolutely indispensable to supple
ment the work of the individual by
the work Of individuals gathered into
Without this work of as
sociation you can not give highest ex-
preston to individual endeavor. and
it would be a great misfortune if thTl
members of the surgical and
medical professions did not take every
advantage Of their opportunities, in the
same way that is taken by members
Of the medical and surgical professions,
who are not in the army or navy OF
marine hospital service, those who
are in civil life outside. I am glad
to see you gathered in this association. |
and just one word of warning: Pay all
possible heed to the scientific end OF
your work. Perfect yourselves as |
scientific men, able to work with the
oest and most delicate apparatus and
never for one moment forget. espe-
,ially the higher officer among you,
hat in time of need you will have
o do your work with the scantest
possible apparatus and that then your
usefulness will be proportional not up
IN the adequacy of the complaint that
5ou did not have apparatus enough,
out upon the way you have done with
What you have. Remember that, and
also, (this applies especially
% higher otficers) that you have got
o supplement in your calling the
work Of surgeon with the work of ad-
You have got to be doc
ors, military men and able admin