The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-05
EMERGENCY STAFF
RENG,ES HAWKES.
AS SECRET ETARY
Physician, However, Re-
fuses to Accept His
Dismissal.
ITO FIGHT MATTERS OUT"
Attending Physician Said to
Have Fomented Trouble
in the Institution.
ITO FIGHT MATTERS OUT"

Formal announcement was made to-
day Of the removal from Office of DIR
w II. Hawkes.. secretary of the attend
ing staff. of the Emergency Hospital as
a result of the internecine troubles which
have been disturbing the hospital man
agement for several months
The notification was sent to DR.
Hawkes. by DR.. G. Brown Miller. who
has been appointed TO succeed the form
er- DR.. Hawkes.. however. refuses to
be removed by the method adopted. and
has decided TO fight the matter oct He
declines to recognize the validity of his
removal. and some heated correspon-
dence has passed between DIR. Miller
and himself in the matter.
DR.. Hawkes. Report.
DR.. Hawkes.. it viii be recalled Is the
surgeon. who is accused of fomenting
all the recent troubles in the board and
staff Of the institution. with the intep-
ton. so his opponents say. of having
the hospital turned over completely to
the Government DR.. Hawkes. made a
report on alleged oGenses and abuses IN
the hospital. which went before the
Commissioners and other Government
officers. the writer hoping. it is said.
that Congress would take some action
giving the District control of the hospl-
tai. This action resulted in his removaf {
DR.. Miller sent his first letter TO Dr.
Hawkes. on December 81. i'm which no
notified him OF his removal and the an
pointment OF himself to the secretary
ship. DR.. Hawkes. ignored the request
for his papers in the letter. and replied.
demanding TO know the cause Of his re-
movaI DR.. Miller replied that he had
laid the matter before the attending
staff. which had asked him to notify
Or. Hawkes. that be had been removed
because Of his t2saiity the stan
Asks Reason for Dismissal.
To this letter Or Hawkes. replied.
As TO the authority OF the attending
staff in its action in removing me from
the position of secretary. your connec-
ton with the hospital has been so brisf
that you may not know that there is no
article OF the bylaws that pertains 20
the election OF the officers of the at
tending staff and I question whether
you know OF the traditions and customs
the unwritten Iaw-of the attending
staff.
Il beg 70 inform you and your as
sociates that the staff has for years
been organized annually by electihg its
officers for the ensuing year The only
circumstances that can cause a change
Of its officers are removal from the at
tending staff by the board; resignation:
removal from the city. and death. l
have not been removed from the at
tending staff; 1 have not resigned; I
have not removed from the city. and 1
have been. especially recently, much
alive.
"As 10 the alleged cause OF the re-
moval. l am not hostile TO the attend
ing staff as a whole. Inasmuch as the
staff has chosen TO indorse the ques-
tionable policy Of the ruling faction OF
the board (the policy of covering up ir-
Irregularities in the hospitaD. l am an
tagonistic 20 the staff; and my antago-
nism win continue until the hospital is
purged / ask for the cause of my
removal, and you give me an excuse.
] do not accept the excuse"