The Washington times., 1905-10-02
SEAMAN Sc WAS SORRY,
SAYS ANITA N GEE
Major Apologized, She Says,
and Fuss Is Over.
STICKS TO 1T He FIBBED
She Declares He Did Not See Tamura
Operate and Was Caught
Telling Untruth.

1T was a trifle-a mere nothing
Major Seaman apolog.zed to me and to
the convention for what he said, and
have forgotten IT.
Dr. Anita Newconb McGec. who re-
turned at noon yesterday from the con-
vention of the Military Surgeons of the
United States. held at Detroit last week.
| discussed her little passage at arms
with Major Louis J.. Seaman with re-
porter of The Times this morning. The
doctor was thoroughly assured she had
been wholly in the right. and no linger-
ing trace OF resentment or annoyance
marred her serenity.
AS matter of fact, 1t would not
nave been surprising II she had been
annoyed. On the floor of the conven-
| ton Major Seaman declared her tour
OF duty with American nurses in Japan
was a farce and gave 1t as his opinion
that 'sh" had begun as a curiosity and
wound UP as a common nuisance"
Story Untrue.
The facts are" said Dr. McGee
! that Major Seaman had said, In his
book and various newspaper and maga-
zine articles he has written, that DR.
| Tamura, the Japanese surgeon in charge
| of operations at the hospital at Hiro-
shima, performed operations on wound
| ed soldiers while suffering from a sore
finger. Had this been true, II would
have been serious reflection upon DR.
Tamura and the hospital-but It was
not true.
THE only basis of truth for the story
was that Dr. Tamura did have a slight
wound on the finger. and that wher
Major Seaman spent three days in tn.
/ h0e nit f0f h. ho a
He never saw DR. Tamura perform ar
| operation. for the simple reason thaf
DIR. Tamura performed none while tn.
wound was there. He merely super
vised and directed.
4 thought the convention should know
the facts. and / stated them on IN,
floor. Probably the statement place,
Major Seaman In somewhat embar
RAISING position. for 1t showed he hat
hurt about matters entirely outside th
range Of his information.
\ Caught in Pickle.
Plainly. he WAS caught telling wha
was not so. Perhaps he knew It, At an,
rate. in the heat that followed his re
sentiment. he made his foolish remarI
about my becoming a nuisance After
ward he made full apology and retrac
DIR. MCGEE thinks the stir created b.
Major Seaman's breezy utterances dis
trscted attention from serious matter
that were discussed in the convention
One OF the papers of large interest wa
[ that read by Major Harvard. one Of tn
United States army surgeons detaile
for duty with the Russian army DI
Harvard saw much experience In battl
and was captured by the japanese.
Russian Health Good.
I His paper showed that the health sta
tistics OF the Russian armies in tn
, field made an even better showing tina
those OF the Japanese armies.
The showing is the more renaar RI
! able said DR.. McGee, in the light c
the attacks that have been made, froT
every quarter. upon the efficiency OF tn
Russian staff.
Stumbles on Romance.
, There reached Or. MCGEE this mornin
letter from far-off Japan, telling
story that contains the elements of
life romance. In the May Century th
doctor had an article descriptive OF tn
methods OF caring for the Japanes
wounded, which was illustrated by
number Of photographs. Among TN
pictures OF wounded men the write
ace OF his brother, from whom he ha
oCen separated for many years
DR. McGec Will examine her records
determine II the certification is actua
She thinks II quite possible she will b
, bile 10 write The anxious brother ths
ne prodiSal Is found