The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-03
.HOMEOPA1HS SAY
THEY'RE IGNORED.
MAYORS PLAN LEAVES THEIR
SCHOOL OUT IN THE COLD.
Hennepin County Medical Society Does
Not Recognize Schools of Medicine
and, Therefore, Does Not Include Ho-
meopaths-Their Association Will
Ask Representation on Nominating
Committee.

Mayor Jones has left the selection
of the next city physician to the Hen
nepin County Medical association. Ho-
meopathic physicians are not members
Of this association and complain that
the mayors action Ignores their school.
his statement to the association, he
understood that it was a body repre-,
senting all recognized schools Of medi-
cine and, therefore, entirely represent
tative. Members of the association
seen today say that they do not admit
physicians according to schools. The
ers. AS homeopathic insist on declaring
themselves members Of school, they
have not been admitted. They have a
county association Of their own.
The homeopathic insist that they
should have at least one of the three
from whom the board will select the
city physician. Now. that the situa-
their association will be permitted to
name one representative. They insist
that the Hennepin County Medical So
ciety membership is confined to allo-
| paths, or the old school of medicine,
and while they congratulate the mayor
out of politics., they think he should
also raise it above medical sectarian
schools. - .-~
The present incumbent, DR.. George
| 3. Kicker, and the city health officer,
DR.. P. M. Hall, both belong to the ho-
meopathic school. Under the system
of election proposed by Mayor Jones
it is not probable that the three to be
appointed by. the Hennepin County
Medical association will include a sin
gle homeopathic doctor.
| ml,o~- rr,x-.
eve think that it would be only
just to have one member Of the com
mittee Homeopathic said Dr. George
M. Haywood, president of the Mime.
apolis Homeopathic association. "'We
have about fifty members and they are
all well known and respected in their
calling. Why should they be ignored?
can hardly believe that the mayor
gave the matter his full considerations
'There is no necessity for hasty &C
ton. said DR.. Henry G.. Aldrich, s'but
| think that it would be advisable fol
a committee to call on the mayor ant
do not know whether the homeopathic
association will appoint committee OF
whether certain members will go aheat
and then report the facts to the asso
citation. AS the present regime is not
over until July, we will have time tt
put in our plea.
II hardly think that the mayor i:
ignoring the present city staff,'' saic
Dr.. Charles H. Neill. "He must have
, been ignorant of the sectarian natur,
of the Hennepin County Medical asso
: citation. [ believe this because the cit,
hospital is in a fourishing condition
; and it would be a complete ignoring D
the work done if the homeopathic shout,
not have one member on. the commit
p tee.' .--z ..,4 . 2 a.a.-v
81 Another physician declared that from
his information e was led to ,believ
that the mayor was "jollying the as
ISOLATION, and that his remarks ha
been taken too seriously. Another sal
that if it were SO, he thought tina
there were enough broad-minded doctor
6 Of the old school who would ignore SEE
= tartan lines sufficiently to recognize tn
new school. This was doubted by al
: other, who recalled the fact that som
:, time ago certain prominent homet
q pathic doctors were invited to join tn
y Hennepin County Medical association
a but after they had sent in their appl
y cations they were told that they mus
q rrenounce utilization with any particula
. school,