Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-11-03
SOUND WARNING TO
EASTERN PHYSICIANS
INDECENT Sick Will be Sent
Home if They are Net
Supported.
PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED

"Resolved, That the physicians and
authorities in other sections be strong
ly censured for sending healthseekers
to albuquerque and New Mexico when
they have reached stage where they
are beyond help from clmatical ad-
vantsees, or are without sufficient
funds to support themselves for per-
iod of at least six months, and that
the press be urgently requested TO give
this resolution the greatest publicity"
The above resolution offered by
Maynard Gunsul and adopted by the
meeting which yesterday effected a
permanent organization of the Asso-
ciated Charities of Albuquerque, is
directed to the eastern physicians who
have for years and still persist in
sending INDECENT patients in the last
stages of consumption to New Mex
leo and Arizona for the people of the
two territories to support until they
eventually succumb to the plague.
This practice of the eastern physi-
clans is the real cause of the pres
ent overtaxed condition of the chart
table institutions of the southwest,
and no doubt this resolution will meet
with the sentiment of the people of
this section.
This influx of INDECENT patients
must be stopped, and the way to get
at the evil is to reach its roots. The
doctors who are responsible and the
primary cause should be dealt with
without gloves as far as the press can
handle them. 1t seems to have been
the custom of many of the eastern
physicians to attend these patients
during the primary stages of the dis
ease and until they are unable TO get
any more fat fees from them, then by
popular subscription or by other
means. ship the patient to one OF the
health resorts of the southwest The
patient arrives sometimes without a
cent in his pocket Sometimes he may
have funds enough to last him rev
weeks When this is gone, he be-
comes a ward of some of the charit-
able institutions of the country un-
til death relieves his sufferings, for a
cure is seldom effected in such cases,
although they may be given the best
of care at the hands of the Sisters OF
Charity or some other organization.
A Sample on the Stairs.
A sample of the INDECENT sick that
come to Albuquerque was crouching
on the stairs of the club, when the
meeting broke up. He had dragged
his emaciated form to the foot of the
stairs, where he was discovered by
Maynard Gunsul. Mr.. Gunsul asked
him to remain until the meeting
closed. He gave his name as Albert
Turner, and said that he came from
Freeport, La, where he had been EN-
ployed as a cook and baker. He had
ano funds, but had paid his room rent
tat a South First street rooming
house for a week in advance. His
case had been diagnosed as asthma
and he could scarcely speak audibly
Il also have rheumatism" he said in
rasping voice, but that was not his
whole trouble. The stamp of the
dread white plague was on his coun
tenance.
The Non-Sectarian Benevolent soci
ETY. took the case in charge, and fur
nished the money to buy him a meai
ticket.
This was only a sample, and was
a mild form, compared to some cases
that come to the benevolent and health
officers as well as the police.
Chief of Police Thos. McMillin re
counts a pitiful case which came TO his
attention last winter.
He was approached one night by q
man near the corner of Railroad ave
nue. and First street, who said in 6
voice husky with the ravages of tuber
culosis: II have a sick friend dowI
here. | wish you would come and sec
him."
The officer went with the man TO the
rear of the old Putney wholesale
house, where he found a man in the
throes of death. He lay upon th'
ground, with his head propped NJ
against a telephone pole. He was
moved TO the city building, where hi
; death was matter of couple o
days. The other waited in the cit!
few days and then disappeared
When discovered by Mr.. McMillin
these men had fifteen cents betweel
them.
Officers of Associated Charities of
albuquerque.
The suggestion made yesterday b.
the committee on permanent organiza
tion to the effect that succor be giyel
to the poor only after they had beel
in the city for six months was a goo'
one. when coupled with the other sug
gestion TO the effect that when pei
son comes TO the city sick and ind
gent. the mayor of the city fron
whence he came be notified and aske
TO support him, and in the event of
refusal to do so. that such person b.
Immediately sent back TO his hom
town.
The communication between the Sc
cietieis here and the mayor OF an east
ern town or the return of sick perso
would bring the folly of sending thes
poor sick TO the southwest tOrcibl
before the people who have bee
guilty of il, and would doubtless hav
much to do with stopping IT,
These matters were quite fully dis
cussef at the meeting yesterday, pre-
vious TO the election of permaner
officers OF the Associated Charities.
Rabbi Kaplan was elected president
Mrs ID. II. earns. vice president,
S. PeaTlstine secretary, d. A. MAJ
phersOn treasurer.
The matter OF electing director
was left TO some future date, as wa
the matter of selecting a cOmmitte
10 get out and solicit funds 10 met
the immediate needs OF the Sister
hospita and the NOn-Sectarian b
nevolent society. The colored peop