New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-18
MEDICAL WAR NOW ON.
AN0paths and OSteopaths Combine
10 Control Board.

The homeopathic physicians were incensed great
~ yesterday when they learned that before the
medical unity bill passed agreement had
been formed between alIopaths OF the American
Medical Society and the physicians of the medical
colleges of osteopathy to give osteopaths legal
recognition.
Professor J. e Burt of Flower Hospital said
that agreement had been made by the Amer-
can Medical Association, all of whom allopaths.
to have the osteopaths' medical colleges to support
the bill, condition that the osteopaths we're to
receive recognition and the practice OF osteopathy
be legal.
Heretofore" said the physician, "the osteopaths
never We're recognized by the medical profession
and they have been trying to get bill passed 70
allow them to be recognized by law BY this means
they formed powerful trust. and we homceopaths
in spite of strong fight against the bill. lost
the odds being too great against us.
with the allopaths and osteopaths together,
they will form another trust and make strong
effort to have the Board OF Regents appoint alo-
pathic medical examiners. They will have all TO
to who shall or who shall not practise
Under the old law there three boards OF
medical examiners. for each class of physi-
clans. Under the new law there is only board.
which wipes out the board of Homeopathy The
result will he that the osteopaths will have
more power than the homeopathic. and will soon
increase the practice Of osteopathy to a great
tent.
DR. W. Harry King. dean of the New York
'tN''''O ''N'''fi NblItBc, AT inc Alumni ulf-
her at the Wnldorf-Astora. illustrating the drastic
pressure which the present medical examiners
exert on the one hand I'm the Of a homeopathic
student and the shutting of their eyes on the
o'her TO the incompetency Of osteopaths. said:
Inc young man. after having finished his fresh
man year, had passed only forty four counts by
,he Regents. when lie should have passed forty-fve
before entering the college," DR. King said. The
regents informed the college authorities that the
young man would have pass the extra point
p'ipIe ne would be allowed % tai lfS
year. and that he must take his freshman year
over again This shows how drastic the restric-
IONS are 10 the medical student. Tho osteopaths
by their deal with the American Medical Associe-
Ion are permitted to practise osteopathy without
oeine required to pass the Regents nj all
Ahey take n three-year course instead OF the
tu' "IIch Is required Of the regular medical stu
dents. The cry was TO raise the standard at all
cos's and they proceeded 10 raise II by admitting
os'eopaths, who boast that they know nothing OF
medicine and less. and that they will cure
diseases by a system OF movement These very
mon mat are allowed TO practise osteopathv and
uea' ,he aliing are the very ones who. up 10 the
,Ihe tnat the deal made. were characterized
by the allopathic medical societies as .cherlatsDs
anu huinbugs' while homeopathy has stood the
TEST OF time for a hundred years
Dr. King continued
of os aes surprised a1T and shocked that IN this
70 GOWN truth which has been tested aI over
in the The pabo G has physicians hb every day
great aust has been thrown in their eyes iii peo
sto,is at confused at the issue involved Why
sHouid they not be. when supposedly scientific men
or the honored medical profession 40 far for.
get their obligations the public and the aiitnp
70 coh1eInn In one breath the science OF homnop-
AMY. and In the other. a class OF men which thev
themselves have berated TO practise medicine '''
In speaking OF tho osteopaths DR. John l. Mooat
secretary OF the Kings County Medical Society and
editor OF The homeopathic Eye Ear and Throat
Journal" said;
If the new law compels the Board OF Regents
70 issue licenses 10 osteopaths on the recommenda-
uon OF an osteopath medical college which APP
proves or their graduates II will a disgrace upon
the state Osteopathy is not a system ComparabI.
10 homeopathic is more analogous to hydro
nipulaton--to the cure OF all diseases Homoeop-
athy, on the contrary. ndividualizes each case II
is essentially the reason why a certain rem
edy is selected. II Is a scientific formula-as in
Ohm's law-but It's application is the most dlficuIt
problem within the whole range OF applied science
Nhen rail- In this the fault is with me, not with
the law. A few successful. verified. experiments
should outweigh any number OF failures in the ap-
plications OF law.
In speaking of tho number OF well known ply
scians who are practising homeopathy In New
York State. DR.. William II. GuiIfoy registrar OF
records OF the Health Department. said:
All the physicians who are attached 70 the Health
DR.. e. II. Porter. New York state Health Com,
missioner. who is n homuropath. The health de-
partnents Of all the principal cities In the state
which under the Jurisdiction OF Dr Porter
Daniel Lewis, ex-State Heath Commissioner who
Is also an allopath. He appointed by Gov
ernor Higgins.
II was said yesterday that effort will be made
10 have the bill declared unconstitutional.