Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-08
LONG ADDRESSES DOCTORS
President Of the State Association Talks
On Needs Of the Profession.
BETTER ORGANIZATION ONE or THEM
state organ one of the Most Effective
Means 60 This End-sees n More
Prosperous Era for the
Members Of Profession.

friends who had turned out to hear the
presidents address and to Join in the festlv-
tiles Ct the evening. A largely attended re-
ception was held at 1870 at which the pres
ident and officers Of the association, the
members Of the committee on arrangements
and their wives, received the visiting mem
bers. After this formal reception DR.. f. A.
Long Of Madison, president Of the sssocla-
ton, delivered a most forceful address on
Medical Association and the Profession"
DR.. Long said. in part
AS much as I honor the proud position Of
president which hold, still take my cleo
ton TO this ONCE as a recognition OF the
plodding country doctor, rather than any
OF the LOO physicians Of the state. $50
belonged TO this association a year ago.
The lack of interest In medical organize
tons Is more pronounced In the larger CEN
ters OF population than in the more sparsely
settled districts in the western part Ct the
state. l believe the best single thing this
association could undertake would be to
send an organizer over this state who would
personally interview the physicians in the
interest of organization This ASSOCIATION
has existed four years and still some
twenty counties remain unorganized, al
though the county is the unit Of this or
ganization; This leads to the conclusion
that our plan OF organization Is not adapted
20 all parts Of the state ! earnestly rec
ommend our law be changed that, IN
der proper restrictions counties having
more than five eligible physicians. but whom
II appears impossible to organize, may af
uliate with adjoining county.
A great organization like ours needs
means of INSTRUMENTATION, an organ or
Journal. Similar organizations have recog-
ndzed this need and have acted upon II.
Medical organizations have been slow I'm
adopting an official organ until lately but
ct the present time sixteen state associa-
lions have state journals. while number
Of others have contracts with pre-existing
medical publications as official organs Of
matters pertaining to the organization rep
resented. These journals are well received
by the profession and foster medical or,
ganization and the spirit of fraternity, and
the journals are either selfsupporting or
are becoming so. committee Of say
three competent members should be APP
pointed to Investigate this matter during the
coming year and report its findings In con-
else form for intelligent action at the next
annual meeting.
Dr. Long told OF a paper witch had be-
come the property of some physicians in
Omaha and which ne thought might be
secured at a fair cost. as 1t was pur-
chased in the laudable endeavor to save 1t
to the medical profession of Nebraska.
! The council on medical education Of the
American Medical association desires that
the Nebraska association be regularly rep
resented at the annual conferences of the
council by delegate and suggests the
| sum Of money for travelling expenses. The
work Of this association includes the prob
an easy one to adjust No nation law law
! can reach matters pertaining to the police
| powers OF the several states.
Great Work for Profession.
The organized medical profession has
tude and Of such benefit to future physi-
! clans as the work now being done by the
! Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry Of the
| American Medical association. AS pro-
| fesslon we have been plant tools in the
hands Of the exploiters of secret proprie-
/ taries. We cast our knowledge to the
| winds and have accepted almost without,
question the ready-to-dispense nostrums
! dazzled before our eyes, One cause of this
! is that prescription writing has not been
| thoroughly taught in our schools.
| We need closer organization, not neces-
/ sarily based on law but fraternal union
OF physieians engaged In a great work
wh0SIe Ghiet 9b5eGt Is TIE oette ter OF
We are aiming to discard all lsms and are
striving to unite the profession I'm one
grand body which shall know no apathy
! only physicians. A greater and more lib
eral spirit of tolerance needs to be Guilt
waited among members of the profession
practcing in the same community. An old
physician is not IAN old fool' because he
preseHt day. neither Is the recent graduate
ence.
| It Is a mistake for individual members
OF the profession to undertake to prose-
cute derelicts, charlatans and other in
| fractionists. The pubic looks upon such
! prosecutions as prosecutions arising from
jealousy and public opinion does not JUS
community Of the professional leper.
| DR.. Long scored the practice Of giving
commissions to physicians for inducing pa
TENTS to go to certain specialists. He said
the general practitioner, especially the
country doctor, is entitled to a greater
share OF the prosperity which is now abroad
! In the land than he is receiving. He main
tanned that not enough fees were paid by
the insurance companies for examining APP
plicants.
Too Free with Hospital.
/
manner of patients to the hospitals as soon
as something was wrong with them,
thereby saying TO the world that the home
physician did not consider himself com
| potent to handle the cases DR.. Long
ended by giving some practical advise to
the younger physicians just entering in the
race for business.
Present conditions point Enthusiastically to
a more brilliant future for the profession
| OF medicine. With the profession united in
one grand organization, with the doctor
/ harmonious with his local environments,
greater progress in scientific medicine with
more equitable laws governing medical
practice the doctor Of thenesT future Wil
professionally, politically and. let us hope,
/ financially.
Meeting In Afternoon.
The thirty ninth annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Medical association con-
I NNAeQ az CItA6ntOn AubAAAhN0l A4AbhNNNANA
! street. between, Farnam and Douglas
streets, Tuesday afternoon.
The initial proceeding was the meeting OF
the house OF delegates at 10 a. m, presided
over by Dr. +. Long OF Madison, president
| OF the association. DR.. Long was intro
| duced to the house of delegates by DR.
| A. 8. V. Mansfeide or Ashland. president
pro tenn OF that body. The roll call do
veloped the presence of Drs. J. p. Lord
OF Omaha, councillor for the First district;
c. w. M. Poynter Of Lincoln. councillor
for the Second district; L. NJ, Shaw Of
Osceola, councillor for the Sixth districts
w. r. Young Of Ansley. councillor for the
Ninth district; and Delegates Drs. W. r.
Conwel Neigh; j. J. Cameron, Kearney;
B. X Corbin, Schuyler; B. j. Leahy, A. B.
somers J. M. Akin. Omaha; II. n. Nor
row, Fremont: A. w. F1tEslmmons,
Ohiowa; H. c. Bartlett. Alma e. A. Stern
berg. Hamilton; Everett, Lancaster; A. B.
Anderson, Pawnee City; D. c. Evans