The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-15

ical college. The term also APP
4 plies to a person practicing heal
III ing In accordance with the laws
OF The county In which he resides.
E{ Homeopathic physical
homeopathic physician is one who
4 adds to his knowledge of medi-
cine q specific knowledge of
homeopathic therapeutics and OBJ
serves the law OF simila. All that
4 pertains TO the great field OF med
ical learning is his by tradition.
X BY Inheritance and by right.
Definitions OF the American In
stitute OF Homeopathy.
Throughout the United States there
Us being waged right now spirited
warfare between the regular and
homeopathic physicians AT the bot
Ntom OF the trouble is the Owen bin, n
measure which has been introduced
IA congress Tor the purpose OF estab-
lishing federal department of health,
with a cabinet officer at the head. The
Homeopathic are. strongly opposed to
1.-THE bill, being convinced that IL is de-
8signed to place complete control IN
regard TO the medical supervision OF
the Country i'm the hands of the "regu-
lars and thus create a regular"
medical trust. The homeopaths have
"A appointed a committee, OF which Or
\ James w. Ward former health officer
OF San Francisco. is chairman, 10 draft
q substitute bill for. the Owen scheme.
In addition to that they have appoint
Il ed DIR. H. r. Arndt, OF San Francisco.
field. secretary, to travel throughout
A the United States for the purpose Of
+ promoting the interests of the homeo-
y paths, helping them to organize and
otherwise see TO it that they are pro-
\ tected from hostile legislation and the
like DIR. Arndt has placed Detroit on
& hts Itinerary. and IL Is expected that
4 he will be here within week or so.
3 DR.. r. Milton Richards. of Detroit.
Il who -was~a delegate to the convention
OF the American Institute of Homeo-
4 patty, in Pasadena, Cal, where reso-
4 luton was adopted against the Owen
4 BILL says in. regard 10 the trouble
, between the homeopaths and the reg
4 Hlars":
we are opposed TO the owen bill
because IL aims TO place the control
OF al things medical in the hands or
the allopaths. Such power as that
would be unfair to the hUmeOpat tbs.
for the reason that we would be cut
Of From representation on medical eK-
ANIMATION and registration boards. In
Michigan we would not likely suffer
Just. now, because the law specifies
that the homeopaths shall have Two
tot
beard. But We would suffer in other
states where there is no such statu-
tory provision.
we believe. however. that the Gre
alton OF a federal health department
would not be a bad thing II It's pow
ers 4be limited. We don't think that
II should have supervision over any
thing but sanitation and hygiene. II
can find plenty lido in these two
fields Some of the allupaths them
selves are NOT in sympathy with the
bill as a whole, and they are openly
opposing &C. They. together with
homeopaths and students Of differ
ent colleges, have organized what is
known as the National League
for Medical Freedom. which Is put.
ting up a strenuous fight against the
owen OH.
Dealing with the proposed federal
health department and the opposition
to 1t. DR.. s. Adolphus Knopf, Of New
York, recently said in the course OF
an article In the Detroit Medical
Journal
There has recently been formed an
organization which calls itself The
National League for. Medical FREQ
dom. 1t has for it's purpose to combat
the Owen bill; 1t is opposed to The
establishment OF a federal department
OF bureau Of health, The name OF this
organization is certainly. II not inten-
tionally. misleading IL cannot claim
10 battle for medical freedom. for
there is not word in the entire bin
which could be interpreted as limiting
the practice of medicine 20 any par
Y ticular school Their claim that the
establishment of such a bureau OF
health would have any resemblance
20 q medical trust Is entirely I'M
founded. ,
ITO accuse the president and mem.
bers OF the American Medical assuci.
alton of selfish motives in advocating
the establishment OF a federal depart.
ment OF health is absurd II there
ever was an unselfish movement in.
nugurated, IT is this one. n is a
movement by physicians for the re
luction OF disease which ipso factC
means a movement against their
y financial interests.
The vast majority in the ranks OF
this so-called league. though they
may be weIl-meaning noble and
Earnest. are not men and women who
have toiled patiently for years in or
der to acquire the thorough scientific
medical training which enables one
TO assume that great responsibility o
the care and treatment OF the sick
They are unable TO appreciate the in
ostimable value OF federal help u
preVenting disease. These people are
blindly following certain individuals
who designate the regular profession
az = medical trust, and accuse the
thousands OF noble men and women
who are devoting their lives 90 the
HIleviatlon Of human iils OF desire tc
mouopollze medical practice. The es'
InblIehment OF federal department
~ health would mean pure food, pure
medicine. control of plaques and cpl.
1emlcs, the advancement OF medical
science and through II the improve
nenf VI the health and increase of
material wealth or the nation
Itfs said that many of the fndifid-
,'els opposing the Owen bill are com
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