The sun., 1910-05-16

ua3.raI A-snCiation. which IL charges
-.b wish. desire and aim 10 establish
ost tI monopoly in these United
s,s,s. % tho 3reiudice of all persons
,F, wish 90 practise In or employ another
,rsc1. Of healing The new organization
named the National League for Medical
v-s.l,r,. ard u has opened Offices in
,t,Nsf-rrolijan Building. The organiza-
ton Va, formed on Saturday, though
r5rs to tina same end has been going on
for some tune in different parts Of the
country. 50 the organizers say, and Il Is
the intention 10 incorporate the league
a, Albany to-day and forthwith 20 begin
a camraign of cducation by advertise
merit and otherwise 10 induce people to
r.sist the Efforts OF the 4. n. A. to get
through at Washington At this session
sf C1ncrgss a It'll establishing a national
health bureau
The league is 70 begin its active cam
ra.gn next Thursday by sending a COM
rr.'iee To Washington TO attend a hearing
ihatisto hc gwen then on senator Owens
h1 establishing a national health de-
rsrrmept with its head in the Cabinet.
senator owens Till. however. the leaEuers
sav. s only one q hve similar bills now
rsnd,ur. any one of which would put
the 4 " A. In power and In position
20 exercise a medical monopoly. Here
Is q rart of what the president Of the
jsarue. r. q. Flower of BOston. who
founded the Arena magazine and IL now
editor Of the TWsniis,h CsRiWrv magazine.
sa.d a. the league oflice In this city yester-
uAv
-Honropaths, osteopaths. scleotios.
CHRISTIAN Scientists. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ard others who have broken away from
tts regular medical profession are
represented m the new organization.
w7rh IS formed 20 fight the proposed
ss'ahisl rent % national health bu-
rsau. vt.ah ~ now heing sought In Con-
ersss hv tho American Medical Associa-
ton. tho sn-called doctors trust. Il
intends tn have representa- in Wash
rnRtnr 'hns Thursday n oppcse the Owen
ti' tho first %; a series Of measures
which .r the opinion oi the league. would
establish q countrywide medical mo-
rnroIy and drive all independent prac-
r'rrrsrS our " business. Ex-Gov. John
/ Bates rf Massachusetts, has been re-
tanned rs principal counsel Of the league.
Ne vii appear ~ Washington On Thurs
tav with Harry T.. King. a lawyer ol
lnsdo OHIO. and other prominent at
t0rneys
The new organization IL well equipped
vitl funds % carry on the work and II
las 'he support % every independent
medical school IN tho country as we'll a.
of a number Of insurgcnt members oG the
Au'ncan Medical Association. There
VII To- cul OO0 or 8O 90 members in
The lsague before hong
The American Medical Association
has m the course Of years developed into
. powerful political machine simply
."r the purpose oi bringing about legis-
Huou that will plJcp Il Ia absolute CON
irnI - the nations medical practice
j = behind this Owen bill and IL using
,rsry influence to legislate al 'unor-
ihrdoG methods of cure ont ~ existence
T his country lf tho Owen hill Or anv
- he similar bills should pass and
fstional health department be- estsh-
shed the association would have secured
'ra entering wedge toward the estab-
shmeut Of a medical autOCraCy IN Amer
a which would enahle u % dictate
'Vactly what forms n medical treat
rent should or should not 10 employed
n the United States The bill gives 70
'Ich a department the right to es'ab-
lB the Standards and in that fine and
larmless suundIng phrase lies the power
% crush an Schools nr movements by tho
a. afHewF.INfWaT f.HFh#aHa..H'
An other schools would be ou,lawed.
Such bureau a. the doctors trust
] upes - establish would become an en-
me- " oppression " would take from
} .ndunds of thousands ~ American
. -zens the right io employ the medical
! .1ctItloueT ~ their own choice Tne
..raopaths and the anti-viyisnctionists
With us in their national organizl-
'Hns. tho Christian Scientists ara repre-
e'r'-d m our advH3ry board and many
dual Christian Scientists are with
g. 1ut the Christian Scientists are not /
20 10 IN their Official body
'r" vioe-prssident Of the league is
.arIes ". Miller, q member of the Iowa /.
agslatura. Of Wayerly. la The sec- /
..-v Is A. Y. Hsrsch ~ Toledo. Ohio. /
A.tor Trust Company of this city /
ntstirpT Among the members ~ .
2 1vzorv hoard are William Ordwuy .
N.rf- g the sculptor. % this city.'NirF 1
.H.r 4 Logan of Washington aud MrE /
ira Belais of this CITY. president u tho |
.'..N N."t~ection society.
'ssIdent Flower named ~ among in
gent mem hers of the American Medi-
- As-0ciAtlOn Prof q. Frank LydstOn.
ID n the medical faculty II the illl-
STATE University of Chicago He .
'rnt Dr Lyds'on had recently de-
.n--1 that Crganlzation IN strong I
'ar.s are millions NJ highly intelli- ]
g'l' "lyen- whose beliet Ia ~ gard 10 tho
isa frE fhs D0dy % dlametrically OD- b
.-i d. that ~ the regular profession.
D. .rflrued IN our midst day are
'f.r great and rapidly growing schools
' 'v-'"ru- oi thought that number among
..r fIh"r-u's thousands Of individuals
CO... have rc"n restored b health and the
ru@u' n ife after they had signaiiy
' .l 'n obtain relief under tho regular
r-1 treatment
-..- Amsur1n Medical Association had
p, machine pretty we'll perfected for the
rance = tha doctors trust fve
,r-- IV1 and aince then its activities
p na1 redOUbied. Look az this. for
r'0n from 10 report In 1895 of the
'. some hv the committee on legisla
las secured lst of local political
.H " every Organized ana TecOg-
e .rlural party IN the United States
-' already efnbTaCas the names of
3" -f' H0btical managers IN each 0f 9J0
10 thus happens that we are
move with a certain degree OF ac-
.n .aE1Aing political infuence ~
...a 90 Hch measures a. are taken mp
10 .ummttse How dDes that
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BI 10 ON TOP or I ClR.