The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-25
I0WEN MAKES PLEA
I F [. !. B |. HEALTH
Introduces Bill 3 Providing for Sep
afatc Department. Of Gov
ernlnetlt.
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OPPOSES BUREAU SYSTEM.
OPPOSES BUREAU SYSTEM
Lives Of 100000 People Could.
BE Saved Annually,
HcsSays. sl

washington, d. G., March 24.--1n q
speech to-day In favor OF the passa r,
OK Bill introduced by himself pro
W. II . a for the establishment OF q De.
the nine other departments oftlle Fed.
eral government. Senator owen, 81
Oklahoma. declared that. while no y az
IN favor OF the conservatio Of the
conservation OF the life OF our people
Is Of far greater Importance. and the
conservation OF the vitality and eff.
cheney OF our people is a problem Of
mediate intelligent attention.
He spoke against the bureau system
Of looking out for the public health
asserting az, IS, m, that the question was q
such great Importance that 1t could
separate department with powers d.
great as those now enjoyed by any OF
the other departments OF the govern.
ment Al
Bureau Work Impracticnb1c.
we have had bureaus for 90 years
he said. They are scattered In eigh,
! departments: They have been discon-
n nee a. and without coordination.
other. the one multiplying and hamper.
inf the work Of the other. .
They nave been without respon-
sioie head because or this subdivision
and because the CHIEF OF the most i'm.
portant OF these bureaus, the Surgeori-
General OF the Public Health and Ma.
rine HOSPITAL Service. cannot express
& an opinion or give Information until
Treasury" =
The Secretary. OF the Treasury was
selected as Cabinet officer he aSsled.
mo. not because Of his knowledge OF the
pupllc heaIth, but because he was an
officer, he thought. should not direct
activities in fighting dis.
ease. He declared that In the case Of
certain reports on the bubonic plague
ing with public health was easily sup.
pressed by commercialisn and its sims
posed interests. putting in jeopardy
/. me e. national "a health. the national In
was required to withhold and suppress
the truth in violation Of sectionl4 of
the quarantine laws
Under a subordinate bureau, CO. op- |
he declared. The ms -
ceau has not sufficient dignity or pow
sr IN an emergency, he continued. It !
1as no national standing. 1t cannot |
axe the initiative but must always
-etary too greatly influenced by moro.
apparent commercial and fiscal ihL3
crest. -
The The bill introduced by Senator owen
'ody all OF the various health agencies
# the government. 1t proposes no
lew officers, except the secretary and
lis assistant, and calls for no new
ppropriation aside from the salaries t.
4 the secretaries. It will provide L
lumber Of ef1iciencies. said Senator
wen, by preventing duplication
Value OF Human Lives.
/ a commercial NATIONWIDE said. ashou1d. 7
.ot be unmindfu1 OF the commerciai 4
i alue OF the saving Of all life and I
inciency possible. which is worth 4
3, 600 100000 per annum. A humane Il
alton Will not fail to act when #
known that we could save the lives
{ 100000 OF. our people annually, pre-.
ent the sickness of 5000, 900 OF peo-
lie per nnnnm, who now suffer from Z
reventable disease. The bill, he said. /
as IN accordance with the i
arnest repeated desires OF the Amer
an Medical Association, which. ho J
eclared, was probably the largest 9
I'd most honorable association Of phv- q
clans. and surgeons in the whole
orld.'' - .
Senator Owen quoted numerous stat = :.
sites IN proof OF the arguments !.
hich he advanced as to the Import a
nee of the work tina t the DEPART Ii1
ent would be called on to do. Hc m
pressed the hope that action would %
taken on the matter at the present IA