Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-14
HOMEOPATHS ASK
FOR SQUARE DEAL
Charge Legislators and Judges
Show FavOritiSm to the
AIIopathS
RESOLUTIONS ARE PASSED
Southern California MedicoS Dis
CusS Technical Papers
and Adjourn
RESOLUTIONS ARE PASSED

Resolutions adopted yesterday by the
Southern California Homeopathic Med
ical society, at it's concluding business
session, charge both legislators ano
the superior court judges of the county
with unfair treatment of homeopaths
If is asserted that the allopaths have
been favored. The resolutions call fol
the same treatment for all accredlteo
schools. 1t is asserted that of the ~
members of the lunacy commission
only one is a homeopath.
DR.. r. S. Bernard, president-elect
presented the resolution defining the
position of the society as regards leg
islation affecting public health ano
sanitation, and demanding fair treat
ment of the legislators. The resolu-
ton follows:
Whereas, the dominant or allo-
pathic school of medicine, through
its minority rule, failed in the last
congress to secure legislation IA
yorabIe to its own advancement,
largely because it was obnoxious TO
all other schools of practice, ana,
Whereas, the legislative act
known as the "Owen bill, intro
duced at the last session of con-
gress, represented and was IN
dorsed only by the allopathic school
of practice, and,
Whereas, all other recognized sys-
TENS of practice have long since op-
served by experience, that When-
ever said dominant school is per-
mitted by law, or self-made health
board regulations, to exercise auth
ority, its policy has been, as far as
possible, to ignore and eXterminate
the smaller schools and by COM
pulsory means force its particular
practice and treatment upon the
profession and public. Therefore.
be it
DEMAND EQUAL RECOGNITION
Resolved, that the Southern Cali
fornia Homeopathic Medical So
ciety in it's twentieth annual ses-
sion, October Il and 13, 1910, and
representing over 200 registered
physicians, is not opposed to just
and equitable laws TO regulate 1000
and drug products, necessary sanl-
tation, but it is unalterably op-
posed to federal or state compul-
sorry laws, except such legislation
be so prepared and passed as TO
preserve the absolute liberty and
independence of the physician ana
citizen, also the legally established
or employ the system of treatment
most consistent with their choice
and belief, the same as kindred in
dividual rights and privileges of all
citizens are now guaranteed with
respect to polite sand religion; and
also. to recognize the eligibility of
equally efficient physicians and sur
geons, though not identified with
the allopathic school, to federal and
state appointments where the serv-
ices of the profession are required.
Resolved, that the secretary be
instructed to send a copy of these
resolutions to the president and
each of the senators and represent
atives in congress and also to MEM
bers of the California state legis-
lature.
Another resolution, introduced late in
the afternoon, asked that the superior
judges of Los Angeles county give the
homeopaths a greater representat1on0n
the lunacy commission of this county.
1t was stated that at present only one
member of the homeopathic school OF
practice is member of the board, out
Of SO physicians on it. The society
unanimously passed the resolution,
which will be sent to the superior
judges. =,
Next years session of the society will
be held in a different manner than for
merly, according to action taken just
before adjournment. In 1911 the first
days session will be held in Los An
geles, but on the second day the mem
bers will go to the state hospital for
the insane at Patton and there conclude
their deliberations, at the same time
making a thorough investigation of the
conditions existing there. 1t was the
consensus of opinion among the mem
bers that at least one session should
be held at the hospital and the plan of
holding a session in both Los Angeles
and Patton was finally hit upon as the
solution of the problem.
Following the adjournment last even
ing the delegates had an informal ban
quet at the Westminster and attended
the Burbank theater in a body.
Besides the resolutions referred to
many papers on technical subjects were
read.