Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
OPPOSE HUGHES
HEALTH BILL
Members Of National League for Medi.
cal Freedom Make Statement.

Public Health in Arkansas" approx
ing the Hughes so-called health bill,
II all right if it weren't for the fact
that it Isl all wrong. The things for
which you boost this measure are the
smallest part Of what it stands for
and the rest is boost for allopathic
medicine enforced by the state. It's
proponents are political doctors, who
are seeking to conserve to themselves
the xentIre Held of medicine, both
public and private by means ethical
as to themselves, but SO far as the
rest Of the world is concerned, utter
~ bad and only UNSUITABLE ON the
grounds of the infall] |bility of all
opathic medicine and me practition-
ers of it who are affiliated with the
American MEDICAL Association. Their
purposes are 10 per cent golden char
ity with which they hide 80 per cent
Of pure .ofass.
A gx6od health bill does not need to
berlr&ilroaded through without ample
opportunity for hearing. Bill No.
JOS was made special order for pas
cage without having been referred to
. committee. It was forced back
and after "a hearing in committee, has
been ashamed to show its head. Bill
No. 451 was introduced ostensibly as
. substitute and the Senate was as
sured that all objectionable features
had been eliminated when those who
were asking for consideration in the
matter did not even know of the ex-
is&ence of the bill. It was introduce
ed On the 9Th and read twice, read
third time and passed on the next day
and then referred and ordered print
Cd only after "a sharp fight. That
shows the organization of the politi-
cal doctors and their fear of The light.
Why do the new bills eliminate the
governor from power? Ditto the
mayors OF cities and towns? Ditto
the county Judge in the matter of al
lowing claims against the county? I'm.
der the proposed bills, the county
Judges cannot disallow claim which
ID approved by the health officer.
Why is every appointment, employee
ana method left to onss doctor living
In Little Rock? Why did they
change No. 1913 at all? Why don't
they provide against possible domina-
ton OF the state and county and city
boards by any one school of medi-
cine?
Health laws and sanitation are
good, Mr.. Editor, but they should be
decent. We make no complaint against
proper health and sanitation laws
Bills No. 1913 and No. 451, by Sena-
tor Hughes, are indecent. II men do
not intend to misuse the power that
d placed in their hands, why should
they ask for power than can worn
the greatest mischief in the hands NJ
. bad man? The pending bill is an
earnest effort for organized estate
medicine and in the end the total
destruction Of medical freedom. When
the public understands these bills.
they will declare them a ridiculous
wicked and useless attempt at legis-
lation.
Trusting that you will give space to
the above and that you and your
readers will understand that our only
desire is the maintenance of medical
freedom. both in the letters and in the
spirit, and to prevent the formation OF
unnecessary, unjust, oppressive, pat
ernal and un-American laws. osten-
sfbly related to the subject of health
we are. most respectfully,
Arkansas Committee OF the Nation
u League for Medical Freedom, E. H.
stevenson, M. D., chairman. ex-presi-