New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-07
HEAR EDDY|SM DEFENDED
Senators Listen to Strange Story
BY Works, of California.
TALE OF DRUNKARD'S CURE
Senator Gronna Unable to Finish
Attack on Reciprocity Be-
cause of the Heat.
fFrorn The Tribune Rnr.n


washington. July e.-The tedium OF the
debate on reciprocity and the tariff was
interrupted to-day by one OF the stranges,
stories ever told on the floor of the Senate
"a defence OF Christian Science by Senator
works In the course of speech agains,
the establishment OF a federal department
or public health. The Senator from Cali
fornia. taking the attitude Of those who
look on such step as the creation of q
doctors trust" and an infringement on
individual liberty and freedom Of belief
narrated his own experience and the ex-
periences Of his family I'm tho search for
health with frankness that startled SEN
ators out Of the complacency of mind 10
which the academic and political debate on
the tariff had brought them lie cited his
own recovery from an illness which physi-
clans had failed to relieve, the recovery OF
his wife, who had been an invalid for if
teen years, and, as the greatest triumph OF
Christian Science. the retaining OF his
son from the clutches of the drink habit.
1t was this that appealed to us most,
ne SAID. The fact that our son was
healed OF the drink habit after he had ar
rived at the age of manhood and after he
mad become so addicted TO II that we
nursed him like a child"
Senator Works declared that the Amerl-
can Medical Society was conducting a cam
paign against Christian Science. and that
this object would be accomplished by a
federal department Of health which would
be dominated by physicians of the old
school OF medicine, although no effort at
such discrimination was apparent in the
bill under discussion.
1t was evident that the delivery OF the
speech by the Senator from California was
regarded as an occasion Of unusual interest
by those Of his belief, for the galleries, de-
spite the sitting heat. were occupied by an
audience unusually large for such condl-
tons. which promptly dispersed when the
debate on reciprocity was resumed.
This latter phase OF Senate activity to-
day assumed the aspect of an endurance
test under the trying conditions produced
by the hot wave, which showed no signs
OF abating. Senator Gronna, Of North Da-
kota, occupied the floor for four hours,
bul was uHdDle 10 lnlSn loUS speech
against the reciprocity bill. which. for the
most part rehearsed the objections that
have already been told in the debate He
criticised the President as having exceeded
his constitutional authority in negotiating
the agreement and reiterated the dismal
prediction Of disaster to the American
farmer.
Senator Gronna had cross-fre Of ques-
lions from Democrats during his speech.
Senator Reed. Of Missouri. Democrat,
asked him whether he believed the Presi-
dent would sign the reciprocity bill II the
House and Senate passed it%with certain
tariff revision amendments attached to It.
why don't YOU address your queries to
the President. under whose banner YOU are
operating?" demanded Senator Nelson, Of
Minnesota, with some heat You know
that this agreement passed the House by a
majority Of Democrats, and that II II
masses here II viii be by the same strength.
Don't ask us, who are fighting the meas
IRE what the President will do
The Senate began to-day the new order
Of converting at II o'clock, and the long
hours and the heat had an appreciate
effect on the energies OF the few who re
manned I'm their seats These. DESERVING the
democratic side entirely. conSregated IN
,-corner on the Republican side. where me