Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-16
OPPOSE RATIONAL HEALTH BUREAU


 The Owen bill has proved to be inore of a boomerang to the medica; politicians than anything which the American Medical association has at tempted in recent years. The tre- nendous volume of adverse criticism Sy an awakened pnblic press which has been hurled q. the political in trigues of this supposedly scientific body, the exposition of it's machfna uons in various magazine articles which never would have been prompted but for the Owen bill, the forcing together on lines of common defense the homeopaths. eclectics and osteopaths who are solidly lined ID against the bill by resolutions passed at the meetings of their respective national associations, and lastly the creation of the national league for medical freedom with its thousands of followers, not only in all branches Of the healing profession but also among the educated and thinking iaity. taking all these things into
 
 more damage to political medicine and more good to real medical dem ocracy than anything which has ever heen attempted or could have hap pened. Nor has the introduction of the Mann bill. which has been rail roaded through the committee, served to modify public opinion with regard 70 it's real significance. While this bill has been withdrawn and nothing further is likely to be heard from it at this time, it will be difficult to persuade the public to regard the move as anything more than a scheme to get better foothold just a little closer to the ultimate goal cs a national bureau of public health, aud an allopathic ohgarchy:
 But the real crux off the matter is, why does not the American Medical association, which claims to be the ?arent organization in medicine. and the guardian angel of all that relates 10 it, seed to ge the active cooper etion of the other recognized schools of healing in such a nationwide re form? If the accusation that the Owen bill is simply a political means to a political end, that end being to get strangle hold on all opposing schools of healing, is unfounded, why are not representatives of the na- tienal association of the other schools taken into their confidence when such q bill is formulated in the interests solely of the people?" Nol Every thing in connection with it bears the brand of the American Medical association. secrecy, seIfishness, per secuuon, political ehicanery. supreme arrogance, oppression, coercion: these are the weapons constantly resorted to.
 The organization of the National league for medical freedom has been opportune, and is bound to be weapon Of defense. of the utmost i'm portance. It has lifted the issue above simply opposing schools oi medicine and to what are sneeringlg referred to as ''cults," and The ar gument loses all force because it is now a question of the people against political mediein.
 As a further evidence of a "coup" which has been planned to counteract the work done by tEe National league Tor medical freedom, the Metropol; tan Iife Insurance dompany oi New York. who has d representative on the Committee of One Hundred, has chosen to take sides in the ma:- ter and proposes to distribute pam phlets to it's five million policy hold CTS filled with articles written O. prepared by members of this com nittee. These pamphlets contain cou- pons which the policy holders ara requested to fill cut and send 70 their congressman or senator. putting themselves on record in favor of the national health department.
 In view Of these conditions, let the good work of the National league for medical freedom continue. This is a distinctly forward movement to- ward an effective curb of one Of
 the greatest iniquities that ever donned "sheep's clothing in order to obtain it's pernicious ends The fo.,r,aI of ncfa,,nafhv