The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-01
CALLS IT AN ATTEMPT At
WORST SORT Of TYRANNY
Declares L an Effort 10 EStah-
IIsh State Medicine In
This Country

Under the auspices of the National
Leagae for Medical Freedom, OF which
ne is a director, Dr Lewis Pinkettou
Crutchcr of New York delivered u
lecture at the city hall last night on
Compulsory Medicine in America
The American Medical assocattoa
that was declared to be the Sponsor
of Senator Ovens bill, was the spe-
citc subject OF attack The pr0pas
cd act was declared TO be an attempt
at the worst sort Of tyranny and effort
to make the form OF the healing OF
that the American Medical associa'
tion represents the state medicine
of the country
No Fight on Any School.
DR.. Crutche1r pretaced his remarks
by stating that tRe League for Medi
cal Freedom has nO fight 20 make on
any school Of medicine or any phNsi.
elan who is conscientiOusy attemPt
ing TO heal the sick and1to relieve hn.
man suffering He also emphatlcally
denied that the National league ia IA
any way connected with the fraudul-
ent medi.ine interests OF the conH.fy
and challenged Chose who have m44c
this charge, TO show that mis- leagua
had ever accepted any support what
ever from these interests.
lie was one OF the leading oppon'
ents of the owen bill and other sialii.
ar legislation before the congressien
al committee at Washington last win
ter The league. it was pointed out
does not seek the endorsement Of any
ty1 fg fI a
peal to individuals without regard to
their personal convictions or attiIia
tiOns and it was claimed BY the spea
er that the membership has now a
numerical strength OF 100000, rep
reseuting practically all religious
faiths, political beliefs, ana medical
opinions
Un-American AS State Chur~n
pr Crutcher interpreted the pres
ent activities Of those who are fur
thering so-called health legislation, as
an effort toward the establishment OF
state medicine I'm this country. and he
asserted that state medicine would
be as undesirable, and un-American
as state church
His attack on compulsory yaccina
tion and compulsory medicine in gen
era. was mcrciIess, auf he held toI
lae opinion that white the individual
should net bu mOltstcd In his prefer
once tor vaccination or any other
medical measure, that SO long as the
state does not prohibit the individual
from submitting 10 vaccination Just
so long are the rights of tine indiyd
ual and the interests OF the country
fully guarded He careiully avoid
ed, In his address, any reference "a
yacclnau0n as a principle or even rs
a theory He did not oppose any be
lief or practice, school oil medicine or
creed, but he did oppose with thnn
derboits Of argument, any law hat
made vaccination or any other treat
ment compulsory to those who did not
believe in it,
Tolerance for All Schools and creeds
Himself homeOpath physician aud
professor in homeopathic college,
he conceded To other schools and 0tu-
er physicians the fulest sincerity 0f
belief and all ne asked was such 4
spirit Of tolerance 9s would give eif
schools and creeds the opportunity or
an open field in a fair fight
He charged that the American Med
ical association WIS the dominat.n
spirit behind the leeislation whic1 he /
opposes, claiming that this association I
has been changed by cOterie Of p0uf /
ic3l doctors, from medical 9rga1il- /
alton TO a political one, and he did
not hesitate 10 classify it with he
WellkuOWn national political parties /