The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-17
EXPLAIN D|FFIC1I1
At THE JUDGE ND
Hospital Authorities NJ,
Facts Were Misrepresen|
in Published Story.
NURSES GO ON sTp
Refuse to Work Under
Slavan, Employed by 81
Line Chief Surgeon.
NURSES GO ON sri

Authorities of the Judco-,t..u,.
tai feel that great injustice h,
done them In the publication .,
Thursday by 4 morning oanor
Ing 10 give the facts that led ~,
removal of th,rty-ninc patients 4,
Oregon Short Line ward In ano,s
pital, They declare that the 60.
made UP Of misrepresentation !,
tortcd statements. =
In giving their version q, d.
dent yesterday those charged -
hospital anagement explained J,
railroad patients were confined =,
known al the Short Line ~
ward was under the cxcmsIvo w
Or, 5. ". Plnkcrton. chief snrraWa. W
road. Nurses We're furnished hv I
pital. but the hospital did no,
their work. This was done by N
van, under the snpcrlrision Of b,
The entire difficulty. II Is
arose out OF a refusal by thn
"a continue 10 work with Miss
In other words, they went an
The nursea reported their refusai'
tinue 20 the mother superior. =,
Slaran reported to Or. p,nkertc
arranged for the removal Of the ,
Statement Of Sister.
Mother Superior Eincan, wo
discuss the incident. hut slstr
Joseph. speaking on behalf OF H
pital, said that the story as prin'
unjust To all. There was ma
or words OF any kind between m
erton and the mother superior.
represented.
"As a matter of fnct." saa
Mary Joseph. "neithcr tho moi
perior nor any al the nurses ku,
thing about the diffl5ulty helwe
Slavan and the nurses until thr
notified the mother superior th1
would no longer work IN The wal
the supervision Of Miss Slavou.0
When this utimatum OF liz
had been given, IA" mother
called Miss Slavan 10 the tcleph,
asked her 10 suggest Ia Or. n
that I'm view Of The fac. thai he'
ready planned 10 remove the pai
the l. u. :. hospital about lid
December. il might hn wen for|
employ his own nurses for the sh|
intelN enIug
I'VE understand that Miss Sla'
Or Pinkorton that tic mother
asked him To move right away.
peared that Or. piukerton ictep
as true. and without making fur
vcstigation arranged To remove
tirnts. This gricved MS very in
tho mother superior hsa had 4
she would have allowed The pai
remain even without rcconp|
badly did they hate 10 go. I, u
a sad sight TO see them go Thr
thirty~niDe uf them and ten al
had to be carried out. The al
was employed from 60 oclock
ryiDg them 10 the T.. r.. s 400
Sister Mary Joseph was emp|
hey assertion that the mother
knew nothing of the feeling hctyc
SlaVan and the nurses.
Attitude Of Nurses.
While admitting that their. ID
work longer under the direction
Slavan and walking out WIS In
ure unjus, TO their patients. NJ
'''tii'-s ss''r''i- W. Viz =
in the trouble. said.
"Our position bccane unOeaf9
cause Of what we considered U
trary and domincering actions 1
SlaVan. We felt that In justice
selves we could work with her m
and we so told the mother
Both the patients and Dr. II
were we'll satisfied with our 20
II was emphasized both by ~
and Sister Mary Joseph that tne
nothing bur the best Of feeling
Pjnkerton. who had done mucn
hospital
Miss Slavan was asked by !W
une 10 give her version OF tns
renee. Beyond denying tile 81
that she had mitintcrpreied tne
superior's request 10 Dr, PlnHe'
the matter Of temporary nufse'
Slavan said:
II think 1t best not to disf1
matter in the newspapers, VI
no good, will leave It 10 tns
To Justify me
Or. PinlScrton was also unN'a
talk of the matter.