The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-27
No Particular School to
Have Charge of Public
Health.
WILSON TALKS TO
SOCIAL WORKERS
Tells Them Health Department
and Child Labor Problems
Bring Up Political Embarrass-
ments Which May Cause
Difficulty-Fresh Trail in
District Graft.

Hoboken. y. j., January 2e.-Pres-
ident- Elect Wilson to-day addressed
private gathering of prominent social
workers at the home of Mrs. Caroline
b. Alexander. where he and his family
were week end guests.
IN a statement given out by Mrs
Alexander setting forth Governor VII
sons remarks. he Is quoted as declar-
ing that in forwarding the movement
for a national bureau Of health. IL was
desirable to remove the impression that
the government expected 70 set up
medical trust" The Governor is
reported as having said that there was
no intention 70 put any school of medl-
cine in charge OF national health pro-
jects, but that all schools of medicine
should work in harmony on the ques-
ton of sanitation. which be considered
most important
Several speeches were made emorac-
ing immigration. child labor. contract
labor workmen's compensation and
industrial relations. NO newspaper
men were admitted and Governor VIII
son could not be reached to-Dlght TO
make any comment on the conference
The statement given out at the Alex
ander home quotes the President-elect
as saying
engages my deep interest and eDtnusi-
asn. MY enthusiasm is in proportion,
generally to the practicabilIty OF
scheme I have always been eager to
forward general principles, but do not
feel the breath I'll my lungs until see
the practical plan hope you VIII
always come to me with plans and you
may depend upon me 20 consider those
plans with interest and friendiness-
Embarrassing Politically.
Most of the things that you have
spoken of are without political emDar-
rassment. One that does have poiiti-
cal en- barrassment is the health de-
partment problem. Already in dealing
with medical education IN New Jersey,
We have had political difficulties, be-
cause of the various independent schools
of medicine that have sprung up on all
sides There is a fear IN many minds
that we are about TO set up what nae
been called d medical trust and IL is
very desirable TO remove that idea
have never seen any serious proposal
70 put any particular school of medicine
in charge of the national health.
With regard TO the children's bureau,
another similar difficulty exists My
own party in some of its elements.
represents a very strong States rights
feeling IL is very plain that you would
have 10 go much further than most
interpretations of the Constitution
would allow. If you were to give 20 the
government general control over child
la Dor throughout the country 1t Is
i'm portant TO make II generally under
stood that the purpose of your bureau
is 10 collect and coordinate information
on the subject
Il want. above all things. to enjoy
the confidence of. and 20 have at my
service the information and counsel
of those who are engaged IN these
fundamental things Most OF the
vitality of public action comes from
outside the government The govern
ment does not originate. II responds
TO public opinion You all try to re
gard yourselves as sources plying upon
the government. and l hope that during
tho next four years you viii find d
sensitive part of the government al
the top
FINDS Fresh Trail.
J. NcKeiway. secretary for South
ern States of the National Child Labor
COMMITTEES. and chairman OF the Juven-
lie advisory committee of the Chlldr
Council of Washington. while speaking
on Washington as a Model City.
criticized the system of government of
the District of Columbia. as controlled
by men with connections in speculative
real estate"
In commenting on this. Governor
Wilson is reported in the statement as
saying
pr. McKelvay excited ne because
he put under my nose a fresh trail and
the kind of trail that l always will
follow with zest-'
The Governor planned 20 be at the
Statchouse in Trenton tomorrow.