The Washington times., 1913-04-16
FRIEDMAN FAILS TO
ANSWER j. 5. REBUKE
German Savant Makes No Reply
to Health Service Officers
Demand for Speed.

DR.. Friedrich Franz Friedman, dis
coverer of the turtle serum for tuber-
culosis, has failed to answer the
United States Governments rebuke for
his delay in treating the cases under
observation at New York.
Heads of the Public Health Service
here refuse to comment on this absence
Of a reply from the German savant.
Their future course is only speculative.
but the dilatory methods pursued by
the doctor are holding UP the Gov
ernment clinical observations of New
York phthisis victims, and have halted
the investigation of the cultures of the
serum at the Hygienic Laboratory here.
DIR. Friedman has expressed a de-
sire to cooperate with the Government.
Still the Government officials are say
ing naught, although their letter, sent
through DIR. Anderson, of the Hygienic
Laboratory. shows plainly today thar
the Government is annoyed at DR..
Friedmann's inaction and his secrecy
as to the genesis of the serum.
Patient Develops Fever.
Unpleasant symptoms developed today
I'm one of the patients treated In DR..
=
Isador Freudberg. sixteen years old. of
81 K street, has developed fever and a
pain in the side today. Before night
his family physician will investigate the
case to see whether the development is
= natural aftermath of the Friedman
serum injection or a serious and unex-
pected outcome.
Freudberg, despite the pain he suffers
today. wears smile, for his faith in
the doctor and the new treatment is the
bow on life's dark cloud for the lad.
Il know I'm going to get well, now.
said Freudberg hopefully, almost tri-
umphantly, today to his sister, Miss
Celia FEeudberg. His two years battle
against tuberculosis seemed to be at
IN end. and he only laughed at the
fever and side ache which racked his
already tortured body.
Has Faith In Cure.
Its a great medicine" he went on in
his boyish hope. 'And 1 know that DR..
Friedman will cure me so that I can
play and work like the other boys who
don't have lung trouble. Some day
I'll be a big strong man, thanks to the
great German DOCTOR
Senator Hughes of New Jersey win
probably introduce in the Senate tomor-
row his resolution permitting DR.. Fried
mann to practice in the District. I'm
less the secret of the Friedman cure
ents. by Improvement, demonstrate the
worth Of the remedy, DR.. Friedman
can be barred from Interstate practice,
but may get local permits.
In its protest over the Germans de-
lays. the Government tells him that it
wants to make its determinations Of
the curative properties Of the tuber-
culosis "cure' at an early date, calls
attention to his dilatory methods and
to the fact that he has not treated
all patients selected for Government
inspection.
The United States. both for the
sake of the patients. and to make
possible an early decision of the Sc
runs curative properties. asks that
he proceed at once with the treat
ment of patients now under Govern
ment observation.
Rebuked In Letter.
The letter to the German savant
is signed by DIR. John F. Anderson,
director of the hygienic laboratory
and director Of the board of investi-
cation into the friedman cure and
reads:
.'Dr Frederick Franz Friedman,
Hotel Naragansett, Providence, r. l.:
I'VE regret TO have to invite your at
demonstration of the alleged curative
value of your remedy for tuberculo-
sis. Only ninety-four of the patients
accepted by you as suitable for such
test have been treated by you. In or
der to avoid undue prolongation of
your demonstration and to avoid un-
necessary delay in advising the public
OF a Judgment that we may be able
to form Of the value of your treatment
we are forced to limit our clinical