The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-19
PHYSICIANS
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new TH0UCHTER
Il. o. Flower Says American
Medical Association is Pow
erful Hierarchy"
MEDICAL DESPOTISM,
ITS AIM, HE DECLARES
Insists Ambition Extends to
Plan to Place Doctor in the
Presidents Chair

Allopathic doctors, especially the
me m ers OF the American Medical as
ISOLATION. were subjected 10 bitter
attack by the Wednesday morning
speakers In the national New Thought
convention, In the Church OF our
Father. Is. o. Flower, editor OF Med
cal Freedom, OF Boston. making NE
principal address, declared that the
american Medical association has
the last IL years been organizing IA
hi, rarchy as universal and poverty!
as the religious hierarchy OF Russia
Or the ancient priesthood OF hebrew
history. He spoke on Medical Tree
dom, the issue and our duty"
The aim OF the campaign these men
have carried on he asserted, can
only be a medical despotism with
physician in the presidents chair III
Washington Whether their dream
will come true depends largely upon
the opposition they receive in the mex;
twelve months. The struggle We are
carrying on against them is the world.
old one OF the people against privilege.
The success they have met vita
in the past Is seen In the ever-increas-
ing powers given 10 municipal and
state boards OF health as we'll as In the
movement for compulsory medical ex'
animation and treatment OF children
An attempt has been made TO win
for this movement the approval OF the
lress, II has resulted In the placing
CT doctors on the stats or many pa
rers.
Another method pursued by the
association has been a systematic ef-
fort 10 terroriZe the lay mind so that
II will retain faith in ths profession.
OLce II was the buboDE plague, then
the hookworm, agaipConsumption and
now II is cancef. Each has been used
In turn to brighten the minds OF lay.
men
Here Mr.. Flowers quoted several
physicians. endeavoring TO show that
cancer often is induced by mental
anxiety, worry and fear.
Continuing his discussion OF the
American Medical association he said
that II has made an especial effort 10
win the women of America, and cited
as proof an appropriation from its
funds for the purpose OF carrying out
a program OF medical education
among woman's clubs.
He condemned unsparingly the pro-
posed Owen bill in congress for the
establishment Of national bureau
Il health. saying 1t was for the estab-
lishment Of medical monopoly and
the placing OF the power In the hands
Of the allopathic doctors. IT Is the
same" he charged, as II some reli-
gious denomination should apply for q
monopoly from the government, claim
Ing that II was better fitted than any
other to care for the spiritual needs
OF the people"
After telling of several cases OF
prosecutions against "healers," he
said: These are only few OF those
who have been prosecuted and out
iawed because with their wonderfully
successful, treatment they have jeop-
ardized the earnings Of the privilege
seeking class of graduated physi-
clans"
Following his address, Mrc. Mary
E. T. Chaplin. who had previously
spoken on Healing OF mind aud
body" gave short talk. She told
of the troubles OF healers with medi-
cal opposition In New York. Il could
get hundreds OF letters telling Of the
diseases of all sorts that l have
cured" she said; some as near rails
ing from the dead as may be, and yet
| cannot even put the word healing
on my card or in the newspaper In
connection with my name.
Lawyers have advised me not TO
do so. and must content myself
with using the phrase, personal In
terviews And this opposition to us
comes from a profession, which nine
out OF every 10 nurses Will tell you
they despise. Don't misunderstood
me. There are some honest doctors
and I do not wish TO condemn them
as a class, but their actions toward
us surely are persecution"
The pantheism OF New Thought was
described by Swami Abhedananda.
Hindu teacher OF oriental philosophy
and New Thought, of West Cornwall,
Conn In an address before the con-
vention. Tuesday afternoon. God 10
he declared. lie
dwells In all the common objects OF
our surroundings He is In every
atom, and our minds are but eddies
OF the One Great Source
The first report of healing eject
ed In the convention came. Tuesday,
IN the assertion OF Mrs. l.. Il. Men.
OF Cleveland. that she was cured OF
deafness Of several years standing.
DR.. Julia S Sears. OF London, spoke.
night, on The science or
a absence treatment" telling OF cures
having been effected by her. I'm my
childhood days spent on farm" she
said, II discovered that I could heal
animals that were moaning with pain.
c. ~ Northrup, OF Chicago. advo-
Gated New Thought az a cure for the
worries OF business and means OF
solving the hard problems confront
INK the business man.