The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
FRIEDMAN CAUSES
HOSPITAL STAFF ROW
Peoples Directors Back Cure.
and designations Are
Now Looked For.
THE SPLIT FORCES ACTION
Bitterness After DR.. Julius Bro
der Called German Physi-
elan Charlatan.
THE SPLIT FORCES ACTION

Dissension in the medical staff Of the
Peoples Hospital as to the merits OF
Or. Friedrich Franz Fricdmanns tuber-
culosis serum and as to the sincerity OF
the German scientist himself ha. be-
come 80 intense that the retirement Of
one or two of the staff who are opposed
to DR.. Friedman is looked for.
L Ever since DR.. Friedman visited the
hospital at 203 Second avenue. where
the first opportunity IN this city was
given him To administer his treatment.
the house stait has been in heated con-
troversy. Last night the board Of di-
rcctors OF the institution attempted to
muf'ie the trouble by adopting unan!-
'nousiy resolutions commencing DR..
Friedman and practically apologizing
for the charges made by Dr. Julius
Brodor of the house stan that Fried
mann was IA charlatan who didn't know
even how to handle syringe.
This statement vas given out by
Moses GreenOaum, pres!dcu, of the
board of directors:
The attention Of Tho board o' directors
of the Peoples Hospital has been called 10
the fact that the public has been wrong
fully impressed by statements dcrogatory
to nr. Fricdmann upon his visit to this
II to be- its duty to remove the erroneous
impression and desires to state that they
are not responsible" for statements made
by any individual and that such state
ments are not and never have been mad.
with the cognizance of the board and can
only be the personal opinions ot the IN
dvidualS"
The statement was Issued ate" he
directors had decided to support Dr
Max Landesmann, the superintendent
and also a director, as against Dr.
Julius Broder and Or. NJ Glrdansky.
Or. Broder sent letter to the dl-
re,'tors in wriCH he renewed A's attack
upon pr. Friedman and Fr.eImanns
methods. Dr Iandcsmanu made a
speech in whiol he SHARPLY criticised
Dr. Brodcr and upheld Or. Friedman.
The controversy, which has threat
Cncd 10 disrupt the medical staT If IN"
hospital, began on March 6. whgh DR.
BrOdcr. indignant because py. FIR, d.
mann i'!n,-l . - t',dt pu''rlt n
whom high hopes had been aroused,
made public statement 10 the effect
that Or. Friedman was a schemer
Dr. GirdanslSy supported DR.. Brodcr.
President Greenbaum read Dr. Bro
der's letter to the directors. The board
declined to make the letter public. Or
Broder was willing ia give II out, but
he bowed to the insistenCe OF Mr..
Greenbaum that II be withheld from the
public. However. II Is known that DR.
Broder wrote that the medical profess
sion could not have confidence in a
man who came To this country trump
eted by press agent. using sensd-
t.onal methods Of advertising and pre-
pared to open a great office without
consulting medical authorities or sub
mitting his serum TO tests
Dr I.andesmann in his talk to the
directors argued that Dr, Friedman
had been handicapped AT first by n"r-
vousness and unfamiliar.ty with Amer
lean ways and customs He said that
il Was the duty of the hospital to
suspend Judgment until time showed
whether or not the Friedman serum
was valuable. pr. Landesmann said
some pretty sharp things about Dr.
Friedmann's critics.
There were twelve of the directors
present. including President Grsenbaurr,
When Il came to a vote the twelve
voted solidly to indorse Dr, Friedman
and reprove Or. Broder.