Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-01-24
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
WARS WITH DOCTORS
Physicians Refuse to Accept
Proffered Pay Under New
Insurance Act.
THEY STAND TO LOSE OUT
Association Split. On Question
So That Administration Meets
Little Difficulty, Except
In Country.

London. Special: The decision of thA
council of the British Medical associa-
tion not to work through the insurance
committees set up by the national in
surance act, because OF their disagree
ment with the terms of compensation
offered by the government. has caused
a serious split in the association.
After long negotiations and a pie
biscite of the procession in which the
majority of doctors voting decided
against accepting the governments
terms. the council submitted an alter
native policy which gave the various
negotiate with the insured persons or
their representatives, the approved So
cieties. The government refused to
consent to any such arrangement and
proceeded to the formation of panels
Of medical men willing to work under
III act, n announced that in any area
where there were not SUFFICIENT doctors
accepting their terms, to make other
provision for giving medical benefit to
all insured persons who require it aft
er January 10. the date on which the
benefits conn into effect.
In most OF the large cities the gov
has found no difficulty in OBJ
tanning sufficient doctors to act. and in
some districts all the doctors have ac-
cepted the terms. 1t is in the ountr
districts, where the old fashioned prac-
titioner still has a complete monopoly
of the practice. that the greatest diff
fculty will be found. h who have
accepted the governments terms have
formed the National Practitioners as
%sociation and have withdrawn from the
older association. In the first pie
biscite the doctors voted by All over
whelming majority against the plan IN
the ground that The fees were not large
enough. The government partially met
but the doctors were still dissatisfied
and they fought hard for more. An
other plebisctte was taken. and while a
majority of those who voted were
against falling in under the new scale
of fees, a still greater majority alb
stained. 1t is these abstainers, with the
minority in he voting, upon whom the
government is now relying. Mr.. Lloyd
George. the ponso Of the act, eX-
presses confidence that he will secure
sufficient doctors, but says if he does
not he will establish national medical
service.
There has been a tremendous slump
in the value OF real estate in South
Kensington, due largely to the noise of
the traffic and the size OF the houses
erected there in the last century. Re-
Gently the government purchased six
houses for the extension Of the South
KensingtOn museum. The price paid
was from $4,000 to 100000. Twenty
years ago each of these houses was
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Of the houses have been empty for half
a century because Of their size and the
noise from two thoroughfares on either
side.
Earl Grey. who has taken the presi-
dency of the British committee for the
celebration Of the Tooth anniversary OF
the signing of the treaty of Client. be-
tween America and England, is one OF
that type of Englishmen, who at the
conclusion Of their active service for
the state take up movements for the
general good. which in fact keep them
almost If not more busy han did their
public duties. After the usual few
"a in parliament Earl Grey became
administrator Of Rhodesia, and by easy
stages reached the governor-general-
ship of Canada, which is next to the
~viceroyalty of India, the highest post
in the colonial service. His term in
the dominion was a busy one, and since
his return home he has not allowed
any grass to grow under his feet. He
has taken up the celebration of the
100 years peace with enthusiasm and is
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