The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
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TONERS Of the various schools of med
| icine not recognized by the Kansas
State Medical society will be especial
ly jealous in guarding what they con-
slider their rights.
There is also a large number OF
persons who are watchful against
what they fear may be Entertainments
of what they term "a doctors trust. "
The following letter has been sent by
Governor Hodges to each OF his ap-
pointees:
"a committee from the Kansas State
Medical society has waited upon me
and presented me the following resolu-
ton:
"'We. the members OF the Kansas
State Medical society, assembled in the
city of Wichita, May Z, 1914, present
our compliments to His Excellency'
Governor George H. Hodges. and beg
leave to offer the following statement
of facts:
""The experience Of the past few
years must have demonstrated to your
Excellency the present inadeQuacy,
confusion and contradiction in the Kan
sas laws. which are now present on our
statute books, intended to regulate the
art of healing and to supervise those
individuals who would pursue as a bust
ness the practice Of the art Of treating
eve believe that only one stand
ard for all such should prevail, and
that this standard should insist that
any individual who would take human
life and public health under his care
and supervision should be PROPERLY
qualified in those fundamentals of
present day recognized science, and
| regardless of the method he may use
in treating or healing, should be able
to recognize and distinguish health
and disease.
Uniformity OF Law.
1--WE believe a simplifcation and
uniformity of our present laws may
be secured. Therefore, we recon-
mend for your consideration the ap-
pointment by you of a commission.
Of such membership and numbers as
you may think advisable, which COM
mission IL by your direction make
a thorough study and investigation of
our present laws in this respect, to-
gether with the laws Of other states,
and shall recommend to the attention
of the next session of the Kansas leg
islature a measure which shall clearly
define what shall constitute a stand
! ard for the practice of the art of the
treatment OF disease, and how those
who follow this art as a profession
| may attain to it, and be legally au-
thorized so to do.
In so doing we have no wish to urge
upon you any step which would be
construed as g. wish to infringe upon
these rights, guaranteed by the consti-
tuition of this state and of the United
| States to every citizen to follow his
religious, political or personal beliefs
which have to do with his own well
being
| Kansas State Medical Society.
! Il will appreciate it, If you five gen.
| tlemen will kindly act as commission
to go into this matter and present te
the next legislature such recommended
tons as in your judgment seem best
and have but one suggestion to make
and that is that If you find the present
law needs changing, that you embOdy
in your report a complete codification
SO that all the laws relative to the prac-
tice of the art Of healing may be found
in one book.
Trusting that you gentlemen will ac-
cept this appointment, I am very truly
yours,
| GEORGE H. HODGES,
| "G0vornoro