The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-05-05


developments in the social unit plan has
been the reception of the idea by the
physicians of Cincinnati The Academy
of Medicine, at its last meeting, was ad-
dressed by Wilbur c. Phillips, secretary
of the National Social Unit Organiza-
ton, and responded enthusiastically to
portant part in the development of the
idea. Dr. J. H. Lands, President of the
Academy, at that meeting appointed Dr.
Charles T. Souther, DIR. John w. Muir
ply DIR. A., B. Thrasher, Dr. &. A. L.
Reed and DIR. w. ID. Porter, to serve on
a committee with him, which will make
special study of the plan and devise
methods of cooperation for the physi
clans. The part to be taken by physi
clans in the experiment is probably the
most important feature contemplated in
the social unit plan. In the general
plan, an organization of local physicians
within the unit is contemplated to CO.
operate in the establishment of clinics
and lecture courses for the benefit Of
the people within the unit by a medical
group comprising the leading specialists
of the city. 1t is proposed to furnish,
at the call of the people Of the unit de-
mocracy, such expert medical service
and information as the people of the
unit will require. The group of Gin
cinnat medical specialists, in turn, will
cooperate with large group of leading
physicians and surgeons of national i'm
portance. This national group is now
being organized by DR.. Franklin II. Mar
tin, medical member of the Council of
National Defense. Among the leading
national authorities of the United States
who have announced their willingness
and eagerness to take part in this pro-
gram are Dr. William Welch, president
of Johns Hopkins Medical College; Dr.
Victor {. Vaughan, ex-president of the
American Medical Association, and
others of like prominence. Thus, when
all plans have been brought to point
where actual work may be begun relat
ing to the public health, the people within
the unit will have provided for them a
health center, supervised by the lead
ing medical specialists Of Cincinnati, in
which the best medical thought of the
United States is directing influence.
The outstanding fact of the entire
program is that it aims at the creation
in a small section of Cincinnati, of a
model neighborhood 1t contcmplates
of the ideals towards which the improve
ment associations have been working in
the past, but far beyond the betterment
of physical conditions, it reaches out to
help the people of that community to so
mold their lives, their thoughts and their
home surroundings, that they will have
created a superior, model neighborhood.
"If the people Of Cincinnati will sup
port this movement, a demonstration of
international significance will be made" I"
said Wilbur C. Phillips, secretary of the
National Social Unit Organization. Gin
cinnati is in the heart of the most thick
" populated section OF the largest re-
public in the world. 1t is the most
| American city in the United States and
therefore of the world, having smaller
percentage (l0 per cent?, of foreign
born inhabitants than any other city of
its size in this country.
People all over the United States are
interested in this experiment, Money
support from many States has been re-
ceived The war in Europe cannot last
much longer The masses Of the peo-
pie of Europe will not stand for it. Out
oi the chaos which this war has caused
must rise . new and better order. Eu-
rope will be looking to this great rcpub
lie for ideas and suggestions VIII,
should we not work out, right here il
Cincinnati, a method of democratic or
panzation which can be pattern TO
cities throughout the world? 1t can b'
done il the people of Cincinnati believe
il can