Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-30
DOCTORS HEAR MONTAGUE
TELL OF EUROPEAN WAR
Virginia Congressman Pays Respects
to German Kaiser and
Ny - kultur.
MEDICAL CORPS NEEDS MEN
Itinerant Examining Board Meets
With Academy of Medicine and
Surgery-Two Hundred Hear Call
Made by Army Reserve.

Severe charges and indictments
against the imperial German govern
ment and an eloquent defense Of Eng
land and America were the principal
elements in Congressman A. j. Monta-
gue's address before the Richmond
Academy of Medicine and Surgery last
night. Two hundred physicians seated
in the Chamber of Commerce Audito-
rum, on the occasion of the visit to
Richmond Of the 1tinerant Medical Elk
aiming Board. heard Congressman
Montague explain in concise and
clear-cut manner that nattonalities
were forgot and that humanity was at
stake.
In outlining the causes OF the war,
he remarked that when the powderless
Russians retreatcd after their valiant
campaign and burned the great bridge
atWarsaw, it was only eight hours till
the advancing Teutons were spanning
the same piers with duplicate bridge.
1t was but sixteen hours until the Ger
mans were crossing In pursuit. Who
doubts" he asked. that this was an
ticipated years before when the orig
inal bridge was being made for the
Russian government? And why did the
vile heel of Germany violate the bosom
of Belgium In her drive for France
when the Slav peril was her preteSt
for WARP"
SAYS WILSON PRESERVED
HONOR OF AMERICA
Z. Mr. Montague declared that Presi-
dent Wilson followed the line OF ma
tional us: and established interna-
tional principles" as his foreign policy;
but that Germany wanted freedom OF
the seas even for the purpose OF Vioiat-
ing international law. BY quoting an
other man, he implied that the Eng
fish navy had once kept war OH the
shoulders of America, and alone was
responsible for the sanctity OF the Mon
ros Doctrine. He said: The English
navy has been ono of the best suaran :
tees OF the freedom Of the seas gu.
added that Woodrow Wilson mad saved
the honor OF America and kept ner
from. floatinE in q sea OF cowaroice.
nThe most valuable contribution TO
Tho conduct of civilized warfare is the
tribute he paid the order of General II.
E. Lee to his troops during the rem
sylvania campaign. This order was ~
the effect that there should be no de-
struction, no violation, no rapine-not
even trespass, save what was essential
TO the existence and movement OF his
army A similar respect he paid the
generous and humane conduct OF al
miral Semmcs on the sea.
"But before we win this war;" he
said, I'VE must experience welding
together. a fusinG into solid mass
many has done so, he said, and he de-
fined Kultur as conserving of every
energy, with the belief that force Is
the. greatest gift of God, and nothing
can be wrong with the accomplishment
OF force. Then he suggested to tho
doctors In closing that "sclf-sacrifice
commensurate with responsibility was
the greatest thing II was the privilege
of man to do"
., am <-oN,xsrSyynES
ttIN- BUT DON'T TAKE OATH
Following the address of Congress-
man Montague. DR.. Stuart Mcclure and
Major J. Garnctt Nelson explained the
visit of the Itinerant Medical Examin-
ing Board. For each million men en-
listed $4,000 doctors are needed. There
are now $4,000 In the reserve corps,
leaving a deficit Of 1000. Seventy-five
doctors are needed to make up Vir-
Finia's quota for this first million men.
When rated by answer to the medical re-
serve corps quota Virginia stands in
The fortieth place. 1t is the object of
this travelling board to make il con-
venient for doctors to StanC the re-
quired examinations.
In the United States there are 1000
doctors who have passed the eSamina-
tion and have been commissioned, but
who have. refused to take the oath of
service:- FIR: Mcclure stated that ac-
ton, he hoped, would soon be started to
relieve these men OF their commissions.
He made special appeal TO the city
doctors, there being so few per capita
in the rural districts. Statistics read
iby4Ma3or Nelson showed that medical
conditions are deplora bile. such a small
percentage of doctors being able to
pass the physical examinations AS for
mortality in the service he showed that
out OF 1900 in service with the Britt
ish for three years. only $50 have been
killed, and 1900 wounded