New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
State to Permit
LOre1lz Clinics
Pending g License
Board Of Education Hastily
Modifies Order as Cope
land Defics 1t TO Stop
Aid to Crippled Children
Calls Motive jealousy
Citizens Committee Planned
to Give Token of N. Y.
Appreciation to Surgeon

While DR.. Royal S. Copeland, City
Health Commissioner, last night was
serving notice on the State Department
of Education that DR.. Adolf Lorenz
would continue to hold free clinics for
the treatment of crippled children un-
der the auspices OF the Municipal De-
partment of Health, word that the vi
ennese surgeon has the right to do so,
pending action on his application for
a state license, was received from AL
bany.
This was in the form of statement
from DR.. Augustus s. Bowling, AS
sistant Commissioner of Higher Educa-
tion, who on Saturday notified DR.
Lorenz that he would have to obtain a
license in order to continue his work.
His newest order is that "until the
license is granted DR.. Lorenz can en-
gage in consultations without fees"
DR.. Lorenz has filed application for
the license, it was announced.
Copeland Admirs tors Rebuke
In announcing his action yesterday
Commissioner Copeland administered a
singing rebuke to "the petty little
band of traducers which has treated
Dr. Lorenz so outrageously," asserted
that its members care motivated by
jealousy" and clearly indicated that
The Department of Health would back
the surgeon to the limit, both in his
work and in his defense.
AutOrn al q q 1lv Or. CO0o1oDd boCa,n q
the head of movement among New
York citizens to rally to the support
of DR.. Lorenz. This crystallized in the
afternoon at a meeting cf the eXecu-
tive committee of the Downtown Cham
Der of Commerce, at $50 Delaney
Street. which voted to communicate
with DR.. Copeland with view to OBJ.
tanning the appointment Of citizens
committee "tc arrange for the presen-
tation of some suitable gift to DR.
Lorenz as evidencing the affection OF
the people of the City of New York, ir
appreciation Of his services"
Commissioner Copeland set forth his
position in the matter in a letter tx
Viennese surgeon would continue tc
hold free clinics under provision Of
the state law 'providing for freedom Of
consultation with doctor outside oul
own state"
Some other excerpts from the letter
follow:
"In one of the morning papers to-day
read an Albany dispatch to the effect
that you have warned me about the law
If there is any law in existence pre-
venting man of DR.. Lorenz's eminencs
and skill visiting our state and advis
ing our suffering citizens, it is time tt
repeal it. 1t is very petty, inhos spitable
inexpedient and indecent to place a
single obstacle in the way of a tran
sient visitor so distinguished, so popu
lar, SO public spirited and so useful.
Says No Judge Would Interfere
''In this country laws are made By
the people, not promulgated by bureau
Gratis. We're DR.. Lorenz inclined to re
action and court decision to sustain
you. | doubt if any living Judge woult
place any construction upon this loose
| ly worded law which would operate tt
the detriment Of the public good, which
would be the case if DR.. Lorenz were
prohibited from giving his services tx
humanity.
~ say to you frankly, my goot
friend, that any unreasonable and arbi
trary act by the State Department o
Education will be resisted to the limi
by all the power at my command ant
by the irresistible power of publi
opinion in this state. We are deter
mined to facilitate the efforts Of DR.
Lorenz to relieve human misery.
81 shall continue to assume that yol
have asked for his credentials as
matter of form, and appeal to you t,
place this matter before your superior
in such light that they will expedite
his official recognition. In the mean
time he will attend free clinics fo
examination and advice at the Depart
ment of Health on Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridays"
A clinic conducted by DR.. Loren
will be held in the main Offices of th,
Department of Health at 10 a. m. to
day, Dr. Copeland said.
He added, in a statement given ou
| last night, that he had discussed Dr.
Lorenz and his work on Friday will
Mayor Couzens, of Detroit, and Presi
dent Burton, of the University o
Michigan, with the result that botl
had joined with prominent medica
groups of that state in inviting tn
surgeon to 60 there at the earlies
opportunity.
! Scntcs, Rryssp,oSs Mo,, Cor,:,r