The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

which American citizens most wish
to avoid and which are expressly
forbidden Ito direct measures) by
the constitution. No subsidy can be
more cruel or efficient
4. 1t will waste millions of dol
lars in the creation of political
patronage job (and encourage each
state legislature to waste more mil
lions for the same) when the single
avowed purpose of the bill, that of
education in maternity matters,
could have been directly and sanely
attained by small increased ap-
preparation. for the public health
and marine hospital service, where
such activities would more proper
ly belong
The amended bill will do these
things. 1t is in principle, exactly
the same as the ''unskillfulIy pre-
pared" bill of the senate; so much
so that the senate conferees wasted
not a minute, but concurred on the
instant without even the formality
of record vote.
The sound and substantial foun-
dalton" which the speech claims to
have shown dwindles, on examina-
ton, to this: that the proposal ap-
peared before the sixty-sixth con-
gress and was ignored, and that the
next senate passed it by large ma
jority. 1t seems hardly sound" as
foundation
The belief" that only a very
minor portion of the women of the
country" failed to indorse the bill
may be contradicted by another be-
lief that only very minor portion
of the women of the country ever
heard of the bill until possibly
within the last few weeks, and by
the fact that very many women in
deed and civic organizations as
well, who had early granted in
dorsement while under the spell Of
paid propa gandist orators later
withdrew their Endorsements.
wholesale, as they become acquaint-
ed with the provisions of the bill
and the reasons for it sgain in po-
itical strength.
That sit must be obvious" that
work done upon some general and
standardized plan" is always more
efficient and economical" is as
suredly not obvious at all to many
who have recently watched our
government struggle with il sair-
plane failure, and its shipyard de-
bacle, and its railroad scramble
l SILVER at the thought of trusting
the lives of my family to such
obvious. economical" efficiency
The rather Indifferent attempt at
eulogy OF the medical profession
concludes with a smile when it con-
lures up a picture which will not
down The mental picture aroused
is one in which a sturdy 6-year-oId
olandly meets the gaze of his mar
ent with statement such as this.
thank you, sir, for your good
omces and expect advice of the
past, but | now have ripened judg-
ment and shall not trouble Won
further: in future 1 propose to take
anylce from my 4-year-old sister
ana, together, we shall get along
Socially. That point may be oh
Vlous to one who will re-read the
eulogy.
Inc new law is the entering
wedge fol. the system of state rnadi7
cine which we were promised when
we refused to accept the proposal
or compulsory health Insurance.
The estates which avail Themselves
OF this federal generosity (of nural
VIII provide for the state emplov.
ment of nurses, educators. physic-
lans, and lecturers, all of them 10
De patronage jobs and to carry with
them the necessity for delivering =
precinct on election day. Thai
much is prophecy, but it is war
ranted by a study OF the bills which
were defeated by the Illinois gem
eraI assembly last spring.
Preventive medicine is mos,
wholesomely state activity. CnrsN
i've medicine and obstetrics are
private, family matters and nnst
remain so in republic because the
economic independence of each
family is what makes possible "A
government by federated states
WILLIAM d. CHAPMAN
Councillor. Fourth District, Illinois