New-York tribune., 1922-01-04
PLAN TO Dust
! 200 Doctors
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state urging all state organizations to
go ggrpose aclvelY tho plan backed by
'r'pples Wire Protest
'aUonts IN the Fox NNs Hospital.
FOX Hills Staten Island. held meet.
ing IA Night in the Red Cross Bnild
,ng' 10 protest against the signing Of
me Public Health Scrvicn order hv the
Pros Sidont
\ Telegram WAS sent to President
Harding which read;
The patients Of Fox Hills Hosnital
protest against the proposal of Sena-
,or Nmoot to place the hospitals IN
the hands Of civilian physicians AT re-
duced pay, knowing that such step
means inefficient caro- of mon whose
health was risked in the service of the
natlon. We urge you as President to
'cfusc to sign the cNocutivc order.
which. for the saving Of few dollars.
mirht lmpcrl the lives or prevent the
recovery Of hundreds Of eN-eervico
men
collection was taken AT .hc meet
ing to pay FOR The telegram. The
patients also sent telegram 10 thirty
United States Senators. making clear
lhclr views IN the matter.
In statement prepared last night
by officers OF the hospital il was said
that if the hospital werc turned oyr,.
to private practitioners the govern.
weut would he taking step Chat would
''work to the dctriment of the pa
ticnts"
1t was declared that undor.t tho pro
posed new system only the Cheapest
and therefore the poorest grade of
professional service" would be avail
able.
MacNidcr's Help Asked
Patients OF Public Health Service
Hospital, No. ii, at New Haven. Conn.
yesterday sent the following telegram
tc Hanford MacNider, national com
mandcr, Of the American Legion
"Feling confident that you meant
every word said during your recent
visit to the hospital, and in you,
Christmas message 10 us. We ask You,
immediate aid in prevnting the issu.
ancc OF executive order, VIC understand
about 20 go into effect. placing L. s
!. H. s. officers on civilian status and
reducing salaries Of same.
we know such an order would
seriously affect us and rotard, perhaps
even prevent. our ultimate recovery
Docs it seem fair or Just that We. who
ere disabled or II with tuberculosis as
a result Of service ia the World War
should for the sake of economy. have
TO suffer needlessly? Arc We to be
victims of political chicanery and e
dumping ground for politics 9'
Captain Charles +. Loci5hart, com
mander New lIaVen Post OF the Amer
can Legion, last night said:
eve arc opposed to any change be
.ng made in the status Of the reserve
officers for two reasons: First. because
to take away the medical attendants
Of our disabled service men, especially
The tuhorcular experts. after they have
become so efficient in their work. and
replace them with civilian doctors not
/ specially trained would work a hard
sh p on our comrades now in the hos
pitalS, and it IS to the comfort anc
welfare of these men that the Amori
can Legion is dedicated; second, at Tho
/ Kansas City convention the American
Legion passed a resolution indorsiNa
legislation transferring Che reserve Of
Hcers in tho Public Health Service tc
he regular establishment.
"Therc is now before Congress The
Watson-Dyor bill, which IS drafted for
the purpose Of fixing permanently the
status of reserve officers, and which
would be nullihed should an executive
order be promulgated at this time