Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-06-01
TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY

The regular meeting of the Trades
and Labor Assembly last Sunday
morning was called to order by Presi-
dent Victor Walk and opened in re-
gular form, with all officers present
except chaplain, that vacancy being
filled by Bro John Braden.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were approved as read.
Various communications were re-
ceived and disposed of as the case
warranted, among them being one
relative to the proposed referendum
on the Old Age Pension, stating the
necessity of securing more signatures
in order to bring it before the voters
of the state, and urging prompt and
decisive action.
Bro. Howard Black resigned as
member of the Labor Day Committee
and Bro William Dover was appointed
in his stead.
The committee appointed by the
Trades Assembly to act in conjunc-
ton with similar committees from
the chamber of commerce and service
clubs to assist in Strengthening out
the recent telephone muddle, reported
that arrangements had been made for
a perpetual Citizens Advisory Com
mittee on the basis of three represen-
tatives from each of the seven civic
societies of the city, which would
make twenty-one, and like number
of twenty-one from the ranks of
labor. Also that this committee is
to consider only such matters as
would be of interest to the community
as a whole and that nothing of any
sectional, sectarian or partisan ma
ture or any labor controversy be con-
sidered. The report was adopted and
given the endorsement it deserved.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate and report
on the alleged raw deal being handed
out to the Chiropractors of Ohio, pre-
sented the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted, and the
Legislative Committee was instructed
to send copies to our legislative and
| senatorial representatives, and also
| to use all means in their power look
ing toward the repeal Of the Platt-
| Ellis law:
| Whereas, AS the Platt-Ellis Law
which was passed by the General AS
sembly under House Bill No. 220, is
class legislation of the worst type by
which Chiropracters are placed under
the jurisdiction of the State Medica
Board, although Chiropractors do not
practice medicine and should be placed
under the jurisdiction of a State
Chiropractic Board as restrictions are
such that even though a Chiropractol
took the examination before the Me
dical Board and received license, he
could not exist and live up to its re-
quirements. The law says a Ger
tifcate authorizing a limited branch
does not permit the holder to treat
infectious, contagious or venerea
diseases and then lists under thai
head SO many ailments that about al
a Chiropractor would be allowed tc
treat would be corns and bunions, al
| though it has been proved conclusive
ly that many of the so-called conta,
geous and infectious diseases yielc
promptly to Chiropractic and the pa
tient should be allowed to select his
own method of treatments. There
fore be it
Resolved, That the Trades and La
Dor Assembly of Newark, Ohio, in re-
gular meeting assembled this 9th
day of May 1923, hereby protests
against the selfish action of the Ohio
State Medical Board in causing whole,
sale arrests of Chiropractors here anc
elsewhere throughout the state. Ano
| be it further
Resolved, That We go on record as
, favoring a law which takes the Chiro,
! practic profession out from under the