The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-24
Name Calling

Next week. Dr. Morris Fishbein editor of the American
Medical Associations Journal to lecture in Helena 80
ciaized the Quacks" In of the at
tude of the American Medical Association and DR. Fshbein
ward anv form of socazed or cooperative medicine the sub
ject of his lecture suggests that he probably adopting that
old standby of the propagandis technique of name calling
classifying all doctors who be serving in health
socaons cooperative health associations of descrip
ton as "quacks."
The attitude the organization he the
ognzed leader has already been found be monoposc in
tendencies by the courts of the land and received dub
bling action started by health association in the
nations capital To anyone familiar with the bitter fight
by the American Medical Association and Dr. Fshben
against the first cooperative hospital in Elk City, Oklahoma
his lectures the topic he has chosen will sme in advance
The doctor would be serving the people of the country
better and dgnfyng his profession with crusade for
widespread medical at costs within the reach OF
the citizens of the country than by making lecture
tours probably for the of propagandzng with
Smear campaigns fellow practitioners who have the
y ignore the rules of the A. NJ A. of these doctors
being sensitive to their responsibilities to humanity
than the American Medical Associations reaconary and
selfish regulations.
In the decision by the United States court ap
peals Washington ruling valid indictment obtained by
the justice department against the American Medical Asso
citation charging the organization with attempting to impair or
destroy the Group Health Association health cooperative
composed of owpad employees the ruled
{" must hold that restraint imposed the lawful
practice the operation of hospitals
lawful organization for the financing of medical services to
its members is just much restraint of trade if were
against other occupation employment BUSH
ness"
Having that activities bringing pressure
bear hospitals and members of the organization to
fuse the of the facilities and service of hospitals
bers of the Group Health Association unlawful the
lecturing Fshbein subject which nferentiay
socazed medicine and quacks together probably step
people of the country from taking action
whereby medical services be made available at low cost
to them.
how Dr. Fshben going to justify the gouging
of the members of his organization which
adequate medical advice and for American
people hard imagine Can he claim that his organiza
ton doing all it render service the people when
are according competent authorities 100000 prevent
able every year United mothers
die in childbirth for lack of adequate medical
care have, the members of his organization
human regard for their responsibility to society? If he
that quack treatments socazed
operative medicine what his organization doing to provide
better service within the reach of the people of the
country
Today editorial in of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company papers the state bemoaning the terrible
man-days of work because of strikes in this critical
when it that material increasing
quantities Strangely enough this editor
ia does that while strikes in 1910 resulted
hours per worker year, total of 3200
days. illness caused loss of about eight
during the total of 4000OOOO mandays
Will Fshben deplore that tell what the American
Association doing this staggering loss?
Will he tell why about 40 percent of the young men
being drafted for military service found to be phys
icay unfit? Will he explain what his organization, sup
posedy with the physical welfare of the
American people, doing change the social and
order which American people particularly
because they undernouhed and lack
sufficient clothing and decent housing? C
When he convinces that he and his organization
great work to relieve such conditions then they be
quackery and be justified in criticisms of other
groups or citizens. j