Evening star., 1949-12-24

a non, de plume. Please be brief.
live within walking distance Of their work
should walk.
Most OF the citizens are getting fed up
with the sellout the p. U. c. is handing them.
We should demand 4 fair open minded
group in their place.
HOWARD HARRISON.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Our Public Utilities Commission has de-
cided that free-born American citizens will
continue to be compelled to hear loud radio
advertisements on streetcars and buses,
whether they like 1t or not.
Such q decision not only violates the
Golden Rule, but also the American way
Of life. and adds '1' to the inspired motto
on our coins-"In God We Trust" making
1t read I'm Gold We Trust" r. 8. WHITE.
Howard Medical Students Accuse
ANA Of Discrimination ut Armory Session
To the Editor Of The Star:
We. the undersigned, are writing to your
paper as individuals who happen to be
students at the Howard University Col
lege OF Medicine to submit some observa.
tions made as guests at the Third Annual
Clinical Session Of the American Medical
Association.
Perhaps the American Medical Associa-
tion wishes us to consider ourselves for.
tunate to have been included ss quests"
at its recent Third Annual Clinical SEES.
sion. held at the National Guard Armory.
But we do not wish the officials Of the asso-
ciation to think that we have been duped
by 4 left-handed invitation.
we are very much aware Of the current
attempt to marshal all forces available to
the fight against the impending Federal
Health Insurance Program, and we resent
any 1nsinuation that we might smilingly ac-
cept proverbial "cat's-paw" position.
1t was our observation that not one of
our distinguished professors was invited by
the program committee of this national
organization to present any clinical ma
terial ut any Of the sessions. Not one of
our professors was asked to preside at any
OF the scientific seminars. Yet, the chair
men OF all the seminars. with the exception
OF one, were Warrington physicians.
Is 1t possible that the local medical asso-
clatlon. which Is 80 stepped In bigotry that
1t denies membership to those Of the rnedi-
cal profession in Washington Of Negro
Identity. sets the policy for the national
organization for this session, by excluding
from the agenda eminent Negro physicians
IN washington? This apparently is the
S"oS' ".Aoe taiele AaVe peen Negro partiCi.
pants IN previous sessions held elsewhere.
Here IN the Nations Capital, the citadel
OF democracy, is located Howard Univer.
sity with its fully accredited and highly re-
spected College OF Medicine. On the faculty
d Howard University and on the clinical stan
OF Freedmen's Hospital, with which It is
amliated. are medical men Of national and
International renown These men have con-
tr1puteo significant discoveries in the past.
ana at present are In the vanguard of medi-
cal progress.
AS students and as guests at the clinical
sessions OF the association we wondered how
the program committee could have 50 ia
grantly ignored this particular teaching in.
stttution. when 1t included (most EVIDENTLY
the other two teaching institutions for medi.
cal science In the District Of Columbia
the medical colleges Of George WASHINGTON
and Georgetown Universities. We feel tl,at
the STAN members from our school and hos-
plta! were consciously slighted, primarily
on the basis OF race. II we effectively could
ascertain that there were any other per-
tinent reasons for this oversight" then we
might be hesitant In making such IN ac-
custng observation. -.
we urge that such q gross miscarriage Of
professional courtesy, scientific objectivity
ana intellectual democracy shall not be
tne future practice Of such body Is the
American Medical Association.
N. L. MITCHELL.
v. M LOVE,
3. G. GORDON.