Article October 2, 1920 Issue

Attention of believers in medical freedom is called to the...

Corona (Calif.) Independent

Attention of believers in medical freedom is called to the fact that the Illinois constitutional convention at a hearing before the committee of the whole voted almost unanimously against inserting in the constitution of that state a section known as "proposition 300," which was offered by the Illinois State Medical Association for the purpose, as stated by Dr. Charles E. Humiston, to deny to Christian Scientists, chiropractors, and others the right to treat the sick in Illinois.

The Citizens' Medical Reference Bureau points out that Dr. Humiston stated that "we had a purpose rather than a plan, that we wished to deny to quacks, to faddists, to Christian Scientists the right to practice medicine and treat the ailing, the sick, in Illinois, and that was the object of this proposal, and we asked that committee, as a whole, or any member of it, to write it in such a way as to make that clear. That was what we wanted."

The action by the constitutional convention, as given in full in the Illinois Medical Journal, is suitable for helpful reference in case similar efforts are made in other states to secure such an amendment to the state constitutions. It is of interest in showing by what an overwhelming majority the amendment was defeated. It also brings out the fallacy of the plea, so frequently advanced by allopathic medical societies, that all persons who "treat or undertake to treat any ailment, infirmity, or disease of another for pay, reward, or compensation," be required to pass the same examination.

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