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Show oo OPPOSE CHANGE IN MEDICAL SERVICE I- J Holther, chairman of the department de-partment legiolatlve comm'tee of the American legion for Utah telegraphed Senator Reed Smoot relative to the following telegram received Trom the John Thomas Taylor American legion j legislative committee: "There Is a movement on foo' to i disrupt tho medical service of the vct-i vct-i erans' bureau by the unwarranted dls-; dls-; enrollment of the reserve officers ot i tho public health service that aro j charged with the medical treatment of disabled men. Immediate action must bo taken to stop this movement which If accomplished, tho cntlro present medical personnel would be replaced ' by civilian physicians unacquainted with 'he work and inexperienced In the. handling of c-x-servlco men. The j present rer.or-. e medical force of the ' public health service handling the work at present are all ex-scrvlec men : who know best how to handle ex- service men. Thoy would be preplaced by non-sorvlce men. Wiro Immediately Immediate-ly to Secretary Mellon protesting against dlsenrollmert of reserve officers of-ficers of the public health service. Al9o wire your senators and congressmen to tako the matter up Immediately with tho secreluiy of the treasur;. ." |