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PROTECTION OF MATERNITY. 
The Chairman. And how many members have you ? 
Mr. Anderson. Oh, it has a very limited membership. 
The Chairman. How many ? 
Mr. Anderson. Probably about 400. 
The Chairman. And has it a membership in all of the States ? 
Mr. Anderson. Yes, sir; there are associations subscribing to the 
bureau and in the work. 
The Chairman. And where are its offices ? 
Mr. Anderson. In New York City. 
The Chairman. How many people have you in New York City in 
your offices ? 
Mr. Anderson. Well, there is just one person that is doing the 
actual work, and such other help as we need from public stenog 
raphers. 
The Chairman. What I would like to find out is the character of 
the organization, whether it is a real organization, or whether it is a 
desk letterhead organization. We get so much of this in Congress 
Mr. Anderson. I do not claim to speak for thousands of people. 
The Chairman. About 400 you speak for? 
Mr. Anderson. I would say about that. 
The Chairman. And have you representatives in the various 
States? Take the State of Iowa, who represents your organization 
in Iowa ? 
Mr. Anderson. We have no special representative in Iowa. We 
have members in Iowa. 
The Chairman. And how many members have you in Iowa ? 
Mr. Anderson. I could not say offhand. 
The Chairman. Have you any ? 
Mr. Anderson. Yes, sir. 
The Chairman. Have you any in Texas ? 
Mr. Anderson. Yes, sir. 
The Chairman. How many have you in Texas ? 
Mr. Anderson. I do not know the exact number, sir. 
The Chairman. And how many have you in Minnesota ? 
Mr. Anderson. Oh, it will probably average about 15 or 20 in each 
one of the States. 
The Chairman. Can you furnish us with a list of the membership 
in the various States ? 
Mr. Anderson. I would rather not furnish a list to be published 
unless I get permission from the people to do so. 
The Chairman. Is it a secret organization ? 
Mr. Anderson. No; there is nothing secret about it. 
The Chairman. We would like a list of the membership, even 
though it will not be published. 
Mr. Anderson. In the time allotted me this morning I will en 
deavor to show, first, that the opposition to 8. 1039, for the public 
protection of maternity and infancy, etc., is overwhelming, and, 
second, that the bill is wrong in principle. 
At the previous hearings attention has been called to the strenuous 
opposition expressed by the Illinois State Medical Society through 
its official journal to legislation of this character; also to the opposi 
tion on the part of medical organizations in Massachusetts. Since 
then a number of other State and national medical journals have 
added their protest.