“The Federal public health service has been . . . unable to handle adequately the entire situation. . . . [They] have not been on the job.” It was October when he sent that wire. By then everyone needed nurses, or they were about to, and they knew it. By then everyone needed doctors, or they were about to, and they knew it. And they needed resources. The biggest task remained finding doctors, nurses, and resources. They needed all three.
