Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08
OUR TRUE POSITION.

OUR TRUE POSITION
II Is never pleasant to be misrepre.
sented. Il IS not always necessary
however. 10 notice the false witness
against what one does or says. Occa-
slonally T. is proper TO do so and the
Deseret News now refers to an accu.
satlon made few days ago and to
which our attention has been drawn,
because # has a public interest, A pa
per which has otter wlltully misrepre-
scented us states that some people are
INSCRIPTIONS enough 10 circulate about
town, ride on street cars etc. when
they are afflicted with the disease that
is prevalent and that the reason e is
here is more due TO the Deseret News
than TO any other cause And further
that when an attempt was made last
winter to stamp It out by general yac-
cinatlon the News opposed &c By an
It's power
The paper that makes these charges
is afflicted either with a bad memory
or Il still harbors that ranking hatred
which has so often prompted It's false
and malicious attacks on the Deseret
News. Reference TO the files Of the
News VIII demonstrate the utter UNI
truthfulness Of both the specifications
We have quoted In the first place, the
News has supported and urged ths
necessity Of strict quarantine regula-
tons and strongly advised the iso.l-
ton Of patients and OF ail persons exc
posed to contaglon IN the second place
it has not opposed vaccination with AN /
It's power" but has repeatedly stated 7.
its position 20 De simply against com /
pulsory vaccination
II we had been disposed 10 tight vac /
cination per SO we could have filled the |
News with articles correspondence /
statistics, protests and quotations from |
eminent physicians sent to us on the |
subject. We did give place 70 a few |
communications, both from opponents
and advocates Of vaccination. But this |
paper, again and again explained It's |
position to be against the compulsion /
which certain individuals were endeav.
oring TO bring 10 bear, contrary 10 that
personal liberty which Is so dear TO
every free man and woman.
There is no paper In this State which
has advocated the necessity and bene-
1T to the public OF sanitary regulations.
including Isolation OF the diseased and
the quarantinlng Of persons exposed 10
infection, 10 the same extent that the
Deseret News has urged these meas
ures for the public health and safety.
II people who have been exposed min.
gle with the public, It has been IN the
face OF our repeated protests and warn
ings. We have even dropped words OF
caution TO physicians who have waited
on patients afflicted with the disorder
that has caused so much trouble. and
We have shown the necessity Of the dis.
Infection Of their clothing and a change
when they visit people not thus aailct-
ed.
We have pointed out the likelihood OF
the spread Of contagion by persons not
themselves diseased. who have been in
company with those who are smltten.
proving that vacclnated person. or
one immune from any cause, is as liable
TO carry contagIon in hair or clothing
as one unvaccinated, Admitting. for
the sake Of argument that vaccination
Is protection 10 the individual against
smallpox. II does not secure his cloth
ing from Infection and he can carry Il
to others whether he is a physician. a
clergyman, merchant or a day-labor-
er, II he has been In company with
smallpox patient.
Following are paragraphs from edl.
torials IN the Deseret News during Jan
uary, 1900, when the controversy on this
subject was at its height:
The Deseret News does not wish to
prevent any person from resortinp "a
vaccination or any other supposed rem
edy Tor the spread OF disease. Ii is ON
posed 10 assaults upon the liberty Of
Tue citizen 10 the extent which some
CAess people propose The duaran-
uue ls frequently necessity. II should
ye stHcuy observed when Imposed b,
Sne proper authorities"-"New" Jan
The Deseret News desires a IN t.
distinctly understood. that while n has
sven place to communications which
~ opposed % the theory and practice
a. HIlelhaNoults own opposition Is and
l lss been an along simply against the
Soilp lisIon which is being exercised
" ihe guIse ~ q school regulation
80, 49, "liNINuIl TO iAat 90 has objected fo
= ls"Ial'c assertions Of a few meme
~. ~. We medical fraternity In this
,,6a t Gn'.u I.Heet upon everybody
s,, 49, n'sssN ,s from the opinions they
,, ~ ,''i'' nen Ut is declared for the
sT6 ~ o, influencing the City Council
reputable physician ls oupoeai to ,.a'-
true. "''lh Us un-
we have TO repeat once more ,s,,
uu' Hslt ls on behalf uf the paorIa tgI,
l,.H1 me uuNarrautei attempts d. en-.
Slvalh unon their rights and Iu.rt..
-. - lno,e WHO believe on vaccination .a,
- 1DueIl'Nlng. arc willing to submit
~ tne alelum OF unauthorized .frri.ig
nave iheir children ur..'r.t.4
VT, mated themselves and fr. ~.
WI maize n1 objection gr-
Us against The endeayor to f.rs. No., ,
w laN-payers OF this citv s8rrstitr''
va. .nal h9sts OF them reject ana vric6