Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-19


learn that In the recent session Of the
Utah State Medical society resolu-
lions were passed that are of special
interest 20 the people Of Utah az the
present time It appears chat this
august body IS not satisfied with the
power conferred upon some OF lis
members by the recent decision Of the
Supreme court of Utah. ana n0w asks
the State Legislature TO confer upon
them the power 90 compel an the peo-
pie o. submit 20 vaccination one
statement made in the resolutions Us
an insult TO the intelligence OF the
public and "a disgrace t0 the society
that passed the resolutions. Here ara
the exact words THAT it s The only
known preventive. and that II properly
performed is a harmless ana sure pre-
ycntiye Tor smallpox
The physician who had charge of The
cases in Salt Lake stated that the SOC
called smallpox there took the yaccln-
ated as We'll as the unVaCClnated. which
Us am evidence OF the faIsity of the last
statement iu the resolution the suffer-
iug of the vaccInated people of Utah
last winter Us evidence Of the falsity of
the statement preceding H. but this
society could not have selected a more
effective means OF demonstrating the
lack of knowledge of rs members re-
garding the true preventive measures
for smallpox than 10 state that IL Is
the unanimous opinion of that society
that vaccination is the only known pre-
yentlye. We are willing TO concede
that It Is the only one known TO them
because not "a step was taken by ms
society or the health boards last winter
10 inform the public of the true pre-
veutiye measures. While the titan
State Medical society here confesses to
an ignorance Of any preventive meas
ure except vaccination this belief Is
not shared by AN members Of the regu-
lar medical profession.
II Is generally believed by the medical
profession. as well as by others who
have given the question thought
that smallpox can thrive only where
sanitary laws are not properly OBJ
served This view is held by pro-yac-
cinat0rs as well as by auti-yaccinators.
In proof OF this ! shall quote the words
of an eminent physician, who is an adj
N0cata of vaccination, Benjamin Ward
Richardson. NJ. d.. Ill d.. H. r. s. who
who says In his book Preventive Medl-
cine. page GS1. 1T vaccination has
played a most important part. and has,
I'm all probability by giving time for
general removal OF smallpox poison
from the homes Of the people, brought
the suppression Of smallpox within the
range of sanitary measures alone, with
out necessltatiug for many years long
er the enforcement OF vaccination.
Page 6SS ne says. In this day we nave
g0t over the disaster so far that II
throughout our towns We had proper
hospital accommodation for the recep-
ton OF lll smallpox cases as soon as
they occur and means for the conf
ulete destruction OF the virus which
each case produces IN such abundance,
we could soon stamp ont smallpox alto
gether by sanitary measures without
vaccination
Again. page 6Sg: 1T rests with poll
tCians rather than with the men of
science 90 determine whether 10 Is good
practice 10 make vaccination compul-
sorry. and speaking on the political side
] do not think % is. AT present the
compulsory method Is doing the great
est injury to vaccination by making
DO so unpopular Thar people VIII not
listen to reason On the merits OF me
process. in tiuc 10 Will bring discredil
uu tha process altogether. as a useless
and yTluui,al measure
I'm conclusion, 10 seems to me 20 be
the duty NJ the government % retain
the existing organization and % make
vaccination as healthy and perfect as
u0ssblr. bot Go withdraw AN penalties
Tor enforcement and To- stop at once
the uuseomiy trials for enforce.
meut. which raise en- emotional
disgust or dislike, without Ia nl
slightest degree satisfying The reason
Ing nature Of the people
This was written seventeen years as.
u England. and since that time theI.
las been such strong opposition 20 10,
compulsory law FROM the people sup
ported by some OF the most eminent
scientists and physicians that parll0'
ment was forced 90 change the law
chat today the conscientious Oblectul
need not have Ibis children VaCcinated
40 give an idea of The sentiments o
some who stand high 10 the public es
lmlt0u. / quote tht words of Dr Col
lu-. "a member oi the celebrated koyu
I atcluauuu Commission, as they ap
pgaggl lu the Daily Chronicle, London
! 'SiIH-As one who served Tor sever
years u the Royal Commission on Vac
/ ginauon. ANA VINO had o large share %
] drawing up its report ana "a dlssehleH
note thereto. / cannot help Ielaicih.
/ with all liberals ANA respeclers of con
/ syIeuulus nOu-c0nformity even iu mat
! ttrs medical, as the legislative RESULT
/ of our LAHORE. The policy OF the opel
/ door for the honest directors tl vac
| cluauun has now been authuulauNei.
| accepted by both parties ln the house
! and compulsory vaccination mas oetl
! surrendered al discretion
After this long struggle ana hnai We
! tory OF justice ana liberty iu England
/ viii We of the progressive state of Wal
| hermit the medical society ANA heallI
/ boards 20 force upon as suen uu up
/ i,ctlouabie laW that cannot brins any
| iblng but evil results 90 the people
| This is "a question of great lmpIIldnt
/ to am, and those who are about 30 eA
erclsa one Of The greatest rights oi
| citizen. OF placing those over him Nh
] sbau rule him and make the laws ina
| "a. should obey should carefully con
slider Inc question. Every candidate io
| ohca who viii DE placed in p9siuo
| fn modify the laW should d. asked Z
express his opinion regarding O com
ptIisorv vaccination Laws then the Peep.
! will know where To ttrl Nl'
Vote. The medical society ha
practically admitted that u
supreme court had no right 70 delegat
he power to the health boards that wa
given them last winter or the societ
would not have peutoned the Leg.sla
ture to pass a law giving mat poWei
| Of course this law Is asked for DO oe
! bslf of the dear people ana those Wh
ar8oee Ii are denounced by the melici
society btu before many years pas
thera may be n change of senumet
cysr In Inc medical society The worl
moves and some % the people NOV
With 10. Even In the medical PROBES
\ siam some OF the firmly estabI'she
theories are being replaced by sound,
doctrine Koch's tubcrcular serum ha
ai-eadv been discarded by the regula
nr5fesslon and at recent meeting
ire British Medical association ID
Georro Wilson IN the presidential ao
dress In the section on state medlcln
sp5fs with great frankness on the =
iatons Of bacterial Teseraeh an