Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-03
Says the Health Board Has Shown
the White Feather
THINKS THEY SHOULD STAND
Ana Maintain Their Authority In-
stead OF Throwing Up the Sponge
IN Vaccination Flight

Rabbi Lowenstein took change Of
subject last night at the Jewish syna-
gogue. For the time being De laid aside
The usual exhortatlons Of spiritual
character and devoted himself 10 dis.
cussion Of the recent vaccination con-
test and the stand and apparent re-
treat OF the health board.
1T is not my purpose on this occa-
sion,' said the rabbi, TO speak against
any religious sect or denomination for
following the dictates Of their church,
but when It comes to a matter OF health
and the board OF health gives an order.
II must be obeyed. Whenever the
church and the State come into con-
fiict one must give way, and that one
must not be the State; It must be the
church.
The action Of our city board Of
health must be condemned by US In the
very strongest language, for their ac-
ton In backing down Is one that can
not be condoned They have. by their
acknowledged the life Of every ciu-
Zen In the community; perhaps not
at the present time, but they have done
II for future times, for granting that
now there IL no more danger from in
lection. still the board Of health was
IN position 10 establshe It's authority,
but IT has failed The action was
cowardly. They have backed down
from a position which they tried u
maintain FOR more than a month and
their action was cowardly because they
have shifted the responsibility Must
We abolish every law simply because
some one does not agree 10 it2
we are now like o ship without a
rudder We are now without a board
OF health. FOR II they exist. they exist
In name only Their authority Is SIM
ply what they would like TO make il.
not what they have made it. And there
is only one way for us TO insure the
health OF the city for all time TO come
and that Is that our Governor must
call q special meeting OF the legisla-
ture 10 make laws to govern the ac-
tons Of the board Of health, or abol-
ish the board altogether
There can be no authority where
there Is a show III weakness. No gem
eral can lead his army into battle who
shows the white feather or rs willing
20 let some one else do the work for
him and retlres 10 the rear. So Il Is
with our board OF health. They ought
20 be the supreme authority IN all mat
ters governing the health OF this COM
munity and II they are not this. they
should be nothing. II they cannot do
g. let thcm resign and have men put in
that will 30 H. II Is not right that the
lives OF our citizens should De endan-
gered az a time like this. Either there
is an epidemic or there is not There
Is no alternative Every child has been
compelled 10 be out Of school losing
valuable time for more than a month.
and all Of n sudden the board awakens
10 the fact that there Is no danger
and saws the children may once more
20 10 the schools. And this. too. when
the high court Of this State Is sitting
on the case, and not later than next
Tuesday will render an opinion which
would have established the authority
OF the board. Why. all Of a sudden has
the board awakened TO the fact that
there Is no danger? II must be for a
popular cause. Seeing how unpopular
they have become they fear that they
could not again enter politics, because
they have dared 10 thWart the Opin-
ion Of nearly the entire community Is
that the reason that they should break
down at a time OF great public dan
ger? II Il is. II Is we'll that they have
done II. for We want them there no
longer"