Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10

was advocated by Che Tribune adopted
by The city Council and afterwards
abandoned. for The very defects pointed
out In advance by the Dcseret News
Sow as to the main questionable
liberty OF the citizen We repeat
vha, we said in January last.
1--WE have 90 repeat. once more, that
| our light is ON behalf OF the people
| who resist the uuWau1uted attempts
| to- 0ucroach upon their rights and llb-
critics Let those who believe I'm vac
| cuat1n OBJ who. unhelieving are will
Ing to submit 90 the dlctum Of unau-
thor.zed officials have their children
| yacoIndted or De vaccInated them
selves. and the News VIII make no
objection Our protest ga against the
endeayor 90 force upon the taxpayers
! of this city, something that hosts OF
them reject and which they win re-
slst 90 the last extremity. "-."News"
Jan 10. 1900
Many OF the very best and most
intelligent ladies and gentlemen I'm this
State while divided on the merits or
| demorits ~ gaooi1atlon, resent with all
the fcrvor OF their nature. ana an the
independence that rs guaranteed In a
republican form of government, the as
sumption OF coterie OF persons
clothed with a lIttle brief authority. to
force upon children a surgical opera
zion against the win NJ their parents
News" Jan. %, 1900
Establish strict quarantine and SAN
itary regulations by an means Isolate
every person who has been exposed TO
c0utagIou Promote health by cleanli-
ness and the observance OF hygiene
Conform To- good rules for the preser-
walton of general health. These are
the means by which disease may be
stamped out But do not go % foolish
extremes, nor resort 20 cOmpulsion, or
any kind OF force which invades per-
g0nal. constitutional liberty, and exer-
else despotlc and unlawful authority"
News Jan. 30. 1900
We DO not intend 20 waste time with
a person or paper that cannot dlstln-
rulsh between the social regulation
that requires q person to wear cloth
ing when in public, and an attempt
TO compel people to submit TO a sur
gical operation OF disputed efficacy,
and that too without authority OF law
Il would be labor IN vain; as It would
be TO discuss a literary question with
a boastfu writer who repeatedly talks
about that operation as a 'preventa-
tive He needs the use OF a diction-
airy az much as a work on law and llb-
erty
The attempt Of the Tribune to make
# appear that the Deseret News has
spoken ex-cathedra on the subject Of
vaccination Is characteristic OF the ac-
cuser We will here quote from an
editorial Of last January. in reply TO a
question from the Salt Lake Herald IN
reference to that very point;
"Anu-compulslon Is not to be classed
as Mormon movement, by any
means The Anti-vaccination society
which has been organized. Is a fair
sample OF the various elements that
are uniting against the despotism at
tempted by a few public officials.
'Momons' and 'Mormons' are
joined in that society.
some of the most prominent Elders
OF the Church believe that vaccination
is a preventive. 90 some extent at
least OF smallpox Others do not take
the same view, and still others are In
the position Of thousands OF intelligent
people. who are In doubt because OF
the contradictory evidences offered on
either side But most Of them are OPP
posed TO the compulsion which Is at
tempted upon people who strongly OBJ
ject 10 submit their children TO some
thing abhorrent to their feelings and
opinions"
While u Is true as the Tribune states
that the News" il read by thousands
and tens Of thousands in this State
which Is one real cause OF the anlmus
of the Tribune that can gain no such
audience It IS not true that the re-
marks OF this paper are looked upon as
the words Of Gods vicegerent on the
earth" When anything authoritative
Is published in the Deseret News It
bears the signature Of that authority or
the chapter and verse from which Il Is
a quotation. The Deseret News dis.
cusses an kinds Of public questions, and
in matters Of such public moment as
the prevention Of disease gives both
sides of a disputed proposition instead
Of Dramatically holding to one side and
never investigating the other. a fault
that Is common TO our critics. We quote
again from our columns:
"The Deseret News desires It TO be
distinctly understood that while II has
given place 10 communications which
are opposed to the theory and practice
Of vaccination. IT'S own opposition Is and
has been all along simply against the
compulsion which Is being exercised UNI
der the guise OF a school regulation. In
addition 10 that. IL has objected TO the
doguatic assertions OF a few members
OF the medical fraternity In this city,
which reflect upon everybody who dis
SCENTS from the opinions they entertain"
News Jan, IS, 1900.
"But this paper has not OF itself at
tempted 90 decide a question on which
some Of the most enlightened and care
ful professional men are divided. on
this point II has pleaded for fairness
and decency In the discussion OF the
question There are medical gentle
men IN this city whose opinions on such
subjects are worthy OF the highest re-
spect There are others whose training
has been simply on one side and they
know, absolutely nothing on the other
side
I'VE do not wish So making these re-
marks Co oppose the maintenance OF
lawful sanitary regulations. 10 favor
any re.dHat.on In the proper efforts ~
public officers 10 prevent the spread OF
con'agi0u or 20 even offer q suggestion
which would any way tend 20 make
people less cautious and careful IN pre-
--u--L-. LL.Lr nun L..LLh md thnt IL