The sun., 1908-02-19
WOMAN FAVORS VIVISECTION
MRS. CADWALADER JONES TALKS
PLAINLY ar q. p. C. A. MEETING.

President OG the WOmAn's Auxiliary Startles
the Members by saying ThAt Expert
ments on Live Animals Are Neces-
sary to Advance Medical scIcNeo,
The members OF the Woman's Auxiliary
to tho American Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty 70 Animals, who assembled yes
terday afternoon at the headquarters OF
the S. p. c. A. at &c Madison avenue, were
visibly amazed when their president. Mrs.
Cadwalader Jones. made an earnest plea
on behalf Of vivisection.
"Ihave been much interested, !" she began,
-as know we all are. in the movement now
going on against vivisection. have loved
animals, especially dogs, all my life have
also for the past thirty-five years been
familiar with human suffering in the public
hospitals Of this city. The result Of much
thought is the deliberate opinion that ex-
periments on live animals are absolutely
necessary
After speaking OF various diseases OF
animals themselves, notably anthrax, CLAN
ders and contagious fevers, which can now
be controlled by means OF serum obtained
from other animals, Mrs. Jones dwelt at
some length upon the inestimable value OF
the discovery Of antitoxin. The discovery
that the arteries during life contain blood
instead Of air, OF the circulation OF the
blood and Of the possibility OF the trans
fusion Of blood were all. she said, the result
| Of experiments on live animals.
On the other hand, she continued, the NOR
lt..A
by means Of operations on animals Is pro-
portionatsly very large. She then gave In
some detail arguments 10 prove the neces-
sity Of continued experiments on calves,
dogs and other species Of the higher animals
for tho purpose OF investigating ceTtai
diseases Of the heart.
"A dissection Of a dead heart, she said,
can give no idea Of the way its valves
work In life
She then took issue with one Of the sup
porters of what is known as the Johnston
bill regarding statement he had made TO
the effect that under the present law any
individual can experiment on an animal
in any way he sees fit. He does not have
to be even a medical student. still less
| physician.
This assertion. Mrs. Jones said. was ut
| terly unwarrantable. since the statutes
distinctly provided that such experiments
should be performed only under the au-
! thority or the faculty of some regularly
! Incorporated medical college or university
of the State Of New York
Il do not deny" Mrs. Jones concluded,
"that many cruel experiments Cu animals
have been made Cruelty Is as Old as the
world-older far than mercy II you have
reason TO believe that such experiments
are being made follow them up by means
Of this law and the offenders can be brought
to Justice. Our physicians and surgeons,
however. should have all possible educa-
tion before they come to deal with the
issues Of life and death"
Apparently observing the dissatisfaction
which was plainly expressed on many faces
in the audience, Mrs. Jones explained
that she had merely been giving her per-
sonaI opinion on the subject OF vivisection
| and that she hoped no one present, especially
no one Of the guests, would construe any
| thing she had said as an Implication that the
womans auxiliary indorsed her views
Despite this attempt to relieve the ssso-
citation Of all responsibility for Mrs. Jones's
opposition TO the bill now before the Legis-
| lature, eight ardent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
who had signified their intention OF be-
coming members withdrew their names.
and four OF those whose names were al
ready on the roll threatened TO take them
! Oh.
That speech cost US twelve members.
said Mrs. James Speyer, treasurer OF the
auxiliary and chairman OF the work horse
parade committee.
Another woman said she was sure Mrs.
Jones would have spoken very differently
had she been more fully aware Of existing
facts and that she regretted very much
that some one had not made q motion which
would have forced the members TO take
a decided Official stand either for or against
the bill.
Il was announced just before the meet
ing adjourned that applications for entries
for the work horse parade in March could
be made to Thomas Mccarthy. 377 Broad
! way.