The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23

fever ana malaria and the SupDTe SSiOn of
those diseases by killing OF preventing the
propagation Of, or the infection OF the
mosquito, is one of the wonders of human
progress II has made the construction
of the Panama canal possible. IL has
rendered life in the tropics for immigrants
from the temperate zone consistent with
health and reasonable length of life, and
it has opened possibilities in the improve
ment of the health and strength of trop
ical races themselves under governmental
teaching. assistance and supervision that
were unthOught Of two decades ago. San
( itary engineering with its proper treat
ment of water, making il wholesome and
harmless with its removal of the filth and
sewage and its conversion of what was
nOxiOus into most useful agencies, all con-
firm the governmental Importance of the
profession of medicine and the kindred
technical profession of chemistry. engi-
neering and all branches of physical re-
search So marked has been this increase
in the Importance of the medical profess
sion in governmental agencies that the
doctors themselves have organized a
movement for the unification OF ell agen-
cies in the federal government used to
promote the public health. in one bureau
OF department, at the head of which they
wish to put a man of their own or kin
bred branch of science. How near this
movement will come in accomplishing the
complete purpose of Its promoters, only
the national legislature can tell. Certainly
the economy of the union of all health
agencies of the national government I'm
one bureau or department is wise Wheth-
er at the head of that department should
be put doctor of medicine or some other
person must depend on the individual and
not on his technical professional learning
or skill It is the capacity to organize, CO.
ordinate and execute that is needed at the
head of d department, and not so much
technical and professional skill 1t is the
ability to judge whether others have such
technical OF professional skill that the
/ head Of the department who makes the
selection of the members Of his depart
ment should be endowed with However
this may be. IL is becoming more and more
clear that the extending of governmental
duties into a territory covered by the
profession of medicine is bringing physi-
clans more and more into political and
governmental relation, and we may expect
that in the next decade they will play a
far greater part than they have hereto
fore; and it is proper that they should.
other Technical Professions.
1 may stop here to mention other tech
meal professions like those OF the chemist.
soil expert, bOtaDist, horticultural, forss-
ter, meteOrOiOgist and the student of gen.
eral agricultural science, all of whom
must be consulted and have been consult
ed in the Improvement of our agriculture,
and in that movement generally charac-
terized as d conservation OF our natural
resources. The waste which is going on
today IN our forest, water and soil sup
plies has been brought to the attention
Of the public in startling statistics by the
president and the commission whose re-
port ne has transmitted to congress. and
such conservation may well be considered
with conservation of human life in the
progress of governmental sanitation, hy-
giene and the preventives and cure of
disease by quarantine and health regula-
tons. We must look In the future to
great development in all these branches
and to prominence in political power and
authority of those who shall succeed in
erecting reduction in the loss of human
life from pTeVentable disease and a sa4-inZ
of the national resources. The department
Of agriculture is expanding in its useful
ness and in the scope OF its functions, and
exercises power directly beneficial to the
production and sale of farm products and
the profit of the farmer that no one could
have anticipated at the time of its crea-
ton and organization. This will bring
even more into political prominence than
heretofore the scientific farmer generally
familiar with Nhe needs of agriculture
throughout the country and able to under
stand the intricacies of the policy of for
eign governments in the admission and
exclusion Of our farm products.
Domain of the Law.
we come finally to the profession of the
law. With the exception, perhaps of the
profession of arms, law has always been
in all countries most prominent In political
and governmental matters. This is so be-
cause in a wide sense the profession of
the law is the profession of government,
or at least il is the profession in the
course Of which agencies of the govern
ment are always used, and in which the
principles applied are those which affect
either the relations between individuals or
the relation between the government and
individuals, and ali of which are defined
by what for want of a better term, is
called municipal law 1t is natural that
those whose business it is to cOnstrue
laws and whose profession it is to know
what existing law is, should be called
upon in the framing Of new laws to act
an important part. 1t was natural that
was to be the fundamental law of the
land and to embOdy the limitations upon
the central government deemed necessary
IN favor OF the separate states, should be
those who knew the laws of the separate
states and who had the professional ca
pacity of drafting written laws. The Gre
alive function Of the lawyer. as distin-
guished from his analytical function. is 10
put IN written and legal form the inten-
ton of the person or persons which he
wishes to make effective: if it be that of
people, through the legislature, then in
the form of a statute; If IL be that Of an
agreement of individuals, then in the
form Of a written contract; if it be the
desire of the executive, then in the form
of an executive order. He must anaIyzc
the purpose of those for whom he acts,
and then he the careful craftsman of the
instrument which shall correctly and
truly embody that purpose. Thus it has
been that IN all conventions. in all legis-
latures. in thu great majority Of public
offices. we find the lawyers to have been
selected to carry on governmental work,
and this has not been alone due to their
knowledge of the law and their training
in the drafting and forming of legal ex-
preston OF the public viii, but also in the
fact that the necessities of their profess
sion requires them constantly to practice
the temporary acquisition of technical
knowledge of all other professions and all
other businesses. in order that they may
properly present in forensic controversies
The issues involved, OF in negotiations in
volVing technical matters may be suffi-
Ciently advised of the general principles
Of other professions and business to en-
able them correctly to interpret and en-
body the result of the negotiations in Ian
guaEe that shall express the me aiming of
the parties. To put it in a different way,
the business Of the lawyer is not only to
fight law suits. but il is to tell the people
VINO desire to accomplish certain results
how such results can legally BE- accom-
plished and by writing and instruction to
bring about such results under the forms
of law. This is executive. In other words,
this executive faculty is a very marked
necessity in the successful practice of the
modern LAWYER. With him the power Of
initiation and of devising the methods of
accomplishment are frequently the secret
of his professional success. OF course Il
great advocate is a great lawyer. In the