The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-24
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DENTISTS ARE SLAVES
IN WASHINGTON
POWER WITHOUT LIMIT
AN OPEN LET TER
TO the
Washington Dental
Board
POWER WITHOUT LIMIT

To-day you 60 Into session for the
purpose u giving examinations 10
the dentists uho wiah 10 live and
practice tn this state A. public o.
fictala your power 10 unlimited and
unknowq 70 vii pefsona except your
ralVea Your dental board In Wash.
lnstan exercises greater power over
the lives q dentists uisn the iesis-
iaturs ceuld possibly DO. and your
acts are beyond the power o. the
courts control and are unrestrained
By our state constitution because
our state constitution IL unurpod By
tho dental lawl,
You aru compelled under the Law
to arbitrarily prsscrihA the standard
u qualifications Tor dentists. and
impose your own personal examina-
tons In subjects unauthorized BY
Law. You lcxislatc. you Iudss. you
execute. You administer the law
which permits or refuses dentists
tho right 10 1.-Two IN ihia state re-
snrdiran u their qualifications The
LEGISLATURE Il restrained BY tho con-
stitutlon, you hn0w no restraint
You must. II you sivr an sxamlna e.
tlon At eli, examine dentiAta IN what
your personal within may dictate
You need not examine your frlcnda
IN good faith. and you may examine
your enefnlrs IN bad faith, and all
when you examine are at your
mercy. because the law vests IN you
absolutely arbitrary power, and den
lists have no way to advise thom-
selves and prepare 10 meet a re-
aulrrmant that IL known only TO the
persons whose material interests de-
mand that competition shall be Kept
out Ut this state
You may examine IN any subjsct
that you please. as there In no exam.
nation prescribed by law. and there
IN no reason why you should allow
any one a license. or not allow ev-
eri body a license. with or without
an examination. IN Whatsoever SUBJ
ject you choose 10 give. This ia a
free country - far a. tho dental
board Ia concerned. and you are free
to do az you please with the liher-
tics Of other dentists You may ask
catch questions which cannot be an
swersd. you can ask silly questions
that may be answered In a dozen
different ways. yet not to suit you.
You may examine In astrology, or
astronomy. or you may give an cx-
animation In physics,
You may examine n dentist. with
respect TO his ability 10 put a dental
office out OF business. or you may
take the fee and issue license
without giving an examination al all
You may examine with the sole
purpose Of aaccrtalnlng whether
dentists Will practice under tho code
and contract Of tho Washington
Dental society
You may mark and credit answers
TO your questions as you please, you
are above all law In this state. and
reason need not be your guide under
the dental law Of Washington. But
thora Ia one thing that you cannot
do. You cannot give n lawful ex-
animation. because the dental law
docs not prescribe an examination.
Yes, | know the law Is what the
court says II IL, but the court has
not prescribed an examination for
dentists. and tho state has not, and
tho dental board cannot do so, but
they do 80 unlhwfully and arbitrar-
lily, and the dentist In Washington
becomes thelr slave what fools
those mortals be"
Read my announcements daily In
EDWIN ]. BROWN,
7i3 First av.. Union Block