The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-02

AltentlOn, WOfkiMg
Men and Women
Yesterday Sunday, az zi5o .. ns-. at
Arcade Hail, the May day ceIeBTs-
fion Of international Labor Day
was held. aud II uas my honor
and privilege 60 tell the working
men mud women ~ hat fHternn-
tianal Labor Day WIN DO for
Them"
TO TIgE LEGISLATORS OF TIE
STATE OF wAsHfNGTON
cicero said. Tile equality Of
rights in the basis ~ Common
wealth. los. since property could NOT
DO equal and talents were not equal.
rights ought 30 be held equal among
an citizens 81 tile state. which ls IN
lteeif nothing bat community Of
+ have now shown that tie dental
Inv Of this state does not prescribe
an examination for Dentists. and
that examinations are arbitrarily
prescribed by the Dental iS0ard. Who
are members ~ The State society
and are appointed on the Dental
BOARD by request % the Society OF
their Influential political friends.
II therefore. the Dental Board
may prescribe and conduct their
own private examination 10 SUIT the
Society they represent. and they
now destroy tie records ~ their
acts. what has become of your "Eov-
eminent 81 law" and equal protec-
iion ~ law and the liberty" We
hear 30 much about as the basis Of
our Commonwealth
II IL serious set an easy matter
Tor a Legislature and Court 20 de-
prive a dentist 81 bis Constitutional
Fifst By the Legislature being
deceived by the Dental Combine.
who parade the state clothed ia Eth
teal Hypocrisy and an appetite for
dollars and arbitrary power
Second: BY the failure 81 our
Courts TO recognize abuses taiied 20
their attention. and give relief when
the Dental Board refuses 10 admin
lister the law In a lawful manner.
TIRE LEGISLATURE or 1901
The Legislature Of 1901 gave the
Dental Combine oil II asked for. and
was betrayed. The Combine claimed
that the title 81 the law % 1851 was
bad. or In other words. the law had a
bad name feyerything that the Conn
bino does not ike. myself included.
has bad nance. and while the
name Of the law was being changed,
the law Itself was 80 changed that
y Il traveFty on our state. TO label
IL law.
First The qualification standard
lthe subjects wherein = dentist
should he examined and the Legis-
lature thereby turned the dentists
who wished 20 live IN this state over
10 the Dental Combine 10 be dealt
with as they saw III. and to be ex-
amined in any manner and 10 any
extent TO please the Combine
Second; Tho study % dentistry in
the State 81 Washington was prohsb-
tied hy the law OF 1901 because.
while under the law ~ 1888 a
Washington boy could study under
a preccptor for ten years and then
take the examination prescribed by
law and get his state Certificate,
now. under the Law II 1901. a Wash
inGton boy must leave the state. and
spend three years, and from three 10
five thousand dollars At a Dental
college and get q diploma iknowi-
edge. skill and good morals are not
necessary. and then come home and
spend from one TO ten years irving
10 get his license from the Dental
Combine, and BIZ this time he would
be an old man and hts grandchildren
would be ready TO begin practice
The law pf 1901 contained a saw
Ing clause which protected the den
lists who had been legally STUDYING
under preceptors since 1888 teight
Nearsl. and ! quote from Pierce's
Code. Sec 1857
"Thts section shall not appIy 10
persons engaged iB the practice OF
Of this net who SIRE bona ftdc eftixea.
Of the state Of Washington,~ and
section 4t1a In follower
all PRACTITIONER SHALL
HEsfsTEHf Every person having
heen admitted 40 practice deasI.sry
by said beard In this state after the
approval of this act shall On or be-
fore the first day of July. 1901. cause
hts or her name. residence aud place
of business 90 be registered with the
board OF dental examiners. ~ not al
ready Registered. A statement of rv-
cry such person that he WINS engaged
In the practice OF dentistry In this
state at the time of approval of fhfs
act shalt he verified under oath nv
him and placed with the hoard of
dental examiners. IL shall he the
duty of the secretary OF said board
60 send 90 each person Registered ua-
der the provisions Of fhi. act With
out Zee certificate similar In form
Go the other certificate provided Tor
BY this net. signed by tho president
and secretary of snfd board OF exann-
liners. which certificate the hoider
thereof shall have recorded with tae
county auditor of the county Pm
which the holder desires 20 practice.
within ninety days from the date of
The above shows plainly the in
tent OF the Legislature OF 1901 70
protect the private rights OF the
dentists who had legally studied for
ceptors, and who. under the law OF
1901. could not even he permitted to
be examined by the Combine. he
cause they did not have a diploma.
The Dental Combine DefIed the Iaxx
The Dental Combine refused 20 is
sue certificates as provided BY the
law OF 1901. and when our Court
sustained the Board. all dentists who
haa been legally studying and prac-
ucing under preceptors for eight
years were made outlaws and crim-
inals II they continued IN the prnc-
ice OF their profession. upon which
their livelihood depended, in THIS
state. because the dental law Of faoI
prevented all who did not have a az
ploma from being examined and the
court sustained the Dental BOARD in
retusing 10 issue license 10 those
practice when the law was passed
as the law directed.
The third thing for the Legisla-
ture to guard against is the treach-
cry OF the Dental Combine, and en-
act a law that win protect the pub
lie and not destroy the private
rights OF dentists IN this state.
The Legislature OF 1901 enacted a
NV. law that prevents the study OF dem
tistry In this state and gives a mo-
nopoly to the Dental Combine who
prescribe the standard OF quallfica-
ton for dentists; bat our Courts de-
stroyed the rights Of dentists who
hur !e6hliN stuuleo ana pfacttced for
eight years under the law OF 1894
The next and fourth point I Will
make next week Is continuation OF
this article. ION how easy IL IL for a
court to deprive us OF our ConstItu-
tional rights" / presume that there
are some people who are SO narrow
minded as TO accuse me of wrongful
intent towards our courts But this
Is silly. because 1 have a right to
criticise our court decisions and our
D
public Officers who are too tender,
thin-skinned and nice to stand crit
icism, they should retire TO private
life. What the State Of Washington
mazda - 80 Ia. 10,