The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-09
To The Legislators Of
The State Of Washington
now EASY ~ a. ron A COURT
no DEPRIVE as oE ouu CON-
sIfTNTfoNAL RIGHTS.

confueina. the greatest 81 Chinese
II philosophers. while passing through
\ the wilderness 81 china about 500 h.
q, found q women weeping over a
Il grave where her father. husband
1 and SON had been buried who were
Killed BY tiger and confucius
asked why she did not return 10
Il eltiiisauehs Whsreupan she replied
Here IN the wilderness thofe u no
Il oppressive government" and Com
fueiua said 20 his Disciples
''aiy children, remember this. oppse-
sivo government IL firrc.f thaa q uaeF. f"
Il have shown Ia former articles
that under the dental law ~ 1898, an
/ examination which was standard
az qualification for dentists waa pre-
HcFibed hy the law. and a Washing p
eeptof and take the state board ca.
animation. but that the dental com
hlne secured ihe law Of 1901 which
repealed tho standard OF uuRiificn-
ton fthr esaminauenl ana pre-
vented the study ~ dentistry IN
this state 81 demanding that only
dentists with diplomas may be os-
aminst aud as there " not a anns
TAI college ln this state, diploma
state aud goinE elsewhere 20 study
dentistry.
There were many young men IN
tltis state IN 1894 who bad LEGALLY
studied dentistry Tor seven Or eight
gnars under the law af lisa. and
sections ffGT aud ttsg % Pierca'a
code. which I quoted last week were
eNideutlY Intended BY the Legislature
% 1901 a. a protection against the
away ~ the law % 1901. which r..
fuapa them The rtaht 90 be examined
zecAnhe they It'd not have diplomas
H Therefore.
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which ssrsstdsdf "tkts @ectton shall
mt apply 20 pers.a- esaas~d In the
prHrttrr 81 d~nfistrt NJ che time Of
the pa.sesv Of shts act. sshs are baas
fias sisisen- Of the state % WASH
isnsasg' sad sec. ssae prestds.t ~tss-
cry p~r-@a hssfaE he.a adnaiftsd Co
/ pFaetfce dssttsfrs by said beard In
shts state after che approval Of thi-
arss shall en- OF before the lat sas
81 taty. 1901. cause hts OF her name,
residence nad place Of business fS
be r~atster~d vita the heard Of Dea-
tai tanmtnsra, tf aof already rests-
teFrd az nst already regi.tered. saia
the iassbi n shall he she daty Of ihe
wwer9fsrs of said d~nsai h.sra 60
sssa 90 sarh person Registered undsr
the preNtsteas of this art. without
fee. a certificate .iniisr In fasm Go
fh~ sshsr e~rstft~ate. provided for
by tails aet.-
The dental beard refused 20 Issue
II certificates 60 those who had been
/ studying fof eight years and we're
here when the law was pasnsd. ann
los than 20 ~ examines for their
license
Ger Courts sa=fsin the Beard
rhs s.-- - state - rst sssith "
rass decided anasr inc las % 1891
sul,h haa isxmiiY sssaied dentistry aadss
a licensed prseaptor a. The Law Of
ned only studied sor rive years ths
f dental board refused Ia issue bis
certificate OF 70 examine BIN. Ito
then applied 20 eur courts for
,gars's AZ. - s@Fs "s eur, MR. sus.
iataed the beard ard on appeal IN
the case above cited. eur supreme
court said
as 4. nssaif.-t thss BY 80 prae-
sisias aessi.srS Ne vas siai.tiaE ihs
wa. ~ So practice dsats~try asasr
The lew Of tsnzf ~ 40. Go rnr-as
q lawful veessiss is the sassasr
pre~erissd ~ the statute
20 say our caurta, but this reason
ing was severely excessive ana err
rDueoum because section ae41 Of ttnl
lingar'r Code Dental Law Of ix9e.
1 defines the praetic0 Of dentlatFY ana
then provides
II sfsnf sashinR IN this chapter caa-
ssan ffa~ .saaeats 81 drstt-try. ~
sue In pursuit OF s-itssf~sf adv an
fasr. anasr the direct snssrtf~ton
~ pr~cept.r er he~a@sa assttst In
this .f.ss.~
|, soha smith was boaa fide stu
dent % dentistry under licensed
II pr~ceptoF IL there ever was one IN
| thta world. and ~ thsrs ever was
such a thina as constitutional
when our courts held that he was
| violating the Law under which he
was legally studying. and the court
said --
.~rhs daily ce"-issisn Of mi--
By violating the Law Of isea. ss ap-
II ssfa.nf admittedly did. was not
prsetteiaE aesttstry. sish"ugh he
mss have performed sems act.
shfck dsnffsss perform. and called "
prsrtieinE dsafi.sry."
The foregoing reasoning ignores
Il first. the law Of this state tBallin-
|, gar'h Code, section 9e31, law Of 1921
under which John smith was law
and. second. lis constitutional rights
we're ignored. under the erroneouH
assumption that u was unlawful for
him 20 do what the Law OF 1893 pro
4 Ths above dsciaion was far reach
ing in its effect. IL was a precedent.
and as court decisions these days
are based largely on precedent and
II form, and not ON principle and sub
stance. al Dentists who were study
ing under tina law Of 1898 were
II made criminals By this court de-
n etslnn n they continued In the prac-
II tice 81 their profession. and the Law
II 81 1901 itssif became retrospective
II in itn operation. and sx post tactic "
N applied 60 those dentists who had
engaged ~ the lawful study o. den
II tisfry under precepforE under ex-
II preaa provisions ~ tha law OF 1894
II DR. "a C. LittooY had been study
n ing for six years and had one year
\ or more study In dental college
n DR. A. u. Long had been studying
I fer ten years and had taken one err
II animation by tho dental board and
Il st least fifty dentists In this state
II We're. now refused even the right TO
be ssap ,n "A ,h a, 1 sXs 'o s,ro be
a. demanded by the dental combines
II law " 1901, and their rights under
/ the Jaw OF 1891 and 1901 were wiped
Il out ~ our judiciary.
/ a young man who has spent five or
A six or eight years Of his life prepar-
H Ing himself to enter a profession
ard then have a court tell him that
/ years. Notwithstanding the law IL
Il self authorized and prescribed that
II he had right TO do what he did do
Il The fourth thing for the legislature
Il Of a new law that will be Indefinite
II ahd uncertain as to It's meaning.
PRIVATE RIGHTS AND PROP
ERTY RIGHTS
There was time In this country
Il when constitutional rights meant
II something. That was whom as Lin
coin said "The man was superior
70 the dollar" but. the dollar has the
II best Of the man now. In fact. the
II dollar has the man on the run. The
H rights OF property now take first
Il place, and the rights Of persons have
been placed well IN the rear by Judi
II cial sanction. PROPERTY PROP
II ERTYi PROPERTY MAD, PROPER
II Try POOR. PROPERTY CRAZY we
rights OF the great mass of our pco-