Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
Anti-Vivisectionists Satisfied.

oenition in the convention at the closins
sessions. Following their unsuccessful at
tempt Friday night to have the congress
take definite stand regarding vivisec.
| ton The little band decided to discon.
tinue its fight. Mrs. Diana BelaiS, presi.
| dent of the New York Anti Vivisection
Society. said last evening she deplored the
affiliated with the American Humane So
ciety, and that body acted with propriety
when the subject of vivisection was ig-
nored in the sessions and omitted on the
program
A report on animal protection In Hol-
land, submitted by Louis /. Dubourecq of
Amsterdam, was the opening address of
the afternoon session. Following the dis
cussion of this paper Miss May Kruger Of
Seattle, who organized the first Japanese
society for prevention of cruelty to ami
mails in the United States, made a stir
ring talk on conditions in the far north
west
Miss Kruger incidentally touched on
the situation in this city and said the
local Humane Society, with inefficient
laws is doing great work. She declared
the number of decrepit horses seen on
the streets of Washington appalled, her.
She suggested that a work horse parade
be given to arouse public sympathy.
Conditions In Washington.
"Svery visitor to the National Capital is
told to look UP $50 feet and admire that
shaft to the memory of Washington"
said she, but one has only to look down
five feet to see objects of misery-worn-
out horses. The principles which have
inspired the expenditure of vast funds to
perpetuate the memory of heroes here
seem to be forgotten when dealing with
dumb beasts"
Other speakers Of the session were
Matthew McCurrie of San Francisco, E.
NJ. Olson, Copenhagen, Denmark; Carl
Fallen. Stockholm, Sweden, and Mrs.
Constance Ullner, Helsingfors, Finland.
Frau Ullner in her report said: "As it
has been proved that the work Of slaugh-
tering acts detrimentally on the nature
of the slaughterer, no woman is allowed
to slaughter in Finland. 1t is known
fact that in those countries where wom-
en- act as butchers crime Is greater than
in those countries where men only are
employed. Our law also forbids children
to be present when animals are being
slaughtered"
France and America Contrasted.
A report from Paris. transmitted by
Roger des Varennes, reads, in part, as
follows:
France is in a precarious condition
She has too many stockyards, too many
taverns, too many tobacco factories, too
many dChSJ 100 many Jockeys. 100
many gambling houses to have much
left to spend in protection of animals
The comparison Of the two countries
is this: France, 100000 inhabitants,
| thirteen societies for protection of ami
| mails, 1908 members. thirty officers,
| yearly expenses. 2OO,OOO francs; United
States, 100000 inhabitants, $50 societies
for protection Of animals, $3.50 members.
| 1897 officers, yearly expenses, 4,515OOJ
francs.
In France We have no occasion to be
| proud. Some conditions are more favor
able in the United States You have
more private initiative and more decen-
tralization. We are the complete servants
| of the government and are ground under
an administrative machine For example.
the French humane officers are not au-
| thorized to make an arrest on the public
| way; they are obliged to find a police
man to make the arrest. who Will re-
fuse to do SO if he is SO inclined. Then
when case is brought before the jus-
tice of the peace he will rarely send to
prison and either acquits or gives a light
sentence The report of such cases is
a meager one