The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-08
rHE DENTAL COMBINE ouT on
BTsINres

The state Dental Combine whish
keeps dentists out Of this state. viii
pass out ~ existence when the Dental
Board IL dshorasf Of ifs arbitrary power
20 examine dentists In ~ha, Il pieasss.
and keep the written evidence Of that
examination as their private concern.
Ny bill weaid hsy. dshorned the com
eins. Ths Dental Board Of this state
may grant enc dentist license without
an examination. and sisr an examination
70 another IN ohenis,rr. anatomy. physi-
oiosy. metaiiufsy matsfia msdlos and
other subjects that experts could no,
pass This could not be done under
my bill Dentists rome to WAshlnRfnn
from all parts Of the United States. and
thsy are skiilfpi educated men. and are
the best dentists IN the world. but they
are laushsf at here. because the com
bina does az Il pieascs. and the equal
protection % law does not extend 70
dentists IN this state.
Ny biii veuid have given force and ~.
feet 70 the constitution q the United
states whsi IL left Of IT, whereas the
constitutional rights OF dentists are now
Joke ~ acoru ana contempt. when o
competent dentist may become danger
GUS 20 the combine az competitor. My
bill provided for the study Of dentistry
IN this state by tho young man whose
him 70 coilag~ Tho study ~ d-ntlstry
has been prohibited By law IN this state
for ten years Our Supreme Court de-
prived those dentists who had been
studying under tho old lsw Of their con.
stitutionai rights. n such rights extend
20 the dentists of this state II ~ ae-
knouiedaed BY all that the dentist who
studies under a precoptor In an offiee
and earns his own way. IL more prac-
ticai and thorough dentist than the av-
srnF~ man who goes 70 college upon
money he ala not earn and porehanee
forred 60 become a dentist because he
did not have hrainn enough 10 make
anything else out of himself Dentists
with ripe minds and seasoned judgment.
based upon years Or practical experiences.
could have been examined like American
citizens under my bill. whereas now In
follect aud skill are peuaii1cd 90 Danish
msnf, while egotism. ignorance and n
diploma are accorded recognition by the
! Justine is cast aside. when the law op-
eratss TO hold TO the citizens their
rights. justice prevails. and at that time
/ the Dental Combine IL out Of business
~ Ny DENTAL BILL HAD PASSED
Dentists could 20 20 tho statute law and
! apprlEe themselves as to what they have
TO comply with. No one knows now. ak
copt the Dental Board could have
gone and taken an examination ana II
III. Board and Society Combine started
Its campaign Of siander, az II did In 1904
| could compel them "a produce the writ
ten records Of my examination. ana the
courts Of this state could not deny me
this right and dismiss my case by say
ing u did not make any difference
whether | passed their arbitrary cxami-
nation or not. or whether had "A fair
hearing before the board or not. as Judge
Rudkin did, eight years ago.
The board members could not nsk
catch questions and insult those they did
not agree with,
The board members could not take
twice aT much money a. they were en-
titled 20 under my law.
Thoy could not mark mans papers
down aud then take money from him
and issue him n license.
Their conduct would DOT be reprehen-
sibls.
Thay could not violate both the letter
and spirit Of the bill had introduced IL
that bill had become "A law.
Next week. I shall tell what qhe last
legislature did for the people OF Wash.
inston. and what the people OF Washing
ton should do for their betrayors
EDWIN j. BROWN.
ia First Ave.