The evening world., 1911-04-06
AUTHORIZATION
VICTORY BRINGS
Joy TO M0NTCLA|R
Wealthy Residents Celebrate
BackD ownof Jersey Towns
q. Health Board.
EXODUS THREAT WINS.
$50 Families Were Ready TO
Move Out if Compulsory In
oculation Mandate Held.
EXODUS THREAT WINS.

1oout WIN broad grins on their faces
consratulatins one another upon the
results OF their revolt against compul-
sory vaccination, which compelled IN.
Board Of Education TO rescind TIA
drastic rule on the subject. Victory
came only when the threat was made
oy representatives Of tho anti-vac cins-
Con insurrectos that three hundred and
nifty families would move out OF Mont
clair ana away from the State of New
Jersey instanter II tho rule were en-
forced.
There 10 a large colony. principally
among the homeopathic and their
friends in Montclair and vicinity who
are very bitter against vaccination.
They say that It Is nothing more than
blood poisoning" and tina there IL
no need OF a compulsory order on the
subject. particularly as Montclalr has
not a single case OF smallpox. nor has
not had for many moons.
The anti-vaccination crusade took
Arm in a mass meeting held abou, a
week ago in Unity Hall. when there
was n unanimous protest against the
action OF the Board OF Education that
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Embodied In the protest was a request
to the members of the Board OF Educa-
ton that they give some reason why
1t was necessary to pass the compulsory
vaccination rule at this time.
Held Indignation Meeting.
Or. Charles II. Shelton. an eminent
Homeopathic physician. presided a, tho
meeting, and the secretary chosen was
Daniel c. Smith. auditor OF Tuskegee
Institute. Alabama. the man whose dis
puted whereabouts In New York caused
DR.. Booker T. Washington's recent
trouble.
Among the crusaders against blood
poisoning" was Samuel Crump. a promt-
nent man in Montclair. and who for
years was tho head of tho Crump
Printing Company. the only factory IN
Montclair.
The indignation meeting was attended
BY Q number of physicians. not only OF
Montclaar (among these Or. Wilson and
6heiton), but also by physicians from
Newark and tho Oranges. Thu feeling
was 90 high that after a protest had
been formulated a society was formed
on the spot. which vas called the
Anti.Compulsory Vaccination Associa-
ton OF Montclair.
The following petitions were freely cir
culated:
clair. ". ].
Sirs-T am opposed 20 the compul-
sorry vaccination OF children In the
public schools OF Montclair. and l
therefore desire to enter my protest
against II. I beg that you viii
} ether rescind your recent order re-
, curing vaccination before April 10.
under penalty OF expulsion. or else
postpone action upon Il uu;!l a de-
cided expression OF public opinion
can be obtained.
Amt
ADDRESS.
tSigned) The Committee.
Mr.. SAMUEL CRUSfP.
No. I Russell terrace
Mr.. II. L. wALCUTT.
No. % Montcla!r avenue,
Mr.. CHAS. y, DORR,
No. Il Gardner place. Montclalr.
Told Of ChIld's Injury.
The indignation meeting was addressed
by Thomas l. Masson OF Glen Ridge
the editor of Life. who a a pathetic
account OF how ono OF his little chill
dren. after having been vaccinated
some time ago. became 90 III that It's
life hung in the balance for sever
years. Mr.. Mason quoted some of the
highest authorities against vaccination,
bringing IN tho name of John Stuart
MIN, and added that he had no doubt
q the matter were brought TO the at
tention to the highest courts the
present law would be found ~unconsti.
tutonal.
One OF the men who attended ms
meeting was George c, Hirst OF thu
Osborne C%olortype Co, New York. nnt
a memb4r Of tho Board OF Education
from the Fsfth Ward OF Montclair, Mr.
Hirst waA most pronounced IN his oppo'
s!aon TO the proposed vaccination. anC
deciarsd nat In at least Ave State
where similar lavB had been enacted
tho Supreme Court had declared h
TO b unconssautionsl. Another speake.
waS Or. J. G. Corlies,
The Board OF Education met on Tues
day night. and after a spirited session
in which there was some lively OK
changes of opinion. Or, Shelton an'
Mr.. Crump were on hand with q petition
Of nearly 4co names. and fired not sho
/, .nto the ~stand-pat vaccination camp
There was a hot debate among tn
members OF the board. W. W, Peake,
civil engineer OF New York. and II q
Holloway. argued for the vaccination
rule. Mr.. Hrs, did the talking for TIN
insurrectos, Neither side referred 70 IN
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