The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-18
THE rowEn or TINE DENTAL
BOARD.

Tho powers Of government, defined
BY our constitution. are Legislative.
iudlcial and executive. and II n
power ST. being exercised by any
other body. or ~ those powers are
not exercised hy constituted author
itY. and BY the proper department Of
state. such exercise OF power Is not
only unlawful. but constitutes Law.
because tho oncroa chment on indivI-
dual rights has the appca rance Of
legal authority and color OF law.
Suppose n bill was enacted into
law which created a Dental Board
and provided that all Dentists who
wished 20 live In this state must GO
and see the Dental Board. and this
beard could examine them or not, and
to what extent and limit II pleased
and reject Dentists for whatever
cause Il pleased. and take all exami.
nation papers questions and answers
and do with them as u pleased
change the standard Of qualification
law or would II hc inwlcssncss By
substituting it's arbitrary viii FOR
what tho law should provide7
The Dental Law OF this state does
not preRcrihe any examination for
Dentists and our Supreme Court has
said that the Board could examine
Dentists in subjects reasonably re-
uuired and appropriate to the calling
81 Dentist But this permits the
Dental Board 90 decide what is
reasonable aud appropriate. and when
tho Dental hoard changes, rcasona BILE
anti appropriate changes. and no one
bat the Dental Board knows what the
law IT, and this arbitrary power Is
newer satisfied. IL ~ the essence OF
government without the consent Of
tilr governed, n Is tyranny aud on
prcssion and the opposite of a gov
ernhcnt OF law. IL the law prescrib-
~ - sla.Is -.
tboard could lawfully examine in those
Subjects. but ms the law IL silent. eN-
cppt 10 prescribe n diploma from n
college In good standing. and to be y
person OF good morals. there II no
way for the board 20 40 beyond the
Written law without exercising the
Legislative power. violating personal
rights and abrogatlng the constitu-
tIon.
N, A CHANGE rs REQUIRED.
The public welfare IL or should be
| ttie supreme law, and capitalist cx-
ploitation has developed and organ
| lied until Il r. incompatible with
| The public good The privately owned
| institutions OF capitalism now seek
a paternal government (Which repre-
pents thom) 20 manage thein eXploita-
ton. Boards and commissions are
created, with power 10 act. and they
| do act very badly~-thny are bad
actora) by imposing on VIZ a govern.
mcnt without our consent
Honrd government is "A step In ad.
vance. and when the people control
| the government these boards will act
/ in the peoples Interest. and that time
will be when the people own tho In
atitutiona OF production and distrihu.
/ tion Then every man VIII have the
right TO labor and enjoy the fruits OF
/ btH labor. our government lis chang
| ing from representative TO a demo
cratic form. and board government II
one OF the institutions which is noces-
aary 60 accomplish tho change. Its
present function is exploitation OF
| mo people It's function some day
XVIII be administration (whcn we get
civIilzedl. and ! may be able to get a
Dental license then. In the meantime
board government Is doing its work.
EDWIN J. BROWN. u. u. $.
7fS First Ave.