The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-02-07
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The following circular has been hand
ed to the Silver State, with the request
that it be published. While it is prob
able that the COMMITTEE on Publ
cation for Nevada is unduly alarmed,
the bulletin is published for what it is
worth:
Bulletin No. 2, Committee on Pubica-
tion for Nevada, 305 Odd Fellows
Temple, Reno, Nevada, Feb. 2, 1911.
Dear Co-worker:
The doctors Of the state have COM
mittee on legislation which is seeking
to have the legislature enact laws for
their special benefit, such as a law for
the medical inspection of pupils in the
public schools of this state; containing
provisions for the appointment Of four
medical examiners, and, in all proba-
bility, an alopathis physician will be
appointed to conduct these examina-
tions and pass upon the right of pupils
to admission to the free public schools;
and to deny the right to admission in
such cases as the examiner thinks prop
er; subordinating our free public
school system to the will of the official
doctor.
Perhaps other legislation will be pro-
posed and bills introduced for caccina-
tion and medical treatment. All Of this
class of proposed legislation will be
closely watched by the committee on
publication and the assistants OF Car
son City, and you will be properly ad
vised by wire of the name and number
of the bill introduced, and where neces-
sary, further advice will be given as to
the nature of the wire for you to re-
quest friends to send to the members
Of the senate and assembly from your
locality.
The pledge Of the political parties at
the last election was for a reduction of
already burdensome taxation, by the
adjustment of state commissions and
officers already too numerous and ex-
pensive. We believe these pledges will
be consistently kept by you, and all
bills for the creation of additional Of
ficers and expenses respected and not en-
acted into laws, where either state,
county or city taxation is imposed. This
legislation is not demanded by the
people, but is legislation in the inter
est of particular class Of doctors.
The liberties of the people will be
interfered with and restricted, in that
they will be compelled to submit their
children to the examination of
particular school, and their right to
select their own family physician pro-
hibited by state law; and in the event
that the official doctor does not pass the
child, the child of this citizen and tax
payer is thus denied the privileges of
the free schools. Pray who shall exer-
else this autocratic governmental pow
ers Alopath, Homeopath, Electric,
Ostopath, Natorpath or what other
path. OF course, the ancient Aopth.
1t is one of the fundamental princi-
pies of individual liberty that parents
have the inalienable right to have their
children examined and if necessary,
treated by the physician of their own
choice. Every family has their own
practitioner, and this is right inher-
ent in free citizenship.
This bill is but the entering wedge
for future legislation of this class,
and if the medical profession succeeds
in carrying through its program the
time will come when a considerable
portion of the taxes paid by every
citizen will be appropriated to support
this profession and not only the school,
but the home and every activity Of
life will be conducted under the scru-
tiny and subject to the approval or dis
approval of the doctors.
You will have no say as to the physi-
cal care and condition of your children.
They will be vaccinated, inoculated,
anti-toxined, pasteured, sterilized, dis
infected and operated upon for defect
i've eyes, ears, noses, appendicitis,
brains, etc. Portions of their brains to
be removed to cure hereditary evil(O
tendencies, and in fact, they are to be
emasculated and otherwise carved, cut
and mutilated for life at the will and
the dictate of a medical board or a
medical inspector, without the consent
of the parents, or rejected from the
free public schools, or other penalties
enforced
The whole tendency, of which this
bill is the entering wedge, has become
alarming, and is, in some respects, be-
coming not only intolerable, but in
famous. If it continues, fifty years
hence will witness the most thoroughly
diffused and exasperating tyranny ever
known.
The foregoing is but the briefest
outline OF very rev OF tne setious w 2
jections to this bill in particular, and
of all proposed legislation of this class.
We elected you with full confidence
in your INTEGRITY and ability to pro-
tect those you represent and not to
uneonsciously act for and in the inter
est of special class for the creation by
law of monopoly for their special
benefit and at the expense of the
money and liberty of the people.
We have confidence that you will
carefully consider the reason here stat
ed against the proposed legislation and
will use ybur able enorts in ist defeat.
Should you deem is necessary to de-
feat this bill. have the kindness to Sc
cure hearing by the committee hav.
ing it in charge and advise of date of
hearing so that we can either be pres
ent or have a representative to present