The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Story Of Washington's
Dental Conspiracy
Does the Chinese Exclusion Acc
Apply TO Washington
Dentists7

! must write on my experiences befors
the committees At our iaet lsrislafgr.
neat Hesb. because our State Dental
Board II nov sivins their arbitrary e1-
eWinaiions Al Tacoma. and ! desfrs 70
discuss shat seems 20 me e. BE- a very
Important question
CHINESE AND DESrfsTs' FxCIu-
SION
When Chinese essir.s "a come "a IN,
inifed States or the state u Washtns-
'eh he, AZ least, has the protection 81
law, but a Dentist 10 without ia. nr.-
irrtion, save and except such rFataetfo,
40 he Dental Board may enact tnto
| lhfF private rules (which have AN ~.
'ofss and effect q iA~ and 80 tor law
The istes, rule o. the Dental ana
Medical Boards q washinrfon 10 hat
.heef who apply 20 be examined must
trinf photograph Of themselves of
.e.nt Gate and deposit "a with ne
heAf9 This 10 what the chinese are
compelled 70 do when they come Ia thts
country, but the Chinese - tYrt.ets6
~ ma photograph, a. identffies
m as hslnr the person uho 10 pes
"NsFA pt riFhf under the law bat
ne Photograph Of the Dsnsi., sr,,,ls.
him % nothing except that ID serves A.
means 70 deprive him ~ rs raturaI
lsh. This 10 new rule 81 fhe Dem
h"afa ana Ia number three as fob
An unmaantod phet.xraph Of r,~r.,
ante 81 each candidate L. r~aufr~d th~
eanatante~ name being written In full
afF"-r the back Of the photo fTht- re-
u"ifemens has been found necessary IN
"rasr TO prevent fraud b. applicants
making u q business 10 tai, es.m,uA-
ti"us for cfhex Dentisfsl. y And tnis
Dental Board talks about fraud.
N@w, want my resdcr g. remember
ihaf one OF the questions asked cf 4
pcntisi when he rnAkes npriicss,on a..
~ whom have you be-n .mpioycd
since EraduafingS" and nov re uosrd
has The photograph tchinese r1clusioal
~na ne address Of all former employ
srf Now let US quote from the Dental
Code and Contract
DENTAL CONFINES CODE AND CON-
TRACT
/ tuhbiNE CODE - ANY D~ntfsf
working In an office. the nanax~mrat
81 which " not strictly In ssrard wfth
all the rules Of ethics 81 the state D~~s-
tai society and Dental Beard 4. ~
guilty OF ohense as the owner of such
CONFINES CONTRACT - .sNav.
therefore. n IA HEREBY axv.~d ,has ~
consideration % DR.. h.
ina permitted Ia be examined for a r.
c~nse 60 practice Dentistr, In the sssf.
Of Na-hinxten. he will, II license Is
ISSUED TO him. practice Dentistry under
all the rules and regulations adopted by
the National Dental Association. the
Washington State Dental society or the
state Dental Beard"
The photograph viii enahi. fhc Dem
TAI Combine TO "sire an applicant up-
by finding out who the applicant Ia.
worked for and sending the PHOTOGRAPH 20
the society AZ that point. The combine viii
be able 90 reward its friends and punish
iis enemies The idea that Dentists ars
taking examinations frRuduieutiy for
others Is preposterous and " true IL
only proves the incomretenry Of the
Dental Board. because the Board could
! cancel certificate obtained by fraud
and prosecute the person erimlnaliy for
pcfyufy. and want to say right here
that the frauds viii have to come thick
and fast and BY freight 20 keep up with
The record Of the State Dental Combine
OF Washington.
WHAT THE PHOTOGRAPH Is FOR
The photograph demand tChinsse az
clusionl is for the purpose of humiliat-
iuH the Dentists who wish 20 come 10
this state 20 live: 81 10 demanded by the
petty despouo power that controls men
! IN their desire 70 rule some one This
Dental Board members for years set up
the smooth talk that they number all
| applicants for examination fln true
prison stylel, and do not want 10 know
their names. and now they demand q
Photograph. with applicants fun nams
ON u. TO complete the "sIring-up" pro-