The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-17
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Story Of Washington
Dental Conspiracy
Dental Combine Getting Ative

when the average private Den
list has dull spell Ar bl4fnan the
large dental offices for his mis-
fortune. lie thinks that ths people
Dentists. but this IL not true bornuse
IN the majority Of cases people haze
70 figure aud save for a long time
before thay have money enough to
they have TO pay the prohlbitory
prices charged BY she Combine Den
lists. who consider themselves priv.
itnsed 70 charge without limit and !.
" many cases the charges for Den
~. swfs Ices act as a prohibition.
especially on people who are IN
mraFer. or even moderate elrrufn.
.sAncrf The question H. How can
= person pay twenty-five dollars
when that person reserves a saIary
~ only twelve. fifteen or t.srrfv
collars per week and Has q family
~ support But tbs Combine Dem
rich and weii born for their
pnticnts Indeed. ono or two very
ethical tooth-wiserr In seattle hoaat
snsi They are having mueh trouble
common herd kind ~ people
The average Dentist does not
hbrw that the general condition OF
society u what limits his success
Amu development ard Just IN accord
-.
Ionl enjoyed by siie common people
90 htN MrfttceN become xnitthtle
prrsor does not need teeth unless he
n&A containing TO chew and masfi-
~ needs a poek~tbook when he II
financially busted A man viii
miiiionr of dollars n OF no use or
value % me. but II esefyb body IN Sc.
atus has few Thousand fsay b GOO
OF. s.pee) there would be more pen
iai work than the Dentists In seat.
ue could do. and the demand for
Dental services would Insure a reas-
I advise Doctors. I.awyera. pr"aeh.
srs. Teachers and Dentists 10 study
sociology and Economics lest fhov
remain the laughing stock OF the
common people who are now learn.
oiny.
EQUAL RIGHTS.
Let us contemplate society IN
which every person Is secure IN The
.,kht 70 labor and the enjoyment 81
would then have disir.bntion and
ownership Of weaiih ~ accord with
lts production. instead of a. now
the producers not owning and tho
owners not producing. and the num-
compared 70 our population that
there are hardly enough patients
and clients 70 60 around among the
Doctors and LAWYERS. Thus the
professional man enters hfs profess
sion handicapped. At first his ideas
o. ethics are nodded r. the die ~
the past, the conscience Ruon hacoms
elastic and his mentality oanlfied
and now the fear of failure deveioux
hypocrisy and artifice. which give
the professional men two faces one
turned toward the future and the
other which looks into and protects
him from consequences OF the past.
IN thtB fashion does the professional
man who becomes retainer fan
into the good graces OF the owning
ps ns 'hf life great qorsea e.
the ragged edge of the circumHtancos
TO exc out an existence BY selling
their services TO those who have
scarcely the means with which to
buy. them. so the poor professional
devils are not TO blame except fof.
their Ignorance In falling 20 rncor-
niEe facts made manifest by natural
experience and fundamental law.
natural rights are no longer tho
basis OF this commonwealth, and In
stead, OF natural and equal rights
among our citizens we have most
UNNATURAL and unequal power 81
wealth producing economic irsti.
tutions which the Industrial and
producing class must use 10 ac-
complish their own exploitation and
INV NAltN tut lnftT tlAAltIA.
while the Lawyer. the Doctor, the
Preacher. and the Teacher bow their
heads In professional and sanctino-
nious approval. Ry what magic
wand does the professional man ex-
poet to hold the respect and conf
dence or the people whom he Is be-
trnyinE, pray tell.
DENTAL COMBINE AGAIN ACTIVE
spotted spotters are calling on
dental offices and charming my
lady voices are calling up on the
phone cndeavorinw to ensnari In the
tolls and meshes of what Is called
Law. some unfortunate Dentist who
IN trying TO make an honest living.
Recently I have seen two cut
raReous Dental bills from Combine
Dentists TO their patients. which
amounted to more than six months
salary OF the average working per-
son. These ethical respectables grow
gross and indignant at the idea that
the price of their services would be
questioned, by the humble citizen OF
i Am wondering whether the tax
payers OF King County Will DO COM
PEELED 10 pay another ten thousand
dollars for bogus prosecutions In
order that the Dental Combine may
thrive. and I wonder whom the peo-
pie will choose for their next iegis-
EDWIN J. BROWN. d. d. s..
7i3 First Ave. Union Block.