The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-17
FIGHT AGAINST
V|WSECT|ON|STS
Gallinger Will Press Campaign
to Prevent Experiments
on Humans.
FULLY AROUSED BY REPORTS
He Believes That Cruelty in
Name OF Science Is Widely
Practiccd.
FULLY AROUSED BY REPORTS
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washington. February Ex-senator
Gailinger to-day announced that he
would Immediately begin nation
VIDE campaign against human vivisec-
uonists. He will Introduce in the SEN
ate THIS week resolution calling upon
the public health and marine hospital
service of the navy for a national in
vsstisatfon OF the shocking charges
developed In New York City.
Should the facts which have been
aieged prove true. Senator Gallinger
VIII then Introduce in tho Senate n bill
providing long penitentiary sentence
Tor any physician who experiments
with human being. lie proposes that
inc penitentiary sentence shall DO OBJ
ieatofy and not optional with the
Judge trying the case
Violate Their Own Creed
These reports" he said, show that
tho Tiriscctionists have violated their
own creed They have always said the
ohiy purpose was To save lives bv ex-
perimentlnE with animals and hope
lessly sick persons. Now from reports
II appears that they have inoculated
healthy children and destroyed their
lives before they were fairly begun"
me Senator made IL plain that thus
far he had no nrst-hand Information
concerning the practicing of viyisec-
ton on children.
FROM what ! have read" he said,
am convinced that prima facic
case has been made out against the
physicians. l desire that all the facts
now be brought To light"
spirited fight for the passage of
antivivisection legislation in the sen
ate viii result, III the opinion of Sena
tor GallinGcr
There is in my Office" he said, IAN
Investigation report with the tcsu.
mony which / conducted six years ago.
In the testimony was the statement
made 10y a Or Pyle. Of Canton, Ohio.
thnt he favored the practice of vivi-
SECTION on criminals lie did not. as
! Scall now. specify what he meant
BY criminals
AZ the time OF tho investigation,
Senators received many letters from
physicians who advocate vivisection,
urging them. In the interests of
science. not 10 adopt legislation which
would hinder EXPERIMENTATION on ami
mails. These letters had their effect
No legislation asscd."
The New Hampshire Senator believes
the present revelations Will result In
considerably wider agitation, and ulti-
matcly set OF criminal laws VIII be
ADOPTED specifically covering all forms
OF, SiNisection.
In proposing a resolution authorlz-
ing the invest. cation OF human vivlsec-
ton by the Public lcalth and Marine
Hospital Service. express the sincere
hope that reports which have been pub
hshed VIII be found TO have been ex-
aggerated Ii seems Impossible that
any man could find in his own CON
science an excuse for the incubation
OF a healthy child with the germs OF
some disease.
Should lie Federal Inv.
II the Federal investigation should
verify the reports. then "A Federal law
should he adopted immediately. And
the option of paying a fine or going TO
tile penitcntiary should not be left to
the court where the fact is established
that physician deliberately practiced
human vivisection. 4 long peniten-
tiary sentence is the only remedy"
senator Gallingcr stated that DIR. AL
bert Leingweil, OF New York City. was
In the possession OF highly Interesting
data concerning viviSection.
\ cannot, of course, give out this in
formation" he said. but believe that
Or. Lct,ingweil might be willing to fur
nish II. Ii would be most interesting"
DO YOU believe that human vivi-
section is practiced eNtensively?" Sena-
tor C;al!iuper was asked
"trom Whit have read and heard"
he replied, II do not doubt that it is
practiced extensively"
Senator Galiinper is anxious to de-
stroy what he terms the spirit OF
cruelty In medicine lie does not be-
iicve that human v!visection is prac-
ticed by the great rank and file OF
physicians. 1t is his view that n few
specialists. bent oil pc'fccting their
cures" arc willing to sacrifice human
life It. accomplish their ends.
For MAN. years Senator Gallinger
practiced medicine In his own State,
and is thoroughly acquainted with the
inside" of the medical profession.