New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
vIVISECTORSHOLD
MAN FINAL TEST
Physicians Believe Expert
ments Made on Animals
Have Proved Reliable.
AUTHORITIES REPLY
TO QUESTIONABLE
Knife Used on Brutes Disclosed
Valuable Secrets TO Med
ical Profession.

Physicians Of this state have received
series Of questions. based on an anti
'ivisection declaration of DR.. Forbes
Winslow, the noted English medical
uthority, which has been distributed
BROADCAST by the New York Anti-Vivi-
section Society.
"Only per cent Of the entire medi-
cal profession" DR.. Winslow is quoted,
"are advocates of vivisection. There
are many more eminent men in my pro-
fession who are sverse 20 ,vivisection
than who are in favor of it,"
The purpose Of the questionary was
A.. to learn how fully DR.. Winslow's Eek
pert opinion applies to the medical pro-
fession in this country. and also be
cause our society is so constantly asked
for list Of physicians who do not be-
.ieve in vivisection for purposes of en-
ployment)." When prominent physi-
,ian of this city was asked about the
Nnti-vivisection move yesterday he
allied attention to the fact that the
umber Of English vivisectionists was
greater than the percentage men
ned in DR.. Winslow's letter. He also
'nted out that the parenthetic remark
I'VE tended to influence physicians
favorable replies 20 the questions
mitted by the society.
he questions and the answers made
IL, nh. say.a1. 80. 4 1. -
sumo are as fOiiows:
A) Do you approve of experimental
n upon human beings without the
telligent consent" of the persons
d for this purpose?
All experimentation upon human be-
5 is done with the consent of the
ividuals in question. or, if upon
ldren, with the consent of parents
guardians. Intelligent consent" is
latch expression. as intelligence in
h matter would require as much
wledge of the significance of the
k as the Investigator possesses. If
h intelligence were common there
I'D be no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
81 If you do approve, what persons
uld be used for the purpose? Grim
8? Orphans? Or defenceless per-
in hospitals or state institutions
II persons, without regard to class,
uld be used under the conditions
ined above. The special reference
80 criminals is for melodrsmatic pur-
poses and probably refers TO convicts
awaiting death. The word defence
less" implies violence on the part Of
the experimenter or unwillinguess on
the part of the patient. conditions of
work which do not exist in hospitals.
The "dcfenceless" are thus outraged 70
the extent Of being cured instead Of
coming victims Of sentimental neg
lect. The same answer applies to or
phans as TO the other classes of per-
sons enumerated above.
(c) Do you believe a state has the
moral right TO give one group Of its
citizens such power over their helpless
fellow beings?
The state has a right 10 do what is
best for the community. The implica-
ton of fendish JOY on the part Of the
Investigator is an effort on the part Of
the administrations to create an i'm
preston Of the existence of conditions
which do not exist.
I'D Animal protective societies res
cue animals from vivisection expert
mentation; should not the unfortunate
persons in various institutions Of the
state be as carefully protected as they
People should be at least as well pro-
tected by the state as animals. Vivi-
section is designed to eliminate human
ills.
(e) Do you approve of animal vivi-
section?
Yes.