The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

70 90 tAtlt phtA N h&4tfhs 'fl thtA-
les of the race
The part that the Coolies played
In winning the war should rot be for
gotten. The Germans hac no soap
and they are not very cleanly peo-
pie al best. SO that thousands Of
their soldiers were disabled by trench
fever and many Of them died of ,y-
phus. Both these diseases are trans
mliied by the ~cootiesr These des-
pissed parasites. therefore. helped TO
disable ami kill Off the Germans and
Austrians, and in simple justice 10
friondless lice. Senator Meyers ought
TO include them in his bill for pro-
teciinz worthy animals.
During the war and in all ages, men
have cen experin7sn,ed upon TO dem
onstrate facts that will benefit man
kind Several Americans died OF yell
low fever In proving that the dread
ed disease was transmitted by a mos
quito. In France fifty. or more
American soldiers voluntarily allowed
lice to bite them aud gise them
trench fever. in order TO find out the
cause OF this disease which was in
capaoiating thousands OF soldiers
when they were mos, needed AZ the
front These experiments were res
ponsible FOR many men being able to
fight who otherwise would have been
N Of trench fever
No doubt so tender hearted man
as senator Meyers feels iha, men
ought not TO be allowed voluntarily
10 suffer disease ana death To be
consistent. the senator from Montana
should also include men among those
whom he would protect from design
Ing scientists.
Inconsistent Anti -vivivseetionists
The statement Of Senator Meyers
and other antiviyseciionis,s regarding
the oruelties OF yiyisecfion are no;
founded upon fact. and they would
be lndicrous were It not that the
credulous believe them A class OF
men trained 10 alleviate human sui
fering see to Il ,ha; their work upon
animals IS rendered as free from pain
as possible. In fact the large mojor-
iiy Of physiological experiments are
performed With the animals under a
general anesthetic and every precau-
tion possible IS taken 10 prevent un-
necessary pain or mutilaiiun Of ami
mails used in experiments.
In a personal letter to the elitor.
Or " B Cannon. Professor OF Physi-
ology in harvard University. goes
10 the heart OF the so-calltd viyisec-
tion question, when he says.
The claim that the dog should be
exempted from use in experiments
was based upon the services he per-
formed during the war Apparently
the aniivivisectionists are not aware
that the medical profession Is en-
gagged in warfare against disease
and premature death which is an i'm
nenseiy greater affair than the four
years OF conflict which have jnsi
ended In few months last year
more persons were killed in single
epidemic than were killed in the
world war The inuvivisectionisis
10 not hesitate TO supper, the draft
ing OF our best young men which |
sends them 10 mutilation and death /
on the battlefield. merely to protect
hem and others from foreign domin-
alton. On the other hand. they 10
al that they can 10 prevent US from
drafting relatively small number
n the lower animals in the fight We
which are waging. To anyone who is
acquainted with what has already
been accomplished in medical re-
search b. means of animal expert
neniaiion. the attitude taken by the l
IS in the highest 4
legree opposed to the best interests !
Il humanity. and should Be regarded .
IS rephensible by every right think 4
NJ human being.
Il Is surprising how much effort 4,
he aniiviyiseotionists are making TO |,
ave the Meyers Dill passed They /
re spreading propaganda against the
Sc Of animals for experimental pur-
Oses that Is having its effect on
ublic sentiment Even so ably edit
q paper as the Birmingham News
-as duped b. this propaganda: and
0 doubt others who have not gone
lto the merits OF the question are i
king up the cause OF the antivivi-
who are appealing to the