Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-01-06

lers, since such practitioners are not
engaged in practicing medicine" This
would seem fairly comprehensive. but
it was not comprehensive enough for
Mr.. Woolwine, he became evene more
specific. "The people who practice
this method of healing" he went on,
"and the people who rely upon them
for treatment, together constitute a
very numerous class of citizens. Most
of them are of the denomination
know as Christian Scientists. 1t be-
comes important, therefore, not only
to- these people but to the public at
large that the California statute (many
other states having similar statutes)
should not be successfully attacked"
Admirable Mr.. Woolwine, concerned
for the rights of a very numerous
class of citizens" conscious of the i'm
portance of right decision to the
public at large, and sturdily outspok-
en- in support of the law. That was
three years ago. But as the old Latin
proverb says. Times change and we
with them Therefore listen to the
District Attorney writing to Dr. Rea
Smith, today, within these three years
these sthree little years." as Hamlet
might say, before those shoes were
completely worn out, in which he ar
gued in the Supreme Court in favor
of the law ga laundering man"
against Christian Science, this Dis
trict Attorney, altogether unlike the
du1cet voiced Mr. Woolwine, once so
concerned for the protection Of this
Every numerous class of citizens" A
District Attorney calling loudly upon
the medical profession to support him
in an attack upon another school of
practitioners; a District Attorney all
on fire for the drugging of and opera
ting upon little children as the only
safe medical treatment; a District
Attorney shouting very much like Shy
lock, "my deeds upon my head I
claim the law" and with his deeds
obviously livery much upon his head
There is no convenient explanation,
such as that which it was in the pow
er of Stevenson to invent, to account
for the change and therefore the my
stery must be left unsolved. Still, no
matter what may be the view of the
District Attorney today, three years
ago, Mr.. Woolwine was taking a very
different point of view. His plea that
there should be no discrimination
against Christian Science practice
then lacked nothing in clarity or in
decision. "It becomes important" he
told the court, "that a broad and
comprehensive ruling be made in this
case, henceforth disposing Of any 1e-
gal objection to the right of Christian
Scientists or others to treat or pray
for the sick in the manner taught by
their religions" And Mr.. Justice Nc
Kenna did give such ruling, ruling
to which allusion shall be made an
other time. Now the religion Of Christ
ian Science does not teach that there
should be spiritual healing for adults
and material healing for children Yet
here in opposition to Mr.. Woolwine
is the District Attorney making ap-
parently this very demand. When the
case was closed the court gave just
such ga broad and comprehensive ruI-
ing" as Mr.. Woolwine sought, and, ev-
err since then that ruling appears to
have gone unchallenged. But now it
is suddenly challenged by the Dis
trict Attorney who seeks the support
Of the medical profession in so doing.
Certainly if the District Attorney is
right about the law, Mr. Woolwine is
rasnors'hle for causing " very num-
erous class of citizens" to misunder-
stand It At the same time the District
Attorneys argument seems to come
to this, that unless children are spe-
officially romed IN any act, they are
excepted from the provisions of that
act "Some" execution, as the delight
ers in slang might say.
The truth of the matter is that the
cease. is a very strange" one in
deed;s and the more you think about
#. the greater becomes your respect
for Mr. Woolwine, and the more com
plete your establishment at "the goings
on" of the District Attorney.
SKILLET GREEN
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