The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 26, 1922, Page 6

month; # menthe, ¢ Washington, Outside per year By carrier, city, © Repeal the Poll,Tax The most important of all the issues at stake at next month's election is Initiative Measure No. 40, providing for the repeal of the poll tax. It is the shortest and simplest measure on the ballot, and the most popular. All the political parties in the state having gone on record against the poll tax, so it is difficult to conceive how the measure could be defeated. But there is one highly important point to remember. You will be voting on the measure to repeal the poll tax, and not on the poll tax itself. Thus a vote FOR the measure is a vote AGAINST the poll tax. So be sure to vote for it. Scuttling the League Nobody expects the United States to join the league of nations while Harding is president. Nobody expects the democrats to win any such victories as will make joining possible. Probably it would be better not to join, anyhow, on the strength of a merely partisan victory, which might be upset next election. If we join, it should be after we have a stable, and a non-partisan approval of joining. The league is NOT a political, but a moral issue. But millions who would not have us join are glad that the league is trying to stabilize and regulate international relations. They wish the league well. Nine men out of ten who think at all would like to see the league a great success, But the Harding administration is practicing sabotage on the league. It is meanly crabbing the league’s game. The league adopted an arms convention two or three years ago to restrain makers of arms and munitions from feeding equipment to the little half-bandit wars of the world. A good thing, was it not? We took years in which to consider the convention, and then said we were sympathetic, but would not ratify it. Just because it was the league, and for no other reason—unless some of the traffickers in death-dealing merchandise were too strong with the administration to be balked in their nefarious trade. We finally yielded on our financial demands on Austria, as the league asked; but some claim that if we had done it a year sooner, it would have saved Austria from ruin, Our government would not even discuss the mandates of the league covenants, and when the league finally be- operations under them without the discussion we Kad refused to take part in, we interfered in what has been called “a menacing manner.” But the worst, the wickedest thing we have done to the league has been done in its fight for world-control of the opium traffic. The United States refuses to co- operate with the league in this fine and necessary work, and will not act at all except to report to The Hague under the old opium agreement, which has so failed to work that nine-tenths of the opium, that great curse of the world, is used in other than in medicinal ways. This is a low-principled policy. It is a policy which makes every good American Stump Stuff “With the exception of some minor amounts, perhaps five per cent, I am convinced that Europe can pay her debts to us in some reasonable period of time without undue strain on the debtor countries or the threat of a flood of goods from the debtor countries in such quantity as would endanger employment of factories or workmen of the United States.” This paragraph, forming the keynote of the address of of Commerce Herbert Hoover at Toledo the other night, reads, smells and tastes exactly like the care- free utterance of a campaign orator, in the midst of a fierce political campaign, just on the eve of what prom- ises to be a mighty close election. And that’s just what it is. Herbert Hoover is a scien- tist of note and renown, but science was off the throne at Toledo and politics was in full charge. If what Herb said were true, then Herb has found a way by which we may eat our cake and have it, too. One of our principal debtor nations of Europe {s Armenia, which owes us $14,000,000. Can you feature a commission from America going to Tiflis or Trebizond, for example, and, standing in the plazas of those famine- stricken hotbeds of horror, look upon the hordes of starv- ing, emaciated, ragged, wild-eyed women and children, clutching frenziediy at the latest consignment of Amer- ican breakfast food, and saying to them: “Folks, you must and can pay us those fourteen million berries you owe us. You can do it without any ‘undue strain’ on your resources. Or, if you prefer to pay us goods, you can do it without worrying us. Just shoot ‘em along?” No one knows the absurdity of the argument better than Herbert Hoover himself; for he has been there and seen it all. Here we are today, called upon to supply $40,000,000 in cash and food to save the miserable relic of a starving nation of wretches who have gone thru experiences in the t four years which would make any orthodox hell ever invented quite pleasant by comparison, and we're asked to listen to a campaign orator tell us that these people re, us what they owe us “without undue strain!” ‘ it’s the use? Lloyd George’s Au Revoir The British conservative party in the house of com- mons has voted to return to the pre-war system of parti- san government. But, tho Lloyd George and his coalition ministry have stepped down as the result of the conserva- tives’ action, the final verdict rests with the British electorate. At the forthcoming general elections, the voters may refuse to return a conservative majority to parliament. No single party may be any more able to carry on the government then than now. In that case, there must be a new coalition and Lloyd George will hold the bal- ance of power. No premier unacceptable to him could long hold office under a coalition agreement. Liberals and laborites would scarcely be likely to serve with a conservative prime minister, except during a grave national crisis and then but temporarily. If conservative overtures for a coalition were rejected by the other poten, Lloyd George's turn might come to reorganize is old bipartisan ministry. Or, with a little independent support, liberals and laborites might form a radical working majority in the commons. In such an event he "ay aha would be the victims of their own die- rds. The situation is strange to British politics. It re- sembles the frequent political bloc crises on the continent of Europe, where a single party seldom commands a par- liamentary majérity. A continental premier who falls may return to power overnight by organizing a new may return to power overnight by organizing a new political blocs of Great Britain. THE SEATT LETTER FROM \VRIDGE MANN Dear Pollen: Another “week” has come and brought a mosage full of pleasing thought, for this Is Laundry week they say, and we must speak about the way the laundries bolster up our chins, and keep the house supplied with pins. Rut I am rather shy on gab about the use of Lux and Fab, or how they take away the dirt, or send me someone else's shirt, or why the driver seems to call at times when no one's home at all. Theelaundry folks can tell enough about the way they do their stuff; and so my inclination leans to talk about the laundry queens —the girls who sling the soap and suds, and wash and tron all our duds While others follow fashions whim, or atrive to seek the soctal swim, the laundry worker still ts seen to be @ real, substantial queen—-a queen whose royal crown is won by necessary work, well a For she's the kind of girl who clings to good, substantial, basic things; and while she works, her arms are bare; she doesn't primp or powder there; she haw the heart to do the work that lesser spirite seem to shirk 80 laundry queens, I'm always proud of you and all your noble crowd! I hope you always do your part with satisfied and happy heart, that you may stand, as you have stood, for royal work of aur . An Oseopath’s View of Number 13 Editor The Star and disease. The mechanical school ‘Tho 1921 Washington legislature | piaces the chief emphasia upon the was confronted by a series of pro | body's integrity to maintain it in posed bills relating to public health— | health and enable it to combat dis especially the health of children Injease. The mental school places the public schools, These bills had the|chief emphasia upon the action of backing and support of an organiza jthe mind as the important factor tn tion known as “The League to Pro-| maintaining health. All these schools mote Public Health,” and was Intend: | have certain theories and facts tend | In your tewue of the 18th tnet., 'T. | But Dr. Winter has made one grave | | mintu ke | LE STAR the Individual has some rights as Well a8 responsibilities that the state | jis neither able nor competent to per. | form, Among them is the right for every citizen to select his own physt- | joan and the kind of treatment that | his child shall nave, | This bill wan not created nor pro posed by Christian Sctentists, Mental | Scientists or New Thought advocates, but was the oute ne of the concen |sus of opinions of many intelligent people who represented no particular cult, lam or pathy, but who knew the facts and saw the dangers of [fastening such an octopus upon the youth and pocketbooks of our great state Of Washington. DR. A. B. FORD, D. 0. 611 Hoge Building Ex-president and Chairman of Com mittee on Leginiation of the Wash ington State Osteopathic Associa tion, By Maltbie EB strong! We are not here We have hard work to Shun not the strugele; Reo strong! Mow hard the battle a& TOMORROW COMES THE SONG It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong, D. Babeock to play, to dream, to drift. do and loads to lift face it. "Tis God's gift, pen, the day how long ® ° 6 td Thinks Dr. Winter Meant “Yes Bditor The Star; and uncontrolled experimentation. It is referendum 14, and referendum 13 W. Winter, D. ©., has @ fine letter |aione, that secures to the parent his on the | parental rights in his own child. We hope for the suke of the cause | of medical freedom and of the free 1 and physical examination |dom of the American citizen from in, and then “upsets his own |the tyranny of state medicine, that rt" by asking the people to| Dr. Winter will publicly correct hie * on referendum 13. He | error does not seem to realize that if ref-| Far from taxes being reduced by erendum 13 te defeated the doctors|the defeat of the measure, they will have @ free hand to employ the| would be surably increased Shick tent, or any other test thet a] When Dr as careful on stretch of imagination can bring, un-| sidered the question we are sure he der the head of “exn ton.” It in| will be one of the firet to urge, referendum 13, and referendum 13/|"Vote ‘Yes’ on referendum 13!" alone, that stands between the child! DR. BE. 8. STARK, Spokane. Realizes Dream of Her Life Editor The Star me to eali for it, it was a good The other day I saw an adver-|instrument aim the dream of my tinement in the paper about a violin| life was realized that would be given away to the! ‘The man showed me another violin | most deserving boy or girl | that he said he would give to a boy 1 am 12 years old und always or girl who would appreciate it as “Shick” test for diphtheria He inveighs age nat experi in seb apple « ed to relieve parents of the duty of|ing to prove the truth of each ays caring for the health of their chil-/tem, yet none has been accepted an| dren, transferring this privilege to| perfect. Surely there te nome good the state, in each, At least in a free country During the heartngs on one of the |ilke this ft would gp a fata! mistake | these biula, before the committee con-|to say that all good comes from one ducting the Investigation, some in-|"ystem; to condemn and destroy all | teresting and startling facts were re: |others by law, thus making It impos vealed, If these facts could be placed |sible for any other newer or better before every father and mother tn |*ystems to develop. the state, an well as every taxpayer,| Those fighting this measure are the majority in favor of Initiative No, |not satisfied with the present law;! 13 would be a® overwhelming as It | they want to defeat this amendment | was in the leginiature, where only 16}! order to make It easter for them votes were cast against it to evtablieh state medicine and abso It was discovered that this move |!ute contro! at a later date, : hose who are in favor of tt are pron ted and urged| 7 banal <— Kectulatures Of several [NOt all theorists nor faddists, but con Istitute the free thinking, intelligent states, which were supposed to be friendly to the older and dominant |‘!tizens who understand the real mo- wished for @ violin since I was 6,\ much as I would, but 1 don't know so I wrote tn answer to the adver of one T am hoping isement which gave as the address | reader of The Star who low mustc Tard st. I hardly expected as much as I will write him a nice to « the violin when I wrote, but/ letter and maybe he or she will be I prayed every night that I might as lucky as I was. be the lucky one and‘to my great joy I soon received a letter asking M ’ ° The Taxpayer’s Nightmare Editor The Star: | have ee into our veins Joate-| A few evenings since I chanced) some poisons distilled from the ven-| upon Mrs. Blair's Bedtime Story for|om of nolsome | Taxpayers. It Interested me great How the wrase-".y hearts for he! ly. With words of fire she pictures | neath her words one may tend that the woeful state of man today. Bust-\she herself han peas is ruined by too much expert What the bloodthirsty school teach-|have been injected into her veins ‘© setting men to cut each to cause such chronie and venomous hands. » be school of therapy, hoping in time to|‘!¥es back of It and who believe that invade all states with their secret, subtile, pernicious plan, to establioh ue a system of state medicine, with the drug doctors in absolute control. They proposed to turn all children of the public schools over to this one system of practice, with absolute au thority over al! examinations and treatment, Just as they enjoyed the care of soldiers in the army. Not withstanding the terrible lesson we Was not contaminated by serums and vaccines, and they had the right to employ the kind of treatment they desired. er ee: | With these lessons fresh tn the Fr 4 minds of our lawmakers, it was an inopportune time for the American =— = Medical association to ask thru ite = — puppet ed organization (the 04 = League to Preserve Public Health) Es for the right to examine and treat all children of the public schools without the consent of parents, also to ask for twotenths of all state funds appropriated for school pur- pores and to establish a gigantic ma- chine of political doctors of one school of therapy, tn order to retain by legal process a hold upon the public, which they are rapidly losing. When the legisiature awoke to the facta, there wi @ reaction against establishing such a system of state medicine In the state of Washington, and a bill was introduced amending the present Inw regulating public health in our schools. This amendment gives the parents the right to my whether their chnd shall be examined and treated or not. It does not in the least affect the public schoo! clinic. It does not pre vent anyone from having seruma, vaccines or any other treatment he desires, but the school doctors can- hot force this treatment upon any child without the consent of his parents, It does not affect quaran. tine of the school or of any child in case of an epidemic. If the school nurse or physician finds any sign or symptom of contagion or infection, the child ts requested to eaubmit to @n examination, if permission for this is refused, he is sent home and kept there until the school author. ities are satisfied all danger in past. What more could be asked and still retain personal liberty? Any further control is unnecensary for public protection aud has no piace In a free government. To com- pel people to accept serumas, nos- trums and theories of a certain school of practice, to the exclusion of all other schools, is unwise and contrary to the principles of a democracy. The practice of medicine has gone thru many changes, being still in rapid transition; the drugs used 10 years ago are now in the discard, and the serums of today will soon pass out, when the ight of tn. telligence 1s turned upon them. There has always been a great Aifference between medical theories and eclentific facts. It has been one eternal struggle of the medical pro- feasion to adjust Itself to its own Aiscoveries and the truths of science, until a ‘majority know not where they stand, About the only thing upon which they can agree is to fight and down all other systems save their own. As a result, the public tn rightfully and thoroly disgusted with the old theory of drug medication and 1s turning to other systems. This is the real reason for asking for lawn to compel people to accept their sys: tem, whether 'tis wanted or not. There are three distinct schools of therapeutics, all striving for the same end—to free the human body of all disease and {lle to which tt in heir, thereby establishing health and happiness thruout the world. Their differénces ie in the methods they employ to bring about these resulta. The drug school places the chief emphasis upon the chemical intake of the body to maintain it in health euburben & Cooking speed of the Cooking speed of the the standard-size ov Look for the beantifal When ¢! 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