Show OPPOSITION TO O BEATTY ATTY Colorado rdo Mormon oron Says Sa an Editor is Responsible sible Dr Dt D Beatty Bety y of f th the state board ld of health e jv y tt ai the theto following to letter leter r j D G B E Taylor secretary atta of the Colorado d C lora o state board of health helt Dear er Doctor It is stated to t me by bya a Mormon here in Colorado Colordo who is a health officer that the opposition which you have bave incurred from the Des Deseret eret rt News is i not in reality the te OPP Un of the Mormon church but it is the th personal opposition of the editor edior This man has ha been in Satt SIL Sa Lake City m In conference with the elders of the church church three times during the past pst six months and has ba accurate knowledge knowledg of oft the t situation He H states sUte that the church officials do not oppose vaccina tn ten tH n but that this editor Olt 1 does doe and it is evident that he does do all aU he can cn to sustain his action acton I am extremely that glad your gov governor governor governor has ha good go sense enough to veto yeto the te bill bl He tele telegraphed telegraphed graphed hO to Governor Orman Oran of Colo Cob Colorado rado o some days ago ag asking for information mation matlon maton concerning the statutes statute which give local lol boards bards of health power to enforce vaccination in this state and I was able to assist aist Governor Governo Orman Orman in giving gh ing him a a reply practically y cover covering coverI coverIng ing I the te features of our statutes Un der our law local loal boards bards of health have power to order the vaccination of t persons in their jurisdictions vac vaccination of course coure being free when so ordered The state stat board bd of health heath has hasas also as power to make regulations con concerning corning ming health matters and these maters the reg regulations are considered as binding upon local loal health authorities By reference refer nee to circular No 22 2 herewith you will wi see se the regulations of this board concerning smallpox We re have constantly constanty excluded front from school those tho children who have been unvaccinated unvaccinated ur I cannot give you ou exact information Information tion ton d is to what Denver Denver has ba done in the matter mater of vaccinating school children The Th health commissioner of Denver Demer ordered the exclusion from school schol of pupils The Th state board of health belt of Cob Colo Colorado COl ratio rado rad feels that the tb taking away way from the state board bd of health helth of Utah of the power per to order vaccination on would o ld be b a a most mot serious thing ting not only for Utah Uta alone but for or all al the states in the te intermountain ln region regon Indeed Ind ed we have been requested though in an unofficial manner to quarantine against the state s te of Utah Uth if such a law Jaw Is passed pa ed |