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Show EUGENICS IN UTAH AND ELSEWHERE The subject of eugenics Is not only holding the attention of the people of Utah, but In other states, and in 6tatc legislatures other than our own, the question is under discussion. In California thrc are two sides to I the issue, ono energetically advocating advocat-ing a marriage bill such aB our Sen lator Kelly has introduced In the Utah lawmaking body, and the other as vigorously vig-orously opposing all interference witn "love, courtBhlp and marriage " The Chronicle of San Francisco opposes op-poses the Canepa bill, now before tho California legislature, which requires "No woman under the age of 45 years, or a man of any age, except he marry a woman o- er 45 years, either of whom is a common drunkard, ha bitual criminal, epileptic, imbecile, feeble-minded, Idiot or insane persons or person who has been or Ib afflicted with a pulmonary disease or heredity insanity, shall hereafter marry In this state." The Chronicle calls a halt, saying, TheorieB of race improvement have been making rapid progress in recent years, but they ar- atlll only theories and there aro valid reasons for doubt In regard to the program which th jeugeni8ts have so confidently laid out The past ten years have seen a nota b e development or biology and soci ology. but even greater progress mav I be expected, and perhaps a radical re vision, In the years to come, and legislative leg-islative experimenting on the raco ought to be left to await a fullei light. In the Canepa bill is shown one oa the dangers of any oclentlftc system of race improvement, for such a sys torn must inevitably fall Into the hands of phlllntlnes This Is so not only because they are in a majority, but because they are sternly Intoler ant of "freaks, while it Is to freaks that the world owes not a llttlo of its progress Altogether too much attention Is being concentrated on that kind of social perfection which consists In bringing everybody up to an average The motives are laudable and wholly humanitarian, but the problem Is be Ing upprooched by the professional euxenists in a wrong way. The best cure for degeneration 19 not In regulating marriage, because that cannot effectively be done. But social conditions can be Improved, and In an improved environment men and women will become healthier physl cally and mentally Let the slums be broken up the rookeries be pulled dowu. young boys-taken boys-taken out of 'gangs' and provided with clean sport and hone9t work, and Nature w ill do the rest. Efforts alon-s these lines are now being made In all our large cities The pessimistic accounts ac-counts of modern life, of which we hear so much, are not justified. The moral life of the world today in richer and finer than it ever was |