OCR Text |
Show j) COMMUNICATION j 1 1 The I blropntttlc sitsjation In I tali as rrjiorte.l b.v Dr. 1 Rlali . sccre ioxy of the L tab ChJropracto rs Association. Asso-ciation. Editor Btandard-Ehramtner: The people of Utah are beginning to realize real-ize that this medical law which was, ' made for their protection and bentfit : ' i bing used against thfcir welfare, and I to their detriment. It is time that (public sentiment be aroused to the , real issue, so lhat a law can be placed t on our statute books giving i cognl- i Hon to Chiropractor.-; as v. ell as giving I the people of L'tah the right to employ the practitioners of their choice. Wo are Charged wilh practicing medl ine without a medical license ; but to refer lo it In its true light would be to say that we are charged wlthi ; ptacticing Chiropractic without a med-! , ical license, which Is as absurd as it i j would be to reetuire. a dentist to take ! a medical examination in order to! practice dentistry or a lawyer to pass! a medical e an.inaiirfu in order to1 j practice law. It Is conceited by the court that we j do not practice surgery nor use medi-l medi-l cine of any kind. Still the medical j doctors insist that we are practicing j medicine Is H any wonder that the people are puzzled to 1-now wheretnl Chiropractors are practicing medicine'.' j ! The v. bole ueslion Is made to turn 1 upon the charging of a free, and not! I upon the practice engaged in. The medical law. in addition to reg-' reg-' ulating the practb e of medicine and i surges y. construes the practice of medicine med-icine t,nd surgery to mean the man-agement, man-agement, for fee or reward of any case j of disease, wuh or without drugs oi by any other method whulsoever- In sub-s(an sub-s(an e it forbids all treatment e.f all diseases, without medicine or surgery for fee or reward except by a M. D ir Is npparent that the purpose of this medical act which restrleta the treatment of the sick, for fee or reward, to the practice of medicine and ur-erery. ur-erery. excluding all other methods of relief, was to create a monopoly, for the medical profession, which Is in itrict violation of the guarantee of v.ir Constitution A law cannot forbid fOe man lo practice a railing or pro- 1 I fesslon for the benefit of another: j neither is It Justice to deny mankind I the right to emplov Us preferred method of relief. The question is whether or not we shall allow this medical board to decide de-cide for mankind thut their own system sys-tem of healing Is now and over shall be the only correct one, and that all others are to be repressed by the 'strong arm of the state, thus denying m mklnd any relief from pain and suffering suf-fering except at their hands. The court in considering the issue, looks only at the legal aspect of the matter, and not at the Justice of it, nor the merits of Chiropractic, accordingly accord-ingly without fnf given even the right to a Jury trial, the eourt granted the reejuest of the medical board to enjoin Chiropractors from practicing. The constitutionality of the act has been vigorously asalled in the courts, on the grounds that everyone has the inherent right to life, liberty snd the pursuit oi happiness! thai this law purpo-es to monopolize ihe healing heal-ing art That this is class legislation and unconstitutional Is the Question now pending a decision from the supreme su-preme eourt. w .ire no; asking fos the privilege to use drugs or practice surgery. '. are contending for our rights to relieve re-lieve human suffering bj a drugless method and in no way does it infringe I ipem th practice of medicine in its ;nd ordinary meaning. The people peo-ple are demanding their righta 'o g?t well through Chiropractic, It seenui! ibmii the matter to a' v ote of the people and elect such men as will obtain final regulation thro .1 the legislature. Twenty-two states now bav Chiropractic legislation. Our citizens are entitled to the same pri il- ege. Signed' A. P. BLAIH. B, J.HNSON. ROSS H. McCCNE 1. J. McKELL, |