Article September 14, 1912 Issue

The Express acknowledges with profound appreciation...

Los Angeles (Cal.) Express

The Express acknowledges with profound appreciation the receipt of resolutions adopted by the Los Angeles County Eclectic Medical society, endorsing its attitude on the subject of sex hygiene instruction in the public schools. The society deprecates and condemns as pernicious "the perpetual efforts being made in certain circles of our profession for medical control of the public schools."

It rightly declares the proposed sex hygiene instruction to be but "another phase of this never-ending campaign," and adds its voice and influence "against this attempted usurpation of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of parents." Holding such views, it is but natural that the society should feel moved to commend the Express for the part it has borne in the campaign.

We welcome the commendation as evidence of appreciation of the fact that this newspaper entertains no partizan convictions whatever in this nation-wide contest for medical freedom. It advocates and defends no school of medicine or of medical practise. It is for freedom for the people,—for the right of the individual to select the method of healing that commends itself to his judgment and conscience. It would stoutly resist any attempt on the part of any school to employ the power of government in behalf of an endeavor, through law, to establish a monopoly. It would have all practitioners, whether of the allopathic, homeopathic, osteopathic, hydropathic, or eclectic schools or any other, Christian Science practitioners and all others, placed on a plane of absolute equality before the law, not that it is concerned in them or their schools, but because it is deeply concerned that the people shall be free.

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