2. Chiefly, however, because we are already under restrictions, answerable to our superior officers (trustees, etc.), men and women who are among the best and most conscientious in the community. We are also answerable to our students, men and women of mature age, some themselves teachers. Visitors, moreover, honestly seeking the truth, are, and always will be, welcome. Governor Claflin, who appears to have signed with the petitioners, is, I believe, a trustee of Boston University, and ought therefore to be able to control experimentation in its laboratories. 3. Above all, we object because we honestly believe that there are no abuses in Massachusetts requiring this odious legislation. Who are the experimental biologists at whom this bill is aimed ? They are well-known men, of character and reputation, vouched for by men like President Eliot, General Walker, Bishop Lawrence, President Capen, and similar citizens. I protest that these annual attacks, which are based upon no sound evidence of abuse, or likelihood of abuse, in Massachusetts, are utterly uncalled for, unjust, and ought to cease.