"The answer to my opponents"

With regard to my report "Measures to Сombat Alcoholism", made on 18 December 1900 at the first joint session of the Society of Physicians and the Society of Law at the Imperial University of Kazan, many of those present, both doctors and mostly lawyers, expressed a number of opinions, in most cases disagreeing with the "Provisions" of my report and being critical thereof. For lack of time, I could not answer all my opponents in the same meeting and I will try to do so now and explain why I am not satisfied with the comments made and do not consider them to be consistent with the truth as I understand it.