Evening star., 1898-11-21
CAUSE OF MELLOW FEVER
The President Asted to Recommend the
Creation offs Commission.
An Address Setting Forth the Neces-
sfty for Baete THEOLOGICAL In
yBl
vcsttGation.

President Mckinley was visited today by
committee fromn the American Public
Health Associations and asked to repeat his
Recommendation Of last year that a baeteri-
olcgical commission be created for the pur-
pose of studying the cause and prevention
OF yellow fever; the commission to go di-
rect to Cuba to do its work
Inc committee was composed of the fol-
lowing well-known men: DR.. H. b. Horl-
neck' Charleston; Surgeon General G. NJ
stefnnerg, Washington, D. C.; DR.. c. p
WILKINSON New Orleans; DR. 8. H. Durgin,
6oston; DIR. Josiah Hartzell, Canton; Dr.
A. H. Doty, New York; DR.. ]. Y. Porter,
Jacksonville
Ihe same committee called on the Pres
ldent one year ago. and in his message the
PRESIDENT recommended that commission
OF OF -FOUR expert psychologists be appointed
10 conduct systematic examination. The
committee told the President that a COM
mission is more important now than ever
before The President agreed with them
ana Will repeat his recommendation of last
year.
An Address to the President.
In an address to the President the COM
mittee said:
The American Public Health Associa-
tlon. composed of a membership from the
United States, the Dominion of Canada and
the republic of Mexico. realizing the i'm
portance OF more scientific knowledge of
yellow fever, have asked this committee to
bring to your notice and attention the con-
tlnued requirement for the creation of this
meteorological commission.
we beg of you to note that we re-
garded the commission Of Importance last
year, we now regard the necessity for this
commission of even more supreme require
ment.
"a nf loxo in
gives the present control Of the Islands of
Cuba and Porto Rico to the United States.
The Island Of Cuba Is the main center and
hot bed of yellow fever. A number of mil
lions of the inhabitants of the United States
have been subject to the infection of yellow
fever for six months every year in their
own homes.
of Vital Importance.
Now, with an army Of occupation on
the island from the United States. and the
many thousands who from business neces-
sity will come to this island, the vital inn
portance of obtaining a knowledge Of the
cause and prevention of this fatal malady.
well esteemed and named the plague OF
the American continent, becomes an indis-
pensable obligation.
I'VE have had again, during the summer
of 1888, two of the commonwealths of the
United States ravaged by yellow fever.
The history of the past 200 years re-
VealS the death OF hundreds or thousands
dying from this great plague.
The specific origin of the disease is
claimed to haveobeen found by DR.. Sana-
relli, and Investigations are being carried
out in this direction in South America.
Surely with the life and well being of
so many millionscof the inhabitants of the
United States involved, the American Pub
lie Health Association feel that they may
ask for and obtain your earnest efforts to
have the cause and prevention of yellow
fever studied and discovered and devel-
oped, so that the citizens and residents of
the United States. and the Islands of Cuba
and Porto Rico, may be freed from its
fatal embrace" ies~