The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03
PHYSICIANS ARE
WELCOMED TO U, S,
Much Work viii be Done
Along Sanitary Lines
AFFlLIATION is NEEDED
Or. Hit Says Man and Disease Have
Destroyed Much, Even to the Bears,
Thereby Preventing President
From Getting a Shot.

washington, December 2-The first in
ternational sanitary conference convened
today. The governments of Mexico,
Cuba, Chill, Costa RIGA. Salvador Hon
duras and the United States were repre-
scented by delegates. The conference is
the outgrowth of the international meet
ings held a year ago in the city of Next
co. Quarantine and sanitary matters
generally are to be discussed and what
ever measures are adopted to improve
existing systems will be considered by
an international sanitary bureau before
the assembling of the next annual confer
ence. The sessions today were mostly de-
voted to welcoming addresses and organ
lzation.
Ambassador Apiroz of Mexico and Min
lister Quesada of Cuba are present DR..
Walter wyman, surgean general Of the
marine hospital service called the con-
ference to order.
Formal addresses of welcome were made
by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and
Assistant Secretary of State Hill. They
were responded to by a number of the
delegates.
DR.. Wyman spoke of the closer afflia-
tion of the American republics along san
itery lines, and said the motto of the
present gathering should be health, clean
linens, intellect and morals.
Secretary Shaw said he remembered
when it was the physicians aim to cure
disease; now 1t is to prevent the spread
of disease"
Assistant Secretary Hill, speaking for
the state department, said that closer
republics.
II hope" he said, that the day is for
ever past when the difficulties between
the American republics shall have to be
settled by force of arms. The three
Americas are sufficient unto themselves
and while we want closer relations with
other nations, 1t is significant that We
have all we need
DR.. Hill pointed out that disease is an
enemy that threatens to destroy us and
| that man has exterminated the grosser
| and visible enemies. Pears, for in
stance" he added, have been so COM
pletely exterminated that the President
of the United States, on recent hunt
ing trip was unable to find any of them.
and was obliged to return to the White
| House without a shot"
Addresses were also made by DR.. o.
Eduardo Moore, Chill; DIR. Ulloa. Costa
| Rica; DIR. Juan Guitreas of Cuba DR.
Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico; DIR. Souchon.
president of the Louisiana State board
Of health Major w. P, Mccall Of the
| army, and medical director George P.
| Bradley of the navy. The delegates this
afternoon visited the capitol.
Formal organization was completed by
the election of DR.. Walter Wyman, sur
geon general of the United States marine
hospital service, as president, and DR..
Arthur Reynolds of Chicago as secretary.
An advisory council of several delegates
was appointed as follows: DR.. Rhett
Goode, United States; DR.. M. J. Roseneau,
United States; DR.. Guiteras, Cuba; DIR. F.
Liceaga, Mexico; Major McCaw, United
States; DR.. Ulloa, Costa Rica, and DR..
Reynolds, United States. The vice presi-
dents of the conference are DIR. Moore,
Chill; DR.. Ulloa, Costa Rica; DIR. Gutter
as. Cuba; Minister Carlo, Ecuador; Con-
sui General Shernkowa, Salvador; Lazo
Arriaga, Guatemala N. D.Peraz, Hon
| duras; DR.. Liceaga, Mexico; DR.. Roman,
| Nicaragua, and Mr.. Stewart, Paraguay.
| Adjournment was then taken until tomor-
| row.