The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
SOME FOREIGN NOTES
Next international Tuberculosis Con,
qress-Germany and Russia.

I
gress-Germany and Russia.
The next international conference on
tuberculosis viii begin in Berlin on the
22d of October and continue until the 18th
Two days viii be devoted TO a careful ex-
animation OF different establishments for
the treatment OF the almost universal
pest. The special subjects suggested for
debate are d position of governments
with regard to prevention of co1sump-
ticn; % obligation TO give information
t. the police; 90 organization Of dispen-
saries; a. the task Of schools with regard
Il the prevention of consumption; 90
precautions against the dangers Of milk;
o. tuberculosis during infancy; % protec-
ton Of labor and prevention of con-
sumption; 81 classification and different
modes OF accommodating consumptives.
The meeting of the special committee on
tne last day of the conference to be de-
voted 20 questions Of organization, in so
far as they relate to the work Of the
central office and to the general regula-
ton Of congresses.
Some of the German newspapers are IN
willing TO accept, even tacitIy, the official
View that the relations between Germany
and Russia have been vastly improved
t,y the recent royal meeting at Reval and
the dispatch of a deputation of Russian
officers to greet the German Emperor
st Posen. one of the reports in circulation
is to the effect that in Posen the Russian
officers selected as their quarters a we'll
known Polish hotel, which by orders oc
the proprietors did not illuminate on ,..e
cir .F
munique of the Agence Russo to the Paris
press is widely quoted, according to which
the visit Of the Russian officers to Posen
vas merely the inevitable response Of the
Gar to strongly expressed desire on the
rart of the Emperor William. Attention
g., called to the danger of complicating
the Polish problem by mixing it up with
International relations and thus creating
8 "Gordian knot which may one day
have to be cut by the sword. In an
srticle, entitled How do we stand with
RUSSIA" the KoeInische Volkszeitung
questions the justification for the fanfare
which has been blown over the Reval
meeting and suggests that Russia may be
dipping either Germany or France or both.
a man cannot serve two masters" it
says. "and Russia is firmly allied with
France" Moreover, it finds it strange
that there is no denial Of the story publ
shee by the Sclair, according to- which
the German emperor on parting from the
Gar at Reval signalled from the Hohen-
zollern the words The Admiral of the
Atlantic greets the Admiral of Pacific"
and received the somewhat less exuberant
reply Bon Voyage"
The ravages upon the picturesque beauty
OF rural England. due to the march Of
socalled modern improvements. are con
tinous and generally iTremediable. -Nnong
the venerable structures recently t'1.ea- !
tened are the wooden bridges across the
Thames at Sonning IN Oxfordshire. which
have long been objects Of interest TO
tourists in England and especially 10
artist 1t appears that the Oxforsshire
county council. in its zeal FOR agricultural
development. IS proving the foe Of the old
bridges, Of all descriptions. on the ground |
that they are incapable of bearing the
heavy traction engines Of the period
Moreover. they are dangerous to the
gcggle-eyed automobiists As rule. the
counsellors demolish them completely.
substituting for them hidcously practical
erections of iron or steel. but occasionally
they undertake 20 strengthen and widen
item by the addition or metal lattice
work. a process which. in artistic eyes,
is apt TO be the most fatal Of all. Some
such scheme is afoot with regard 70 the
Scnnig bridges ano ". Holman Hunt and
c =. Leslie. the Royal Academician. are
relying the artistic world in their defense.
II is the iron bridges against which the
most fervent protests aye made and the
Partially of the county councils for them
IS curious, inasmuch rs it IS admitted
that brick and stone bridges. against
which there IS small objection. are. In the
cases of small spans. at once more ,
durable and more economical
In order 10 further the work OF repatria-
ton and ressttlement IN South Africa.
the governors or the different colonies
have been making prolonged tours OF in
81 ection IN their several districts u learn