The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-01
POLICE REGULATION
IS DISCREDIPHD
AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD RECENT
LY IN BRUSSELS ATTENDED BY MOST EMINENT MEN
FAVORABLE TO THAT METHOD OF DEALING WITH
THE SOCIAL EVIL, IT FAILED OF RECOMMENDATIONS.

The readiness High Sheriff Henry up idea OF
segregation and regulation OF dealing with the social
evil par with the illegal unauthorized way which he
undertook do it Segregation and regulation completely
dcreted among those who have given the subject study and ae
ton than has probably been in the past hundred In
Paris where supposed have the strongest hold and which is
pointed to as the convincing example by the reguatonSts 1t Pra
The consideration given the subject by the
eminent authorities in the world the subject was at the nterna
ona Conference for the ProphaXy Syphilis and Nenera Maa
dies held recently Brussels The following review OF the work
of that conference
The letter of invitation stated that:
dies danger for society necessary whilst there
yet time take attempt the invading march Of
Committee has been formed and has decided organize ntena
ona Conference for the propya Of syphilis and veneea maade
The following the questions which formed the program OF
the Conference and which accompanied the letter of invitation:
Have the systems of regulation actually force had nAu
the frequency and dissemination OF syphilis and venerea
Is the present organization of the medical surveillance pos
g. Exclusively from the medical point OF view there any
tag maintinng tolerance would be better
suppress them?
A. the administrative organization police surveillance Of
prostitution capable of improvement?
s. By what legal number who derive
their OF existence from prostitution be diminished?
Leaving prostitution Of the question what general measures
can be taken ecua combat the propagation OF syphilis and OF
The Conference was probably the largest complete most
weighy Of its kind held The following appointed
Denmark Spain the United States Of America France England Hon
Holland Argentine Republic Roumana, Russia Servia
Sweden Switzerland and Belgium,
delegates nearly great Reguaon leaders Of
president of the delegation Of eighteen members from France most OF
employed under the system Dr. DOh medical
head of the system the GOsWaa Tokyo OF body OF
delegates nominated from Japan The Berlin Imperial Office OF
Hygiene represented by number of delegates headed by DR.
Maubacl the mentioned
represented representatives from the War
Office the India Office Practically all the medical bodies OF
world represented by their NOTED specialists delegates
onatan Hutchinson who recognized OF the greatest special
Europe represented the College of Surgeons of England
Aboonsts also invited having their public work
qured special competence this matter number OF these at
tended their private capacity and treated with
fairness both regards the printed proceedings and time for
speaking the discussions but OF they formed small proper
ton only of the total present.
alarming had been made the prelnn
papers the Conference alleged enormous increase OF
England the abolition of regulation Dr.
ridiCued these and that
the entire English people would short lapse OF
walking infinitely varied masculine feminine
nante syphilis instead of being well known
the earth This alleged terrible IN
disease England the Repeal of the Contagious Dis
Acts OF the trump cards OF the Keguauonis but
papers prepared the Returns of the Registrar General
Medical Department showed steady reduction OF the NAL
adv in all directions since Repeal in England
The speeches of numbers of the Continental Reguatonsts showed
The trend OF thought seemed to
towards provision hospital opposed the
compuon the police Compulsion argued drove
hiding their maades and universally admitted that
absolute necessity the gaver forms OF the DIS
to be avoided
Professor Fourier the Paris system early
of the mastery analysis OF $40 cases
Of tertiary syphilis occurring his private practice Paris This
by other members of the French dele
evidently depressing effect OF the English and
Reguaons had attended the conference with the eXpeca
hearing much about the stamping out OF the maady In France
after years of regulation.
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