The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-04
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS
international Gathering to be Held at wash
ington Next Year.

portant scientific congresses ever held
In America. During the last ten days
OF September aud the first ten days of
October. 1908, n large number OF dis
tinguished men from all parts OF the
world, physicians, hygIenIsts, socio
logists and humanItarians, will Assem-
BILE 10 Washington TO discuss the pro-
blem OF tuberculosis. This great gath
erlng will organized under the name
OF the International Congress on Tu-
berculosis. II will number. several
thousand members and delegates, and
the visitors to Washington, on account
OF this Congress, will number thous-
ands moro There Is 40 doubt about
the magnitude ADD importance OF this
Congress, but its attrsctiveness 10 non
members may easily be proved. There
Is no doubt that the modern crusade
against the Great White Plague Is the
most absorbing contest which medical
science has ever wSged. The anti.lu.
berculosis campaign Is a matter Of ser.
ious interest 10 the American people,
and Is going forssrd 10 deadly earnest.
The National Association for the study
aud prevention OF tuberculosis has
chosen the time and place for The In.
transitional Congress, ~ suit the pleas
ure and convenience OF the foreign
members and deleyates, and the Asso-
citation has not the slightest doubt that
the Congress will be a great success.
The Directors and Council OF the
National Association include the most
noied authorities on tuberculosis In
this country. Their plans contemplate
.onething far broader than a conven
slon Of scientific men. They expect to
have Tuberculosis Exhibition, shIch.
up to Us date. will purpass In variety
aud interest anything OF the sort ew r
attempted. The collection OF illustra
i've objects has been golng on 10 this
'ounlry for severAl years, and the ex
hibition method Of educating the pub
tic on this subject Is employed 10 many
foreign countries. During the th'e
seeks, while this Exhibition Is 10 pro
q ess, visitors can learo shai Is gol' {
%, the world around, In the fehl
against tuberculosis. The Exhibition
~ill b. open and FIRE TO the public Of
oil times aud its content. will be a.
Interesting 10 The mao 10 the street, OF
70 the high school pupil rs 10 the sa-
vant. Tuberculosls exhibitions have
been held 10 many American cities and
have attracted visitors by thousands,
The value OF this Exhibition as a
means Of arrestIng popular attention
has therefore been proved by exper'
.ence.
The international Congress will pro
vide, 10 the exhibition, = great COLES
tion OF interesting objects, but the cot
gress Itself will be q great collection o.
eminent persons. @any OF the disting
uished authorities on tuberculosis Ia
Great Britain, Germany, France ant
Italy, are widely known by name IL
This country But scientific men arr
seldom travellers and they are not OF
Ten seen la public. The most impo
tant men from these countries will a
tend the International Congress OF
tuberculosis, not only for the purpos
OF discussing the subject In the ,cicnI
tic sessions, but also 10 make publ
addresses IN Washington and othe
cities.
There will be thirty OF these publi
lectures In Washington, each one by
= foreigner distinguished as al autho
lty on Tuberculosis. Besides the fan
Gus men whose names will occur
we'll Informed Americans, some OF IN
great men from remoter and less know
countries will be seen aud heard o
the public platform. Tho great men &
medicine In Sweden, Russia, Japsr
China, India, Australia, and Nes Ies
! and. are known In this country only
! the inner circle OF scientific medicine
IL will be news to many American
that some Of The most important wor
done In the Western Hemisphere ha
been done In South America.
! The people Of the Old World recoI
r niKe the distinction fairly earned b
D some Of the South American republic
10 dealing with the tuberculosis pool
lem. We, In the United States, 81
comparatively uninformed, or mis-
formed about the people south OF Pat
2 ama. The congress Is sure TO incIu'
. many representatives f-om South Am
: lea aod will show some fine exhibits
work undertaken for the restriction 4
!. tuberculosis 10 that part OF the worl
The project TO hold this congress
Washington had favorable inception
The last International Congress {
: Tuberculosis met 10 Paris 10 1905 NJ
!, tho American delegates invited q
: congress ~ hold the next meeting
: the United States. Mr. Roosevelt se
onded the Invitation through Mr ,
Cormlck, the ambassador TO Franc
ADD the invitation was accepted vi
n enthusiasm. IL was generally und
u stood that President Roosevelt In 80
ondlng the Invitation, acted unotiici'
!. ~ but greatly is the governments Of .
United States Interested In the Int
= national Congress on TuberculosI
and Its Interest became manifest
:, soon rs the National associate