Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-29
Will PLAN fight
ON TUBERCULOSIS
A Great International
Gathering At
Chicago


Chicago, July 4.-Of all subjects
that received the Presidents attention
during the recent conference Of tho
governors of the several states at the
White House non, 1t is declared. re.
celved more earnest and sympathetic
mention than the forthcoming interna.
tiOnal congress on tuberculosis, which
is to meet here from September 81
to October II, and of which he has al.
ready been elected president In
speaking upon its Importance and the
good that he hoped for from IL, the
President said that 1t would, moro per.
haps than anything else, tend 10
| strengthen international ties and
profound realization of the bother.
/ hod of man In the union Of all nations
to fight the white plague.
1--WE should make It," he said, the
greatest and the most fruitful congress
which has yet been held, and | assure
you of my interest and services, TO that
| end"
The congress comes to this country
on the invitation of the Natiuupl Asgo.
citation for the Study AMI Prevention
under way all over the world % make
Il the greatest gathering In the inter.
est of public health ever held in this
country. Every state in the Union is
represented in the list of committees
and twenty-eight foreign countries.
Fifteen hundred persons are named on
the state committee lists and over
1850 In the register for foreign count
tries.
Dr. Edward l.. Trudeau has boon
elected honorary president of the con-
gress, and Vice President Fairbanks,
Speaker Cannon and the Governor Of
the States have been asked to serve as
vice presidents.
Two Plenary Sessions to Be Held.
Two plenary sessions of the con.
gress will be held. one at the begin.
ming and the other at the close, in.
tended principally for the exchange Of
greetings by the delegates. There
will be seven divisions of the Congress
and the scientific discussions will take
Place at the meetings,Of each.
All the sections of the congress but
one will be devoted to the strictly sci.
cntiiic consideration of the tubeTcu.
losis problem. The other section will
consider 1t from the hygieaic, social
industrial and economic standpoint
: Heretofore this phase OF tn subject
has not been considered NJ interim
: tional congresses. aud II Il taken NJ
!. now because Of the wide interest that
. Is being taken In preventive measures
especially in this country.
Edward 4. Dcvlne Of New York, thu
I chairman of this section, has arranged
q program of unusual interest.
Topics to Be Discussed.
The topics which will be discussed
under the general subject OF "Adyerst
Industrial Conditions" include tuberGu
iosis as superinduced by or connection
with occupations, overwork and nerv
GUS strain rs factors, the erect OF lac
tory improvements on The genera
health of employees and the employ
ment of police power in the protection
OF the life and health Of employees.
The speakers scheduled to take par
In these discussions include wei
known specialists like Frederick /
Hoffman of New Jersey, statistical
, l"f the Prudential Insurance company
Professor John r. Commons of tn
University OF Wisconsin, Or. Jane
Alexander Miller of New York; A. 4,
McKelway, southern secretary of tn
national child labor committee; ID
Herman NJ. Biggs and DR.. G. NJ. PriC
of New York; DR.. Henry b. Favill an
DR.. Alice Hamilton OF Chicago an
"a Professor &. l.. A. Winslow of tn
Massachusetts Institute Of Techno
ogy.
!, In the discussion of the general sui
= Jet of social control OF tuberculosis
= addresses will be made by Presider
, William #. Slocum Of Colorado o
1.-THE Best Use of n Large Bequost f
the Benefit of ConsumptiyCs; ii
ingston Farrand of New York, exec
r tive secretary of the National Associ
iion for the Study and Prevention {
tuberculosis. will outline "a Compr
y heDsive Program for the Preventio
of tuberculosis; the Relative Fun
lions of available Agencies" and ROY
Is land G.. Hazard of Peace Dale, II.
Is will speak on "Somc Economic A
- poets of the Free Treatment Of Tube
1 culosis by the State"
Early Recognition Of tuberculosis.
| |
early recognition Of tuberculosis an
The subsequent treatment Of person
affected with it, especially those
whom the disease has been checke
viii open UP the field 10 a Wide fun
Of information touching open a
schools, suitable home employment
farm colonies, etc.
There will be sessions devoted
the work done by the visiting nurse.
TO discussions of educational mctho,
"a and agencies; to the consideration
- measures for promoting immuni
y from the disease and for increasir
\ the powers of resistance-such
rnrks Fairgrounds, outdoor sport
physical education.
prominent settlement workers W
Id take part in the closing session, whi'
viii have as its subject "The ilespo
slbility OF Society for Tuberculosis
The speakers named In the progra