The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-11
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Congress to Meet.
"a movements under way to secure
the use of the new. Congressional.
Office building or a part OF the Capt.
toll to house the international Com
gress on Tuberculosis that is to be
held In Washington next September.
A great exhibition illustrative of what.
is being done. the. world around, in
the fight against the disease. will be
held in connection with the Congress-;
and the two will continue from Sep,
TENDER 81 to October 10. (
In presenting tie. request that has
been made OF the members OF the Fed
era1 Congress. for the use OF the new
Office building to shelter the Inter
national Congress on tuberculosis
the Committee OF Arrangements has
followed the example set by other
countries. England. Germany. Aus
tria. Russia, Holland. Italy. Canada.
and Mexico have all recognized the
importance OF the international Con-
gress held within their borders and
have housed them in buildings that
bear the same relation to the admin
istratIon of government in those
countries that the Capitol and new
Congressional Office building bear to
the Federal government In this. The
last international Congress on Tu-
berculosis met In Paris, three years
ago, and was held in the Grand Palats
England housed that of 1901 in st.
James Hall. London. An earlier Com
gress met in Russia, and its sessions
took place at the Palace, at Moscow.
Some OF the other international Con-
crosses of the last few years have
been held in the following buildings:
International Congress of Hygiene
and Dcmography. Berlin. in the Reich
stag.
International Congress on Tubercu-
losis. Vienna. in the Aula of the Uni
versity.
international Congress on Physical
Therapeutics. Rome, In the Hall of
'Horaces and Curaces."
American Public Health AssocIa-
tion. Ottawa, in the Parliament House.
American Public Health Assocla-
tion. Mexico. in the Chamber of Dep
uties.
International Prison Congress. Bud
apest. In the Palace of Justice.
International Congress of School
Hygiene, The Hague, in the ParlIa-
ment House.
The United States Congress. having
such examples. may, be expected to
do whatever is possible to house the
coming International Congress on
in as good building MS
is available for such n purpose.
a recent writer has aptly described
the great Goth century crusade against
as tho "IIoly War OF To-
day" And n glnnce ut the provision
nj programme OF the Congress shows
that every country on the globe is
joining hands in this fight. Russia and
Japan: Great Britain and South AfrI-
en-; Spain and Cuba; France, Ger
many. Italy, India, Australia. Spain.
the whole American continent. even
the far away islands OF the sea that
most OF us visualize only as specks
on the ma yof the world. putting all
private or personal differences aside.
have joined forces to fight this COM
mon foe that has cost more lives
than all the battles of ancient and
modern history summed up together.
The Congress will bring together
the great leaders in the Crusade from
every part OF the world. In every
land. preparations are under way for
In the gathering and in
the great exhibition that will be Illus
trative of what is being done, the
world round. to annihilate the white
death" France alone has commit
tee of over $50 of which former
President Loubet Is honorary pres
ldcnt. Great Brltain's plans for rep
are being arranged by n
of $50. which numbers
nmong Its members public officials
like Bulstrode. whose recent report
on tuberculosis has made his name
familiar to every student of the tu-
berculosis problem; pioneers like
Philips of Edinburgh. the founder of
The first tuberculosis dispensary: llu-
like the Countess Of ABB
erdeen. the inspiring leader OF the
in Ireland
Germany also has committee OF
srcat distinction: Greece one of equnl
prominence. including the personal
physician of the King. Some of the
most noted scientists in Austria are
members OF the committee for that
country. The powerful Anti-Tuher-
suiosis Lengne of the South American
countries hnS rnnrasnnfnfiya nm +he