New-York tribune., 1908-01-28
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
CONFERENCE IN 4LBANI.
President Sends Message and Coz
ernor Makes address.


ias in the hattie for the suppression of tubercu-
| losis especially among the working people was
exempifed in the great audience sa'iefeu Ill " !.
manus Bleecker Hall in this city, tonight under
the auspices of state Charities Aid Association
and tbe State Health Department. Governor
Hughes Lieutenant Governor Chanler. Joseph h
Choate former Ambassador to Great Britain leao-
ers in the legislative branch of the state govern
ment E II. Porter Health Commissioner ana
officers of each of the public and private organza-
tions engaged in the Tuberculosis work made
addresses.
The following letter of President Roosevelt to
Homer Folks secretary of the State Charities Ala
Association, was read;
visI, 7 could be present with you. AS I can
permit me an old friend and IN member OF 3 the
association former Govern9r & OF the cs stass aNo Work
social betterment, TO tender to the State Char-
Of nv interest. sympathy ard approval in the work
they undertaking TO organize local effort for for
1He York outside Of New York CITY such is
peculiarly necessary. and earnestly nope TOT 1ts
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mr. Choate in accepting the craftsmanship. said
he was afraid New York State especially outside
New York City. a little behind in it's campaign
against tuberculosis! He said the vicious crime
of splitting was almost suppressed in New YORK
City 1T is high time he declared. that the
people of this state were aroused to the eNh that
confronts them.
In introducing GovernoS Hughes. Mr.. Choate re-
ferred to him as 1.-THE man all Albany knows. all
New York knows, and the entire United states
have set their eyes upon him" The Governor was
greeted with tremendous and lons continued ap-
plause
In his address Governor Hughes paid tribute hrst
to Mr. Choate and then to the State Charities AID
Association. remarking upon the vast amount Oh
effort put forth this state TO see that puplc
officials do their duty He congratulated the state
upon the definite steps now being taken TO co1hpa'
this known evil of tuberculosis He called Tor Co
operation in the work of applying remedies 10
which this disease must inevitably suceumb ana
added:
believe If the citizens of each community Woui4
stir around and insist upon the enforcement n;t Of Of
laws in their community and the Ieiulie@iIe @ - %
Ter of Pubic health we would have such an agreer
able change the complexon of our rod puoc nan
era, and in this partG1ar mater by by Careful
watchfuness to secure report OF every CASE it
may exist by 5sog or qPoh Pe Of health
may perform very important fqnetjSn fun and uRGI R
them next to fthe diagnosis Of the phSslca' VIII
depend largely the success of this campaign
Commenting upon the immense amount of suffer-
ing and the immense loss to the state WHICH "ouiu
be saved by timely treatment Of incpient cases. oL
which he said something more than 81 per cent
have been found durable. and bespeaking proper
s,pnort for the states institution Ray Brook fof
the treatment of such cases, the Governor SAID II
was entirely proper that under the state auspices
there may go forth emissaries with proper litorl'
ton with proper instructions the various com
whole work of this campaign. But. my TRENDS
nothing that the state may do in this matter, or
that local authorities may see mt to attempt VIII
amount to very much if every effort is not backed
by public sentiment which demands that to the
fullest extent this evil shall be wiped out
Such loss from pestilence as annually Is
caused by consumption the Governor said would
appan the people of the state If they want this
waste of life stopped they must join heartily in
support of the preventive measures.
aI1l nPp1C
of the presence of Professor William II. Wech. of
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, who is also
president Of the board of trustees of the Rocke-
feller Institute Medical Research Dr.. Welch
spoke on the general movement throughout the
country and of the coming congress on tuber-
culosis in Washington next fall, at which forty
six nations will be represented. New York State,
it has been decided, will send a notable delegation
this congress.
Before assembling for the meeting those in at
tendance had opportunity view the tuberculosis
exhibit of the State Department of Health. and the
and exhibits of statistics prepared by the in
vestigations of Charities Aid Association,
showing the alarming conditions found in the cities
already examined-Utica. Rome, Troy and Albany
and the measure of relief already taken in those
places and seHhere.
To-night's meeting gave a big impetus to the local
and state campaign against tuberculosis. The mem
bers of the State Medical Society, which convenes
here this week, attended practically N a body. AMI
the Senate and Assembly took early adjourn |
nlent of their evening sessions of compliment
the gathering. Incident TO the meeting there was
conference of the members of the advisory board OF
the public and private organizations work in the
state. and it is understood that & result some /
form Of legislation will be asked TO obtain a more
perfectly organized system of examining and reg |
istering cases of tuberculosis.
Simon ". Rosendale of this city called the big
gathering to order and after prayer by the Right /
Rev Thomas NJ. A Burke, Catholic Bishop of AL /
bany. introduced Mr.. Choate who ie president of /
the State Charities Aid Association as chairman of
the meeting
In addition to the addresses of Governor Hughes, |
Mr.. Choate and DR.. Welch there brief |
speeches by Lieutenant Governor Chanler, Spea ker
Wadsworth, Senator Armstrong, of Rochester; DR.. |
Eugene II. Porter State Commissioner of Health: |
George F. Garfield chairman of the copmttee |
prevention of tuberculosis: Homer FoikS secretary |
Of the State Charities Aid Association. and Martin |
f. McClary president of the board of managers of
the New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuber |
culosis.