The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-05-21
THE WHITE PLAGUE.
interesting: Congress on Tuberculo-
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ber 21-October IL.
Governor Dawson has received the
following letter from DR.. Lawrence
F. Flick, of Philadelphia, chairman
of the committee, and author or
Consumption Durable and Pre-
ventable Disease:
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To His Excellency,
VIM M. @, Dawson, -
.". Governor Of West Virginia.
Dear ,Governor:-The Interna-
tlonal Congress on Tuberculosis will
he held in the United States this
year. - AS the most extraordinary
event Of our day it merits your atten-
tion and warrants my writing you
this letter.
The International Congress on Tu-
beculosis was organized in Paris in
1898. 1t met in Naples in 1899, in
Berlin in 1900, in London in 1901,
and again in Paris in 1905. 1t is the
logical outgrowth of the new knowl-
edge Of tuberculosis and represents
the International embodiment Of the
crusade against tuberculosis. 1t
comes to the United States this year
at the invitation Of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton Of Tuberculosis extended at the
meeting in Paris with the private en-
dorsement Of President Roosevelt.
This will be the second meeting in
an English. speaking country.
What other countries have gained
by sessions Of this congress can be
read but Of, the development Of the
crusade against tuberculosis in those
countries In which it has been held.
France had the first congress in 1898
and with that congress began to Or
ganize it's forces in the battle against
tuberculosis.
By 19O5eWhen 1T again secured the
congress it was one of the best organ
lied countries in the world. Ger
tmany secured the congress for 1900.
In 1901 at the congress in London,
Professor Won Leyden In the name OF
Germany said:
Since the congress in Berlin we
have not been idle in Germany. We
have made advances In this question
Of humanity and health. In the year
1889 We had % sanatoria, in 1900 it
was 80; but In this year it is SO. This
year We expect 10 more"
King Edward appreciated what the
congress would mean to his people
when, unable to preside as he had
expected to do at the opening Of the
congress, he telegraphed:
Very hearty welcome from me to
the eminent men belonging to almost
every nation who have assembled to-
day and express to them
my earnest hope that the Valuable
information which they Will give to
| the world - -" will assist in
mitigating the dire disease which has
baffled the most distinguished physi,
clans for SO long"
President Loubet in opening the
congress in Paris in 1905 expressed
his view Of the congress when he
said; -
OF all the duties which have fall
| en- to me the most pleasant is that
which | now discharge and l first
wish to thank the sovereigns, chiefs
Of state, governments and noble so.
ciet1es which. have sent delegates
here. BY hearkening to the appeal Of
France they have given the best evi
dence Of the civilized worlds pre-oc
| cupation at the present day with the
things which have to do with public
| health, the real power of nations"
Every congress which has beer
| held has been larger, more instruc,
tive and more useful than the pre-
ceding one. The whole world with
| the accumulated enthusiasm of ter
years, stimulated since 1898, is
striving to make the congress to bt
held in Washington a memorable
event in mans struggle for the bet
| terment of mankind. England, Ger
| many, France, Austria, Spain. Italy
| Russuia, in fact every country in Eu
| rope, Asia and the Americas and ey
en- Africa have appointed committees
| of foremost citizens to participate In
making this congress a success
These committees are preparing ex
hibits Of the work done in their re.
spective countries and will bring tc
| the congress their best thoughts
newest ideas and most successful &C,
complishments.
The congress will convene in
Washington from September 21st tc
October 18th inclusive. Durine
| these three weeks there will be an
exhibit In Washington Of everything
that the world has to show in the
warfare against tuberculosis. Tuber.
culos1s In all it's forms and in all #
has done to injure mankind will be
shown; and side by side with this
arch-enemy of mankind and it's raw
ages, will be shown the weapons