Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
INTEREST IN
MOVEMENT
PHYSICIANS GIVE VIEWS ON THE
COMING CONGRESS
FIGHT TO BE WAeEp AGAINST
TUBERCULOSIS
Plans for Meeting Of Specialists to
be Held In Washington in Sep
temher Are Near COM
pletion

widespread interest is being taken
IN this country and abroad in the in-
ternational congress on tuberculosis
which is to be held in Washington
next September under the auspices of
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis. The
gathering will be unique In several
respects. 1t will be the first congress
of the sort to be held in this country
and 1t will differ from the earlier coh-
crosses In giving greater prominence
to the non-medical aspects of the cam
paign against the white plague. The
outlook will cover the anti-tubercu-
losis movement as a whole, and en-
phasis will be laid upon the humans
tartan and social factors of the prob
lem as well as upon the medical, sur
Rical and pathological aspects OF 1t.
A central committee was appointed
for each state and for each OF the
countries abroad at the beginning or
the preparations for the congress.
number of these have organized and
have formulated definite plans for the
representation of their respective
states or countries in the congress and
In the exhibition that win be held I'M
connection with 1t. The activity OF
the local committee has been preceded
In nearly every instance by official ac-
tion by the governor of the state au-
thorizing the participation of the
various departments of state govern
ment in the undertaking. This has
been done by the governors of twenty
nine states, and other executives have
signified their intention of taking up
the matter at an early date. The fed
eral government is arranging to take
part also, seven of the nine depart
ments having expressed a desire to be
represented.
Many Interested
Some idea of the extent of the inter-
est shown in the United States in the
congress is to be gained from the fat
that over six hundred persons, in diff
ferent sections of the country are
serving on the state committees. The CEN
tral committee of arrangements for the
congress has invited the coordination
and cooperation of all the organiza-
tions of the state interested in the cru
sade against tuberculosis; to secure
appropriations for state and local ex-
hibits and contributions to the main
tenance fund of the congress; to Sc
cure members of the congress; to en-
list the interest and cooperation of
state and local officials: to secure
state and municipal exhibits for the
congress; to make reports to the secre-
tary-general on the status of the fight
against tuberculosis in the state, etc.;
to welcome the cooperation OF the
National Federation of Woman's Clubs
through the state committee.
Activity of State Committees ..
Each of the state committees is work
ing out it's plans in its own way. The
New York committee, for instance, is ar
ranging for the preparation of an exhibit.
and for the collection of information from
a wide range of sources, medical, sur
gical, meteorological pathological indus
trial and economic, in regard TO the prev
alence of the disease and the possibilities
of it's prevention. The Illinois commit
tee is enlsting the active interest of all
the departments of state and local gov
ernment. The Wisconsin committee plans
TO raise fund of $1,000 to defray the cost
of an exhibition that Will represent the
anti-tuberculosis activities of the state
The Pennsylvania committee has started
a vigorous membership campaign and the
committee for Maine Is beginning at home
by the organization of a state associa-
tion for the study and prevention of
tuberculosis. Still another committee,
that for Maryland, has reported to The
secretary-general of the congress its in
tention to compile and publish digest of
review of the anti-tuberculosis movement
in the state and directory of all activi-
ties, public or private, that are trying to
solve any phase of the tuberculosis prob
lem.
Foreign Representation
Forty-slx of the foreign countries are
Identified with the congress and will be
represented in the gathering. The mem
bers of the national committees Of these
countries include scientists, investigators,
hygienists and dignitaries of high rank.
The French committee has a membership
of over 800 and includes men of promi~
nence in public life as well as in scien-
tihc research. Among them are eX-
President Loubet; NJ. Leon Bourgeois,
member of the French senate and a MEM
her of the permanent anti-tuberculosis
commission appointed by the French
government; DR.. Roux of the Pasteur in
stitute at Paris; DIR. Calmette, professor
of hygiene at the University of Lisle;
Or. Landouzy of Paris; DR.. Letulie the
secretary-general Of the last International
Congress on tuberculosis, held In Paris
in 1906. and DR.. Vallee. the eminent veter-
marian OF the university at Alfort.
One of the most noted pathologists in
Europe. DR.. N. p. Tendeloo of Leyden, Is
a member of the committee for Holland
The chairman of that committee is Dr
p. X. Pei of the University of Amster-
dam. Germany is represented by men of
great distinction. The secretary, DIR. Jo-
hanHes Nietner, was secretary general of
the recent Congress on Hygiene and
Demography. Among the members are
DR.. Pannwitz the secretary-general Of
the International tuberculosis associa-
fion; Dr. Ernst Won Leyden and DR.. Jo-
hannes Orth OF the University of Berlin.
Noted Men Coming
The Hon. Otto Won Printzkold, the chair
man of the Swedish committee, is the first
chamberlain of the Swedish court. The
secretary, DIR. Bertil Buhre, is the presl-
dent of the great Swedish Anti-Tubercu-
losis league. the largest volunteer associa-
tion OF the kind In existence.
The chairman OF the Austrian committee
are well known investigators. They are
faculty OF the University of Vienna; DR..
Anton Weichselbaum and DR.. Richard
Patauf OF the department of pathology of
the University of Vienna. The secretaries
are DR.. H. v. Schrotter DR.. t. Telegy and
DR.. j. d. Bartei.
Dr. b. Patrilkios, the chairman for the
committee for Greece. is secretary Of the
department of health of Greece, and sec
ary-general OF the Greek Red Cross So
clety. DR.. Aristotle Kouzis, the secretary
Is a professor OF the University OF Athens
DIR. Constant Savas, a member of the COM
mfttee, is professor of hygiene in the
University of Athens, and is physician to
the king OF Greece; DIR. p. Manousso is
the principal medical director of the mill
tary hospital at Athens; Dr. Kalliontzis
IS professor of surgery, and DIR. Pierre j.