Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-21
WAR ON THE WHITE PLAGUE
International tuberculosis Congress
to Continue Three Weeks.
CIVILIZED WORLD REPRESENTED
Foremost Scientists and PhyEicians of
the Present Day to BE Present
and Participate I'm It's
Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9o.-For the mex
three weeks the national capital will b,
the scene OF such a crusade, perhaps, al
never before has been witnessed aRains
humanity's worst common foe-the whit,
plague. It will be an educational campaign
world wide in It's scope. the ultimate OBJ
Ject of which is to eradicate, if possible
from the ends of the earth a disease, which
statistical reports declare, cuts short tho
lives of from one-tenth to one-eiKhth of ths
civilized population. Such distinguished
foreigners as Drs. Robert Koch Of Berlin
Bang OF Copenhagen, A. Calmette Of Lille
France; n. Theodore Tendeioo of I1eyden
r. w. Philip OF Edinburgh C. Won Pirauet
of Vienna, @. Sims Woodhead OF Cam.
bridge, Lydia Rabinowitch of Berlin, Cam.
ilo Calleja of Velladolid, Spain; r. Ishi-
gami Of Osaga. Japan, and noted American
physicians and scientists and others who
have devoted their lives In an effort tn
solve this problem will actively partici-
pate.
The campaign will be carried on with the
coming international congress on tubercu-
losis convention on its sixth annual ses-
sion, which will meet in the United States
for the first time at the new National
museum In this city.
The initial step will be tomorrow night,
whom there will be a jubilee opening of
the new National museum in connection
with the congress, a tuberculosis exposi-
tion. 1t will be one OF the largest, the most
important and in every way the most com
prehensive exhibits ever assembled and IL
will be illustrative of what is being done
throughout the world in the fight against
tuberculosis. While the display Is connec-
ted with the congress, II is not so closely
related as to be taken as the official open
Ing Of the congress, The important event
will occur one week later, September Is
Officially tomorrow nights opening of the
exposition will be known as Municipal and
Government ways.
World iH Represented.
Twenty-four foreign nations and all the
states and dependencies of the United
States, in addition to the federal govern
ment and represented with elaborate dis
plays
The most advanced methods OF fighting
consumption are exampified by model
dwellings sanitsrora, railway and street
cars, model laws and ordinances ideal fac
tories and numerous sanitary appliances
Among the lay speakers who will par
ticipate In the opening exercises tomorrow
night are General Luke F.. Wright, secre-
tary OF war; Secretary straus OF the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor, and
Governors Stuart of Pennsylvania, Croth-
ers of Maryland and Swanson of Virginia.
That meeting will be the first of series
OF seven, the others being as follows: Sep
tember 26 women's clubs and allied or
ganizations; Sunday September 27, fra
ternal organizations Sunday October l. la
Dor unions; Tuesday, October 6, social and
charity workers; Thursday, October s, re-
ligious organizations. and Saturday, Oc-
tober 10, school children and teachers
The war on tuberculosis, however, will
not be directed altogether from Washing
ton series Of public lectures by some
of the most eminent authorities in attend
ance upon the congress will be given in
Baltimore Philadelphia. New York and
Boston.
While many social functions have been
planned for the delegates, the principaI
event will be the reception rendered bv
President Roosevelt at the White House
on Friday, October ..
1t is estimated that upward of 1OoOO per-
sons will be present when the International
Congress on tuberculosis is opened a week
rom tomorrow. Delegates will be in at
ehuahce from practically all Of the civilized
nations in the world, and the United states
NIL figure largely in the representation.
Secretary Cortelyou will call the congress
ogether in the absence OF President Roose-
'elt who accepted the presidency OF the
BODY, but who, because Of official duties
VII be unable 10 be present. Mr.. Cortelyou
VIII CRITICALLY welcome the delegates on be
lalf OF the United States government.
The congress will be divided into seven
ections' at which essays will be read and
discussed by men OF international fame.
These sections are: Pathology and bacteri- |
'logy; clinical study and theory OF tubercu- |
osis; surgery and orthpedios: tuberculosis
ehiidreni hysienic, social, industrial and !
economies as parts OF the tuberculosis;
tate and municipal control Of tuberou- !
osis. and tuberculosis In animals and its |
elstion 70 man.