New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
HUMAN MOSQUITOES
DR.. Lee Likens Anti-ViCisectiontSts
to Insect Pests.

After an exciting meeting. during which DIT
Frederick Lee described the people who want 10
restrict vivisection mosquitoes. the woman
Municipal League at its regular meeting helu
yesterday morning at Nc. 19 East z6th street.
voted to ask the Academy of Medicine TO appoint
a special committee consider the matter ana
take such action may be deemed necessary 10
bring the statutes of New York State into Lhe
with the most enlightened opinion Of the world
The subject was debated before the largest
meeting the league has held this season. aho tiie
session was prolonged far beyond the usuaI houE
of adjournment. DR.. Simon Flexner of the Rocke-
feller Institute; Dr. J. W. Draper Meury' director
Of the surgical research laboratory of Columbia
University; Dr. William H. Park, of the research
laboratory of the Board of Health; DR.. Frederick
Lee. of Columbia, and DR.. Rosalie Slaughter Nor
ton defended animal experimentation from the
charges brought against it: and the case OF the
Observation-Disclosures presented by James
Townsend Frederick Bellamy. author of the
Bellamy bill. and Miss Lima Gregory.
The New York Anti-VivisectiOn Society. Of
which Mrs Diana Belais is president, was un-
represented. The president Mrs Richard Aldrich.
said that Mrs. Belais had declined invitation
either to come herself or to send a representative
of the society
Mr.. BeIamy complained that the vivisectors
declined to treat with his party.
"If the legislation we propose is not satisfac-
tory" he said. why do not the vivisectors pro-
pose something better?"
II then that DR.. Lee made use OF the
mosquito metaphor
IF a mosquito is buzzing about your head" he
said "you do not treat with the mosquito"
Public opinion is going to make you recognize
that something more than mosquitoes" re-
torted Mr.. BeIlsIny.
Or. Lee denied that there any public opinion
involved The excitement had all been stirred up
he maintained. by few women. one Of them be-
ing Mrs Belais.
They have never been inside laboratory and
have seen an experiment" he said. but they
have been telling strange tales and circulating
strange literature"
OF Miss Lind Of Hageby, the English anti-vtvi-
sectionist in this country. Dr.. Lee said:
'She deserves the contempt of every self-respect-
ing American woman"
''Why do you come here say these things
bout Miss Lind when she is not present." asked
Miss Gregory.
why did you not meet her on the platform
when shs invited vivisecdonists to meet her and
refute her statementsT'
because know much about her" answered
Dr. Lee. ''Shs does not deserve to be met by any
self respecting scientific man."
DR.. Lee protested against all inspection FOR the
reasons that "any educated man would object being
inspected in his business" The English law. he
stated had compelled like Lord Lister to go
abroad 10 make their experiments.
We don't want to drive American talent out OF
the country" remarked the president
DIR. Maury invited any woman present to visit
the laboratory at Columbia.
DR., Lee said the laboratories were open to any
one who did for the express purpose Of
making trouble.
Mr.. Townsend declared that he and those who
felt he did asking for nothing but open
doors and he could not for the life OF him" see
why the parties could not discuss the matter
without becoming enemies.