New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-28
REPLIES to- FORT.
PreUentOrium President Says
There Is No Danger.

Lakewood y J.. Nov. 2G--Marcus NJ
Marks. president Of tn tuberculosis Pre-
ventorium for Children. at Lakewood has
sent a reply TO the letter Of Governor
Fort in which he said he was opposed TO
bringing tubercuIous children into the
State Of New Jersey for any purpose.
In his reply Mr. Marks says
Replying 20 YOUR favor Of the 18th inst.
would say that our efforts are directed
solely toward the prevention. not the cure
Of tuberculosis our admitting physician
in chief. DR. James \ Miller. testihes that
the nlnety-tWO children admitted 10 the
Cleveland cottage and open camp since
july were under observation for weeks
before their acceptance and were free
from infectious disease OF any kind We
have asked. and again invite, Lakewood
PHYSICIANS 10 reinspect our children on
their arrival
our attending physician IN chief. Dr.
Alfred F. Hess. testifes that during the
nve months since We opened our doors
not one of the children has had any
cough. or mas shown a temperature OF
even 100 degrees Fahrenheit. or has been
lll IN bed for even an hour, and that not
one infectious case mas been received or
developed there. our children look fully
as well as any others i'm Lakewood.
DIT Abraham Jacob and Or. Herman
NJ. BiggS, our consulting physicians. agree
that no danger "a brought 70 any COM
munlty by such carefully inspected and
movement u scientific ard practical. and
one 20 the most hOpetui and important of
the present day We know that there
would be danger 20 our children II allow ed
70 remain IN their former surroundings
For that reason, II the public will support
US, We propose TO save them by open air
life, pure food and wise supervision We
md the pine woods. porous soil and the
SOFT air and sunshine at the Cleveland
cottage worked wonders IN short time.
We nave conseCrated this work 10 the
memory Of our beloved ex President
Although not affecting our institution
M any way. a. We do not accept infeC-
tious cases, we cannot refrain from ex-
pressing our concern AT your Introduction
OF state lines against tuberculosis Il
10 close its doors against New Jersey. or
n New York State were 10 bar men wOrn-
IN ana I children from such healthy resorts
md such action narrow and crueIc
The action OF the New Jersey suthori-
ties in arresting the superintendent OF the
children's tuberculosis preventorium I'm
Lakewood has caused much Indignation
In this city among those connected with
the institution Nathan Straus one OF the
heads Of the preventorium. has received
a letter from James 3. Stokes in which
Mr. Stokes expresses his views in a
forcibIe manner The hackers Of the prot
ect are in no way disheartened by the
arrest Of Superintendent Wheefwright and
are determined 10 night the matter out
With the New Jersey officials
Or. Livingston Fsrraud. executive sec
Rotary of the National Association for the
study and Prevention OF tuberculosis
said yesterday afternoon SO far the
danger 10 the cOmmuuity Is concerned. the
attitude Of the people OF Lakewood is
absurd and the result OF ignorance The
esta blishment is preventOrium. not
sanatorium The children will be eX-
amined ~ New York experts and none
will be sent who have signs Of positive
tuberculosis The courts OF Massachusetts,.
North Carolina and Virginia have decided
that a tuberculosis sanatOrium Is not a
menace 10 the health OF a community n
!. sanatoriuul is not a menace. why should
a preventorium be