El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-15

insurance or boiler explosion insurance
people to prevent fires and explosions
III was shown that over 40 percent OF
the deaths which now occur could be
postponed. at an enormous saving to
life insurance companies
The life insurance presidents, as
result of the suggestion, have appointed
q committee on Human Life Exten-
sion" In the meantime the Metropoli-
tan. the Provident Savings Life Assur-
ance company and the New York Life
Insurance company have made special
efforts to preserve the health Of their
policy holders.
OF all the results thus far accom-
plished, the setting in motion Of this
great commercial interest on the side Of
health and longevity, is most import
ant
But the chief aim of the committee OF
one hundred has been aside from d.
rect education OF the public or enlist
ing the cooperation of life insurance
companies It has aimed still higher
at the national government itself. Just
as the department OF agriculture has
revolutionized the science of farming,
so bureau of health may revolution
ize the science of human life.
Active Health Boards.
There are still people who do not
seem TO realize that one Of the chief
effects Of a strong federal health Of
flee will be not to decrease, but to in
crease the activity of the state and mu-
nicipal boards of health. In fact, one
of the purposes of a bill before con-
gress is 10 enable the public health and
marine hospital service to found
school of hygiene for the training Of
state and federal health officers.
The ground work for public health
legislation has already been laid
through the formal endorsement OF the
movement by president Taft's p ale
cessor. numerous congressman. the gov
ernors of states, state legislatures, Ia
Tor organizations, the rational grange,
insurance and benefit organizations.
such as the Associated Fraternities or
America medical and sanitary asSocla-
lions. such as the American Medical as
ISOLATION. American Public Health as
sociation and a score of other patrl-
otto societies, such as the National Mu-
nicipal league and some chapters or
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. The entire membership of the
associations which have passed resolu
tions faVoring the objects of the cum
nittee of one hundred, is upward of two
millions.
Political Endorsement.
Still more important is the political
endorsement which has been received.
The Ohio state legislature passed
special resolution favoring the estab-
lishment Of a national bureau of health.
The party platforms Of some states,
Ohio. Delaware and Connecticut, con-
tanned planks favoring such legislation.
and to crown all, the national platforms
of the Republican, Democratic and In
dependence League parties contained
health planks. as recommended by the
committee and its allies.
President Roosevelt advocated public
health legislation in two of his mes
sages to congress. President Taft has
not alone endorsed the work OF the
committee but he has also afforded in
his last message 10 congress the
stronssm public health recommends
tiond he history Of the country, and
he ma minated that he would later
send a Special message to congress on
the same subject. When this is done, 1t
will be up to congress-"
The officers OF the committee are:
President, Prof living Fisher. New
Haven. Conn; secretary. Edward T. De-
vine, New York; treasurer, Title Guar
antee and Trust Co.. New York.