The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-27
THEC0NSERYA70N
CONGRESS, AND
COL. ROOSEVELT
His Reasons For Not Attend.
ing Caused Considerable
Agitation
DR. WILEY TALKED on
THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE
Others on the Program Today Includ-
ed william J. Bryan, Who Talked
on the Relation Of Good Roads to
the Farm-other Topics.

eo Wilnam j. Bryan, Who Talked
on the Relation of Good Roads to
the Farm-other Topics.
Kansas City. Sept. 27.-The explain.
alton OF why former President Roose-
velt did not attend the present meet
ing constituted one Of the Interesting
features OF today's final session Of the
tn!rd National Conservation congress.
While this feature was not on the
program, the announcement yesterday
by DR.. Henry Wallace, president Of
the congress. that he would read to.
day the explanatory letter from the
former president created no little
comment.
The address by Walter L. Fisher,
secretary Of the interior, and William
jennings Bryan's discussion Of god
roads IN their relation to the farm,
practical forestry, soils. election Of Of
fcers and the choice of next years
meeting place were among the impor-
tant features of today's program.
Besides the letter DIR. Wallace re-
cetved note from the former presi-
dent today giving him permission to
read the letter in which he declined
to be present. This note was read
for the liveliest demonstration since
the delegates first assembled here.
Men and women stood up and cheer.
ed, the applause lasting several min
utes. Mr.. Roosevelt in the note said
there was no movement in the coun-
try 80 important as the development
OF higher country life.
A great crowd assembled in Con-
vention han last night to hear DR..
Harvey w. Wiley. chief of the bureau
of chemistry. in the department of
agriculture. deliver a speech on the
Health Of the People,"
DR.. Wiley said that "if in the remote
future coal, iron, gold and silver
should become extinct. science would
provide substitutes" and that science
would secure the maintenance and
increase Of the wealth in forest. field
and stream"
But there is another natural asset ''
he continued Lying at the very basis
OF the prosperity Of the country which
Is sometimes overlooked, namely the
normal functioning Of the human ma
chine, commonly expressed by the
term health This has more to do
with the happiness, prosperity and
utility OF the human, Organism than
any Of the. other hatIfal assets which !
have mentioned" The dangers which
confront this vast asset of the nation,
he said were the inheritance Of disease
or Of weakened bodies, poor nutrition,
unwholesome and adulterated food,
the taking of disease by infection and
unsanitary conditions, the latter caus-
ed by overcrowding in big cities and
by. lack Of hygienic knowledge in the
country districts.
In order to unity the national and
state activities making for the. public
health" he declared, "the establish
ment Of q national department OF
health is almost necessity. Do not
be deferred by the cry which goes up
Of a doctors trust The wise physi-
clans are in favor Of such a depart
ment not because 1t is physicians
trust but because it is for the good
OF the people.
THE selfich physician will be glad
to see the present condition Of affairs
disease and thus throws into his hands
an increased practice. The altruistic
physician believes in prophylaxis rath-
er than in therapeutics. He is willing
to sacrifice his own income in dis de-
votion to the public service.
Congress should take early steps
towards securing in the councils OF
the nation an adviser to the president
charged with the. protection Of the
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education Of the people in matters re-
lating to their well-being, both moral
and physical. What is needed is to
bring together all the activities of the
national government into one depart.
ment having the prestige and power
of presidential advisement."
Vigorously did DIR. Wiley attack az
q thief and corrupter of public NOR.
ais" OF the manufactures who sells
Q'HN1t0RotAH rAN1o nj H,,
man animal. he declared, is entitled
to a pure and wholesome diet. 1.-The
drug store and the grocery store" he
satdi should be distinct concerns and
not sell each others wares. The man
who converts peanut shells into pep.
per. on the ground that the poor man
is not able to buy pure pepper is q
thief and corrupter Of public NOR:
ais. The rich man possibly may be
poor man never. The man dilutes the
milk water the stock Of the wealthiest
company in the world.
Especially is this principle true.'
he declared cas- regards children and
no penalty is too severe for the man
who deliberately puts poisonous dye
into candy to sell the stick for q pen
ny and put two thirds Of the penny
into his own pocket. Or. when chill
frequent the ubiquitous soda fountain
why should they be permitted tc freely
purchase injurious alkaloids or fraud
ulent substitutes for sugar used as q
sweetening agent? .
again, by what principle Of politi-
cal economy can the practice be justi-
fed Of keeping wholesome food In
storage until its taste has vanished
and poisonous degradation products
have been produced?
Advocating prohibition Of mar.
riage Of persons afflicted with incura.
BILE diseases or imbecile or otherwise
grievously beset he declared the pow
er Of the state to protect Its citizens
from disease may be constitutionally
exercised before as we'll as after birth
Manufacturing in large cities he
condemned. saying Cities should be
reserved for exchange and every arti-
san engaged in production provided
with q lot where he can breath the
fresh air and touch Mother Earth"
The report Of the nominating COM
mittee presented yesterday was ac-
J. B. White of Kansas City named
for president. has long been active In
conservation work, In 1907 he was
appointed by President Roosevelt to
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