Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
WORLDS DOCTORS
MEET IN LONDON
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Opens international Con-
gress of Medicine.
SUFFRAGETTES, BARRED,
CARRY BANNERS OUTSIDE
Eminent American Physicians Are to
Have Prominent Places on
the Program.

LONDON, August 6.-The international
Medical Congress was opened by Prince
Arthur OF Connaught as the representa-
tive of King George, in the great Albert
Hall this morning. in the presence Of an
audience of 10000
Prince Arthur and Sir Edward Grey.
secretary of state for foreign affairs, sat
on the platform beside the president of
the congress. Thomas Barlow. president
Of the Royal College of Physicians, physi-
clan extraordinary to King George and
honorary LID. of Harvard. The creden-
vigorously scrutinized before entry could
be obtained to the hall. This precau-
ton was taken to keep out suffragettes,
several Of whom attempted to enter.
Guard Against Suffragettes.
A large force Of police guarded the
building. while women carrying billboards
bearing the words. What do the doctors
think of woman torture?" paraded out
side.
During the congress. which will con-
tinue week, there Will be the greatest
concentration of medical wisdom in Lon
don the world ever has seen in one place.
Doctors from all the countries Of the
world, and including the greatest spe-
cialists in all departments of medicine
and surgery, are here.
There will be daily discussions In tWen-
ty-six sections and subsections of the con-
gress The latest researches and d1scov-
cries in every branch Of the art OF heal
ing will be discussed.
Among American Delegates.
Among the American delegates are
Prof. Harvey w. Cushing OF Harvard
University, who will deliver an ad-
dress on surgery; DR.. Robert Abbe OF
New York. who will tell what radlum
has done toward curing malignant can
Ger in it's early stages, and Dr. Huooipli
Matas of New Orleans, who Will de-
scribe his success in transplanting
blood vessels and transferring organs.
and even limbs, from one living amman
to another.
The German delegation includes Dr..
institute at Frankfort-on Main. VINO IS
acclaimed by his people as the Worla >
greatest pathologist. From Japan
comes Shibasaburo Kitasato, FAMOUS
bacteriologist and acknowledged 10 oe
one of the greatest authorities on the
plague
Viscount Morley, lord president OF the
council presided last night at a pan
Quet given by the British government
to some 900 leading delegates to the
congress
Tribute to United States.
Speaking of the great advances made
in the science of medicine, Sir Thomas
Barlow in his presidential address paid
a special tribute to the United States Ios
the work done by that government IN tne
Philippines, the Canal Zone and elsewhere
in combating yellow fever. malaria ana
the sleeping sickness. ;
Headed by an American delegate II
black silk and a scarlet robe lProf- sgd
ney Thayer of Johns Hopkins University
the delegates Of the various governments
advanced in turn while an organist PLAYED
a few bars of their respective nalona
anthems. The delegates made short re-
plies to and shook hands with Prince
Arthur OF ConIiaught and Sir Thomas
Barlow AS each foreign representative
spoke in his native tongue. the variety
of language was as bewildering as thai
at the Tower of Babel.
The representatives of the United States
easily outnumber those OF any Other
nation except England.