The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
PLANS WORLD WAR
ON YELLOW FEVER
Gen. Gorgas ambitious to
Wipe Plague From the
Earth.
DENY $4,000 SALARY

wAsuiNGroN. April 1.-THE OFFER
which tho Rockefeller Foundation has
made to Major-C;cn. William G. Gorgas.
chief of tho medical corps OF the United
states army, IL Of broader scope Than
more participation in the sanitary re-
licf expedition 20 Servia. Too founda-
OIL has invited Gen. Gorgas to become
permanent member Of is staff as gen
rrt' a1v'ser IN matters relating to public
lni'at,on and the control OF opidemcs.
rnis offer - &c Gorgas Is along the
ncs Of the decision on the part of the
'oundat!on trustees to- devoe con-
siderable part ~ its resources in the
future to tho problems of public health
rhe offcr affords 10 Gel. Gor2as an
,1nortunity TO put to e test theory
demonstrated will be of untold benefit to
nllind Cen Gorgas believes that
GLOW fever can he wiped off the face
or the Garth. and IL he accepts the
RockefeIler offer this will he one OF the
tasts to which he will devote himself.
IN the sanitation oi AIlt "h"''h N"'''''
Zone and In other cases he already has
accomplished wonders in this direction.
Gen. Gorgas has not made up his
mind Nhothe he will accept the Rookie
Teller Foundation orer. but the belief
here is that n. Nih.
II Gen Gorgas docs accept II " II not
he on account OF any large salary offered
by the foundation. Reports that he has
been offered $50. 900 a year we're dis
credited officially here tonight HES
salary will he about the same ms ne
draws as an officer OF the United states
army. and there will he no other allow
anccs TO himself or his widow IN the
event of his death. except those that
usually 20 TO a retired army officer or
his widow. II IL not certain that Gen.
Gorgas will go to SerVia or that he Will
resign from the army II he accepts the
place
The following statement was issuSi
I nv Jerome u Greene. secretary OF the
| Rockefeller Foundation.
| The Rockefeller Foundation has In
vited ten. Gorgas to become perma-
| nent member of its stan in the capdr'F
! Of general adviser In matters relating
/ to public sanitation and the control OF
epldcmi.s The trustees OF the founda-
.
I of Gen Gorgas's strong billet IN the
/ feasibility q, completely eradicating
! Yellow fever from the face of the eartn.
During the two years Of tho foundd-
! tons existence the attention of the trus-
tees has been chiefly given 10 problems
| Of public health. including the coniro.
I Of epidemics and the need Of COM
peten, adviser and executive IN this held
/ tas been strongly felt. When In CO.
! operation with the American Red Cross
/ tn. foundation undertook the important
: task Of helping the Servian Gov rnment
to control the epidemic OF typhus and the
/ threatened epidemic OF cholera the trus-
tees again naturally thought OF Gen.
Ciorcas man prominently ntteu
to ne OF service in this emergency and az
a meeting held last week in New York
they decided to make him deilnit"
+ oifc' This offer IL now taken under
consideration and he will doubtless CONF
A'urir+te his decision vitnlu f"w DAYS
The foundations invitation conter-
plates his retiring from active service.
+ - he now l. entitled To- st any time.
out ~ does not contemplate MS resiG-
nation from the army unless he should
be Ass EUci to duties of such a nature
as 10 he Incompatible with the reEu-
'at.ors affecting retired officers. such
duty would he involve - his going
80 SeIV'a ~ TN" present time, which
hc could do as representative % the
Rockefeller Foundation. but not as an
officer ON tho retired list ~ tho army
The sanitary commission ~ the
American Red Cross actually has h'"r
. sent to- Sc~via in charge Of pr Rich
ard = strong Of the Harvard medical
srhool As director Tho Rockefeller
Foundation Is cooperating with the
American Hcd Cross IN the support 81
TN. expedition and n cen. GorEas
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