The Washington times., 1916-12-17
Brazil and Ecuador Consent to
Assistance Of American
Physicians.
GENERAL G0RGAS REPORTS
Rockefeller Foundation Expect
Cd to Take Up Fight in
South America.

The officials OF the Rockefeller
Foundation have In their possession
today a report from william G. Cor.
Gas. surgeon general OF the United
States army, to the effect that the
governments of Brazil and Ecuador
have consented that American physi.
clans shall undertake the stamping
out OF yellow fever from the places
in their countries where IL exists, an
operation which. when completed, Will
mean that yellow jack" Is dead.
In q recent dispatch the return of
General Gorgas to the United states
from his South American mission OF
inquiry was recorded. il was thought
his report might mean that yellow
fever was to be attacked In it's strong.
holds and ,r the plague overcome ,nH. hIr
report.
Internationally within a short time
under the auspices of the Rockefeller
stsn OF AMERICAN fns pSysicians. viii
proceed to Guayaauil, Ecuador, and
10 several localities in northern Bra
I'll, there to undertake a work of the
kind, which, In Havana and on the
Jsthmus OF Panama. made the Ameri.
can soldicr-doctor's fame secure.
VIII Ask fer Gerxss.
Naturally. the surgeon general does
nOt say tnat ne VIII DC Nn' huh
chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation
10 undertake to grapple with yellow
FEVER In its last stronghold, but the
understanding IL In Washington that
tho United states Government will be
asked to loan his services to the
foundation and that before long. with
his FELLOW physicians and scientists,
he will undertake the dangerous mis-
sion.
From General Gorgss has been
learned some OF the details OF his re.
cent Journey TO South America. lie
was received by the authorities of
the countries which he. visited with
consideration. and was given prom
iScs OF help In tho work when " 10
come. while IN Ecuador ana ~ sra,
conditions. lie learned enough To
know thoroughly just what must b~
done In order to make succeshtul the
EFFORT to get rid OF yellow feVer Tor
all time.
Improve sewer and water.
yellow Fever exists today In Guaya'
quill. which is the chief port OF Ecua'
dor, a town OF 10000 people. Tho
government II spending money 10 inf
prove the sewerage system and the
water supply OF the town. Improve
ments have been made To AN extent
that will be helpful In the work OF
overcoming yellow Jack. The FEVER
MOSQUITO breeds largely near human
hsbitations In cIsterns. small pools,
and even In small vessels Of water
which are allowed to stand Ger
tsin cona III, o,,.t ~. me, before
"ut ainSS,s work AZ done.
tnc h Ill, male the work OF
one .nns 49,. diNIcuIt hut
ov.rcon' h,,,,,,, 30 mske s,,erssa NJ
nE' 700 There are places
r,hs,n RraziI which are isolated
ana In which IL Is suspected that vel
low fever turks. MorsoSsI .n ,hIch
Irsausn d,sanos.s the iiIn.ss OF |
,hs nstisn, being OF such light
character that proper diagnosis by
the local attendants u not A'"A>s
possible.
Trace Down Every Case.
The American physioiAn must trace |
$50, .,,.,s.,.d cas-. .nd max.
now" ''''S
certain that the work u complete
..,,,,,s,.a In On. Immediate neigh 7
.N'.'" ~ 49,, - al.
horhooos OF tho pia.'s ""''' wv
fever exists. This viii be done aper
A., p.. .nd 4, n,u., he made
ana IN tsnsma. r anu o,n ~, IT, s,ct has
.ertaln VIA, WY '"' VI wv
been rehcnen, ..,..,.. -, .,,,,
The experiment. Sonuuolea oy a
medical OFFICERS nave shown Una.
Is possible tor the mosauito 70 I,t
the poison from Seu,VM iT.,I p.,
for nfty.five days, When IL IL known
hnaliy that for two months ume
there has been no patient from whom
~ was possible for the mosquito 10
get a supply OF poison all the danger
Of the spread OF the disease or OF US