Evening star., 1920-01-01
EXPECT EPIDEMIC
DISEASES TO RECUR
Scientists Say No Preventive
Discovered See End of
Yellow Fever.

ST. LOUIS, January 1 (by the AS
soclated Press).@Science has not dis
covered preventive of epidemic
diseases, but serum is being formu-
lated that may eradicate yellow fever.
according to delegates attending the
cH7V"ntion of the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science,
in session here.
Delegates warned against influenza.
spinal meningitis and infantile pa
ralySis. These diseases have not been
wiped out. but are having "a recess"
delegates asserted.
Dr. Simon Flexner Of the Rookie
feller Institute for Medical Research
and president of the association, ex-
planned that scientists were pro-
crossing in their fight on cancer. saw
ing that medical research "gradua ily
was getting into position of stra-
tegic superiority" in its attack on
this malady.
League of Nations Discussed.
An examination of the covenant of
the league of nations shows that, as
qualified by the league reservations it
pie have thought, but has simply
been Americanized. DR.. James l. Try
on of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology told the delegates.
Under these circumstances it is a
question" continued Dr. Tryon,
whether, from the point of view of
those who prefer the covenant to the
historic American plan offered by the
American Institute Of International
Law or to any other plan, there has
not been a frst-class mistake made
in opposing the Lodge resolution. and
one that 1t may take years to correct
for sentiment for the naked covenant
itself seems to be waning in this
country every day.
But if the covenant is lost the
n q n a fn
stop; it is too great a movement to
die as the result of such failure. 1t
will be revised with vigor in due sea
son and new plans for reconsidera-
ton probably of more moderate char
acter will be proposed.
Sees More Beyond Tradition.
"Of course. we may be criticised by
Europe for hesitating to adopt or for
actually rejecting what appeared to
be our own idea, league of nations
to secure peace, but it must be re-
membered that the form which this
idea was given in the proposed inter
national constitution was not the
idea of all the American people and
went far beyond our traditional re-
lationship with the rest of the world,
much farther than we are prepared
to go at this particular time. but, per-
haps. no farther than we shall be
ready to go at a later time
There will be those who will ask
shall we remain in isolation and
shrink from our duty to help the
world if the United States should
refuse to ratify the covenant We
cannot remain in isolation. We could
not separate ourselves from the rest
of the world if we would. We shall
do our duty in any case And let no
country think that because we heSl-
tate over the covenant we shall re-
frain from Intervention in the inter-
est of our country and the welfare of
the world if the same or similar set
of circumstances, the unjustified in
vasion of Belgium and France, should
again occur. But we want the right
to attend to our own affairs and are
willing to concede the same privileges
to other nations. We want to keep out
of the antagonisms of Europe and
we want Europe to keep out of our
Affairs"