The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16
INFLUENZA COST
MORE AMERICANS
LIVES THAN WAR
ny DAVID LAWRENCE,
(CopyrtgAt BY The IntelliSenecrD

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1tS More Amer..
lean iiNrs vor'r lost uS ~ C"uS"Cu"ECc OF
influenza dUr!us III" worl" war IMAM "i'
the field OF battle :" the hti'f ann"un'"-
nleut that tie league ~ Eail"i'. las >"t
AZ Wnrk It's !ulerua iona heal" h".'"1I i
Viii probably lie Of much mor" lrl"r"s
70 the NuI"r.rnu huIu" }han t." h.Sh.%
to, hn,"a. GsCu@~j'u &h"1j i.'i' '"'.
When ;hs iil,t 'Ac"UnE Of tn '"H'"t'
nr 'n,. 'cacur mTS n"ld ia iunU"u !"
utI;ar Gny. II vii he noted that " "'.'t-
mite. Was anp".uicd :" put ni' "r'rT
ton tin. plans made many months "e"
FOR tii'h -" I,t"rHa'lrn"t urGdi.&" linu
as Nul!d p""lerl Az nations aC","S' IA"
ravag"s o. G!S'a,.s Nri"h hHN" hlther'"
known mu froul,"~S. am able :" present
An outline "i lu""' plans i"dHt. In"H
have hitH"r;u hrCT Unknown. In' Ndr
eide o. tn" lcaGu" "f nations "n" me
prevention "r International n"iii"as dis
putcs has ha-u :" much "mIlafi;'H ma y
vooplc haven't -. ltI"d tlat lH'r" - All
affirmative and hUunn.tHri2" "i"' Mr"h
IS greater 'haU anN tnt"rUfN"nnt Nhu",-
taking "t it, Lind hcr"lNorc En"Wn :"
civilized Su'Icty.
Diseasr and sickness are w"rld-w.d".
They com" often from 'he saiA" '",i%".
aud may hr l"e' "Guo'I} t> "a. am
remedy. Science IS ever trying - E"'.'
up with the relentless advance Of nrH
forms OF human ailmrnt. Yet ih""' has
never been devised a sySteTl Toy action
quick enough to meet now emergency
In health. Who ever thought Tor M
stance ur cabling about the appcar9nr..
of new epidemic that might spread I"
anne into port and brought their dis
eases. the hrst information Was "h-
tained.
Now come the league Of nations /"
offer such a remedy. Merely by "rganiz-
ing the various health services around
, the world IN one central, "oordilSte
body, the league will b" able to- IStkect
and act against ep'dcmcS at tss eefN
time Of their birth. and bring I" bear
all the skill and science of eaCn country
70 nut up the bars against further raI
ages. In nKhtin. disease as well a. any
battle IN life, the prime rc1uistl" IS or
gsnization
organization will consist "r general
committee. alr executive comm tee and
An international health office. Tho .ch-
Cral committee would he composed Ui
delegates appointed by the g"Nermmem;s
represented III the convention ~ Rome
IN 1907 on international hygiene. l.
would meet at least once AZ Ncnr. The
executive committee would consist ~
uine members including III" pr-sl'i"i:'
Of the general r"ium.itr" and III" r'r
rosentaIlvE each from thc league Red
t'roSS SOvitieS and "n" ir"m lh" govern
ing body Of the ntcrnai ional labor o(lI""
This committee wu,.d meet not hSN
than four times a year.
The International hculih "ffi"" would
he a permanent "rgani"":"r established
At the seat OF the lsagu. "f nations ~
rnnrSr nr tn" mrdIral S"rT"lAr, .u
v ruld have direct communication viii
. The secretary gen"lal of Ia" iaguc .ari
thus would have IN" "u'h"r.l' :" com
muruCnts dirscN! WITH the E"I rrnu""i
health CfflCsS in Narl''l- ruuutrIr>. Tn"
organization would wrrk "ui ~"Inr VIVA
IN this way: tho Int"rnHilCnGi hr4l n
/ office would adVis" RI" leagus Of nations,
the labor office. the League "t R"d 'r""T
societies and other hspltn organizations
7 ~ han hrt g. ~
! mlnI<trativs health authorities IN the
different countries into closer t"urn
would organize more rapid interChanE"
! "r information wherr immediate pre-
cautions against distasc ar" required
II and would gather data ON the health
administration OF various nations with
the view 10 concluding international
Conventions and agreements The eX-
crutlye committee would serve GONE
what as a drafting CUmmi't"" for these
conventions which would be- submitted
TO the general committee" trr approval.
; II approved by two thirds vote. they
would h" submitted 10 the national au-
thority uc each country. Non" OF these
recommendations would have an! biEd-
| Ing effect on nnN nation unit! formally
rallncd by thar .mnt'"n Ia which case
each would asr-" tu make AN annual
! report Oil the measures ta%cu to give
effect t. the agreements ratified.
When II Is rvahEsd how Qulckly dis
.sses can h- brought lutu one country
b. The thousands -! slips plying the
seven seas tul},. fhr fact inst no ensC'
ttv. iuteTWati"hIi heath organization
r haS rJ.slrh ma H.. ,,itr Wonder what ci!
uizatiou hhs Lceh ,,u.uE. Eut Us & Nhl
ter Of IsGt there ht> ,'It led 80 rrrIIUa'
ont or central earring h"u-" Ia. .hivI-
maj ,Onal re.alt"uS "i Ms h,nd uu'ti ''-
lrHsu- WAS set on. iu,,I. lrrrNi.-' NJ "f
Via: tie. .cacur inai Iu !" l'rrN-n; whr.
there ar" iu,,rr! p""p!e W." hope 1t "l'|
bring about !Il"rl'all"',al cooperation ~
Grh:iuE s"Iu"thmG d"adIl"r u Amcrt' 4
than the last War--dIs"ass-