Marble Hill press., 1921-08-18

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ioarb ~ith IT, a,sk
TIE ustaariai v.II hr - iutcruauoUa. character
Ibfs - &c stuu'I D" .fno, 'av fnEs, ~ General
tgfaas O. vt,rd slide O. maf ~ doubted if tbs
wura - zEy single iaaa has uraut uurv to civil
itata.a d AS hf. ssHifsH wsrs tbut tsul,n.
strut,d g. 'hr uuFiI fhat tts white waH IAN 1--we
sud uufk O., fbs truQiHs aud a.Hta.n Et.j hral'h.
NEd ths sU3 !, nut Yyf sincv wt"n fas um" ruuic~
that ths N,tth Amrri.tu c,otiu"ut {, crowded ths
IsNt Ercst miFraflur - tb, v htfr man Nu - .
central and Sagrh Nufrea. o. fact Il Is % \
agserafUa o. say that tbv s-ttiiug - iLs trupi,s
by ths Csura.isn das-s Sr'in RE elinpst"u "t thy
Panama canal
Anyuur Ubn has ssvu tie o,G Panama 81 the
tire - Ihs abandonment ~ 'hr wovk o. The nr~t
safHl nvulttng mu,b wasted rurrsl. NE, aua
Maon~t ulih is sbauduusJ ,ylulpr-nt and m" r,'.
isurvs oi ubsus,~sSfuj lah"y aai ID" IhousNa1.
II uhk ao~n and aunumusr-i graves - ls vsrk
.rS canhDi hrlr bul b. stru'k ain thr pr s'nt
aspect of Pabaaa lts splendid sanitation its beau
tiiul cities IL. hn- hospitals, aud the maguihccut
a.r,sa,piishurnt ot the C,nplctiuh ot tlc aota 81
the canal n,aktng t uue oi tbs thost beautiful and
sauhrlous sput> ia tl,- soflg, writes RsHr Admiral
" E Bralstct 1 \ y, tKetirr'n in The Tan
Am.yitaR lai.n.
II, Accomplishment ot this gr,-at work and 'ht
sanltnry regeneration ~ Panama due to thr
.norts II sho late WuiIam e G"rgas, tuitrd
sshcr tho sucyss of this work must hc aerrrtl'tr'
Hts earlier work IN the southern states and he
West InieS aad particularly Cuba. and his later
.fors in Esuadaf Aet rvre. and his proiTrtri
work In Africa give unc an idea ~ III" vast heia
~ splendid vnieavur Whtvti- be- accomplished aud
,,ouId have co0tInucd had his utc hevu prolonged
Ills reputation hes sune forth TO all the world
ard b. is loved an,l reycrcd In ~sery household
IN~rhaIs na single life has ever made possible SO
ntnrh f0r lha gos,,i and wcaeiuE " humanity as
has that of General GorgAs, There can he. there
torw slo qusstiol ghe deSlrahIlity ~ erecting
some memorial which VIII 30 hoaor to this great
tman,
Many types III memorials have been considered
IN this connection. hnt feel sure that tM estah'
lyshment II this memorial The Institute for Re.
.arCh ia Trnpeal Diseases and tho study " Pre-.
S.stvr Medicine, carrying With IL not only per
utan~nt monument tn his memory but that
viii contiuH. his work and be vi the greatest vaiuc
tn the welfare ~ the entire world, would lee hts
ideal II this commemorative effort Panama, sit,
uAte,i In the heart nt the Tropics and In the midst
oG the Central and South American states which of.
fer a splendid field for work " this Kind would
seem tn bs the ideal location furnishing wealth
" material for the Institution which IL being
brought Into existence,
The honor for the conception OF this idea and
nt bringing Il into actual existence must be given
tn pr BctIsario Porras. the president OF the re.
unhle of Panama II was owing To his efforts AMI
those associated with him, such as the Hoa. Jo-
sa,rh iefeyre, the representative OF the Panaman
government in Washington that provisional
hustrd has been established TO begin and carry on
this work Deep Interest has heen cvinced In the
success Of this undertaking b. all who have been