Evening star., 1926-09-29
SCIENTISTS CONFER
ON TUBERCULOSIS
World Organization Meets
Here Tomorrow to Study
War on "White Plague"

Scientific leaders or the world IN the
fight to eliminate tuberculosis as a
scourge of humanity are in Washing
ton today for the fifth conference of
the International Union Against Tu-
berculosis, which will convene its
first general session at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. Attending the conference are
48 medical and research specialists
representing 90 foreign countries and
more than 500 physicians. scientists
and public health workers from all
parts Of the United States.
This is the first time since 1908
that the International Union Against
Tuberculosis has convened in this
country, and on that occasion 1t
worked under a different mandate. by
virtue Of the fact that its membership
is limited to the scientists of nations
members Of the League of Nations and
the United States, it is more or less
an unofficial adjunct of the League of
Nations. The last session was held
two years ago at Lausanne, Switzer-
land.
Seek Advanced Methods.
The general aim of the Internation
al Union Against tuberculosis Is to
bring together on common ground
the outstanding men of the world who
are waging the fight to prevent and
ultimately stamp out the white
plague" During the four days 1t is
in official session here these men will
discuss the results of the last two
wears campaign, and through such
an impartial discussion it is hoped
that the most advanced methods for
continuing the fight may be made
available to all nations and all peo-
pies.
The executive committee, composed
of Sir Robert w. Philip, Prof. Leon
Bernard. DIR. r. Dewez, Prof. A. Cal
mette. DR. Theobald Smith. DIR. r.
Humbert aNd NJ. Andre Pallain, met
this morning All the members of the
committee were not present for the
initial meeting, but a working organ
ization reported and the session was
held behind closed doors. The results
will be reported to the first meeting
of the council of the union late this
afternoon.
The first general session will not
open until tomorrow morning. how
ever. when all the delegates will
flower. The address of welcome will
be made by Surgeon General Hugh S.
Cumming. head of the United States
Public Health Service. Dr. Smith, as
president of the union, will speak
briefly. after which the first clinical
subject. THE Part Played by Con
tagion in tuberculosis A m n e
Adults" will be presented by Prof.
Taetano RonZoni. professor of medi-
cine al the University of Milan, Italy.
Will Discuss COntagiOn.
Discussion on this subject will be
opened by DIR. Lawrason Brown of
Saranac Lake. \. Y. and DR.. Eugene
l.. Opie of Philadelphia. DR.. Ernst
Lowenstein of Vienna. DR.. Stephen J.
Maher of New Haven. and Prof.
Francis Harhitz of Oslo. will carry
the discussion on. Immediately after
luncheon discussion OF the same topic
will be continued, giving way at 1
O'Clock in the afternoon for lecture
on The Progress and Organizatio
of Anti-Tuberculosis Work in the
United States" by DIR. Linsly r. Will
liams. managing director of the Ma
tional Tuberculosis Association.
On Friday the conference will dis
cuss the research subject, The Ana
tonic structure Oh i uUcICl6 FROM
Histogenesis to Cavity! presented by
DR.. Allen X. krause. director of the
Kenneth Dows Tuberculosis Research
Laboratories of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity Saturday will be given over
10 the sociological subject ''Tubercu.
losis and Milk" presented by DR.. Will
liam II. Park of New York City. Fol
lowing a trip to Mount Vernon. the
delegates will be entertained at dinner
bv the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton, after which adjournment will be
taken.
Virtually all of the foreign dele
gates. however. and many of the
American delegates will remain in
Washington to attend the twentysec-
ond annual meeting of the National
Tuberculosis Association. which will
be convened at the Mayfiower Hotel
on Monday morning and remain in
session through Thursday. DR.. Smith
is also the president of the national
a association, which will have the for
eign visitors as its guests during the
sesSionAs so&- the -Amsrican organization