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and dinners presided over by the Burgomasters of different 

 towns, and everywhere the injustice of the American ruHng 

 was pointed out and insisted upon. Any danger from the im- 

 portation of Holland products was declared to be absolutely 

 non-existent. It was a very interesting situation for the Ameri- 

 can delegates. We could sympathize with the Hollanders and 

 declare regretfully that we had nothing to do with the ruling 

 and could not influence the Board. But I shall tell all about 

 this conference in the next chapter. 



The Wageningen conference did much good, even though it 

 had no effect upon the United States Quarantine No. 37. It 

 brought the scientific men of the different countries together, 

 made new and lasting friendships, and started, internationally, 

 a cooperation between the plant disease men and the agricultural 

 entomologists that is bound to become closer and closer. 



Ever since 1912 the Plant Quarantine Service has operated 

 very successfully in the United States and has received in- 

 creasing Federal appropriations for its support. I think we may 

 all be thankful that it was started. At one time it was thought 

 that appropriate inspection work for dangerous insects could 

 be performxcd under the Bureau of Entomology, and for plant 

 diseases under the Bureau of Plant Industry. But such an ar- 

 rangement would have complicated greatly the work of those 

 two organizations. I mentioned increasing appropriations just 

 now. It should not be forgotten that a few years ago Con- 

 gress with the acquiescence, but rather against the advice, of 

 the experts, appropriated the huge sum of ten millions of 

 dollars, to be expended in an effort to check the spread of the 

 European Corn Borer. And none of us will forget the speedy 

 appropriation of over four millions of dollars in the spring of 

 1930, for the purpose of wiping out the Mediterranean Fruit 



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