226 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



Resolved, That this Association place itself on record as favoring National 

 Prohibition, both for soldiers and civilians during the war period and for one 

 year thereafter. 



WHEREAS, The National Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis is opposed to the vending of patent medicines and the self-ad- 

 ministration of "cures" for various diseases; and 



WHEREAS, The American Medical Association has also condemned the sale 

 and use of self-administered "cures"; and 



WHEREAS, The patent medicine interests of the United States have been 

 seeking an outlet for their trade in foreign countries; and 



WHEREAS, The United States Department of Commerce in its special Con- 

 sular Report No. 76, issued in March, 1917, has advocated and urged upon 

 the patent medicine interests of the United States that they exploit China and 

 the Chinese people as a lucrative field for their business; be it 



Resolved, That The National Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis condemns such action on the part of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Commerce, and that the executive secretary be instructed to forward 

 a copy of this resolution to the secretary of said department, urging that here- 

 after the influence of the United States Government should not be used in 

 support of the patent medicine business. 



WHEREAS, Since the year 1907, the Russell Sage Foundation has generously 

 contributed to the work of The National Association for the Study and Pre- 

 vention of Tuberculosis, making it possible for the Association to carry on such 

 activities as publicity, the publication of the Directory and the development of 

 work in the field, the financing of which would have been extremely difficult; 

 and 



WHEREAS, The trustees of the Russell Sage Foundation feel unable longer to 

 continue their annual grant to the National Association; be it 



Resolved, That The National Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis thus publicly expresses and records its appreciation and thanks 

 for this service of the Russell Sage Foundation; and that the executive secre- 

 tary be instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the directors of the 

 Russell Sage Foundation. 



Resolved, That the thanks of The National Association for the Study and 

 Prevention of Tuberculosis be extended to the Local Committee of Arrange- 

 ments, 1;o the Cincinnati Anti-Tuberculosis League, to the Cincinnati Chamber 

 of Commerce, and to all of those who have helped to promote the attendance at 

 this thirteenth annual meeting, and to make it a success. 



The report of the Committee on the Expenditure of Red Cross 

 Seal Funds was presented by the chairman, Homer Folks, and 

 was adopted. The report is as follows: 



