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spread, particularly among economic entomologists and 

 agriculturists. Scientific men in most of the countries of 

 Europe have obtained the committee's reports and express 

 their approval of the work. Prominent journals in Europe 

 have published comprehensive reviews and discussions of 

 the work, in every case speaking of it favorably. The 

 economic entomologists of this country with one accord 

 express themselves as anxious that the work should be 

 continued, not only for the protection of the country from 

 a new imported pest, but as a demonstration of what gov- 

 ernment can do for the advantage of the people ; many of 

 them having stated that they believe it would be a public 

 calamity to have the work stopped. 



At the National Farmers' Congress, held at St. Paul, 

 Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 1897, the matter, as in former years, 

 was considered, and the following resolve adopted : — 



Resolved, That the efforts of the Commonwealth of Massachu- 

 setts in endeavoring to exterminate the imported pest known as 

 the gypsy moth meet with our hearty approval, and we, members 

 of the Farmers' National Congress, assembled at St. Paul, ear- 

 nestly appeal to the Congress of the United States to aid our sister 

 State in exterminating what is liable to prove a national pest if 

 neglected. 



At the last meeting of the Association of Economic En- 

 tomologists, held in Detroit, Aug. 12 and 13, 1897, the fol- 

 lowing preamble and resolve were unanimously adopted : — 



Whereas, The Association of Economic Entomologists is famil- 

 iar with the efforts being made by the State of Massachusetts to 

 exterminate the gypsy moth ; and 



Whereas, On two former occasions it has endorsed this under- 

 taking by public resolutions ; and 



Whereas, The existence of the gypsy moth in Massachusetts is 

 a standing menace, not only to the agricultural and forestry in- 

 terests of that State but to those of the country at large ; there- 

 fore, be it 



Resolved, That this association would urge upon the people of 

 Massachusetts the danger of dilatory measures, and the wisdom 

 and great importance of providiug liberally for the work of ex- 

 terminating the gypsy moth. 



