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RESOLUTION 14. ANIMAL TUBERCULOSIS AND PUBLIC 
HEALTH. 
While the members recognize that the subject with which this 
Commission is primarily intended to deal is the control and eradi- 
cation of tuberculosis among animals as an economic problem 
they cannot feel satisfied without declaring their recognition of 
the fact that tuberculosis among animals is also an important 
public health problem. Considered as such, the eradication of 
tuberculosis among animals should have the approval and support 
of all those persons who are interested in curtailing human suffer- 
ing and prolonging human life. 
RESOLUTION 15. GENERAL STATEMENT. 
The members of the Commission wish to be clearly understood 
that they recognize the limitations of a report necessarily based 
on actual and not on theoretical conditions. They fully realize 
that in the event of the policy of which their recommendations 
form the framework, being anywhere adopted even in its entirety, 
much greater benefit will be derived, at least for some time, from 
its educative than from its executive features. 
The control to say nothing of the eradication of bovine tuber- 
culosis, is impossible of achievement, without the hearty coopera- 
tion of all the men who are actually engaged in the cattle industry. 
In order to secure this cooperation, it will doubtless be necessary, 
in most communities, to carry on an active and prolonged edu- 
cational campaign. 
It is apparent that in the dissemination of practical and reliable 
information regarding the disease, it will be possible to employ 
a very large variety of methods. .Many of these methods, such 
as bulletins, lectures and actual demonstrations of disease, having 
already been found valuable, will doubtless continue to be largely 
used. 
It must not be forgotten however, that in this, as in any other 
educative process, a measure of disciplinary control is essential 
to success. 
Needless to say such control can be secured only by the passage 
of legislation which, while clear and comprehensive must, at the 
same time, be sufficiently conservative to aveid exciting alarm 
or arousing antagonism on the part of owners especially of valu- 
able herds. 
