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a policy adopted. Secondly, milk is largely a subject 

 of interstate commerce. In the city of New York, 

 for example, we have a great population drawing its 

 milk supply from seven different states, and it is 

 foolish to argue that New York has no interest at 

 stake when Pennsylvania or Ohio legislates upon 

 this question. It is also quite preposterous that 

 the citizens of New York, in order to be sure of a 

 decent milk supply, should be obliged to maintain 

 a costly system of inspection in half a dozen states, 

 as at present. Finally, the organization of such 

 work under federal auspices would be, or could be 

 made, much more economical than if carried on by 

 the various states. 



II 



It seems to me, then, that this great work should 

 be undertaken by the nation; that steps should 

 be taken to stamp out the disease within a given 

 period of time. That this is possible, and not a mere 

 dream, no one who is familiar with the work done 

 in Denmark, under the leadership of such men as 

 Professor Bang, will very seriously doubt. They 

 have not reached the ideal, but they have demon- 

 strated that, given the necessary funds, bovine tuber- 

 culosis can be eradicated. 



Denmark, as is generally known, has long suffered • 

 to an extraordinary degree from tuberculosis, both 



