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interest and national importance, and we cannot escape the con¬ 
clusion that they should be met by a national policy. There is 
but one means by which our country can soon rid itself of the 
stigma which the presence of the lung plague has placed upon it, 
and that is by a national appropriation expended under uniform 
regulations. 
As you well know, a great obstacle to Congressional action exists 
in the opposition of men of intelligence and influence, who have 
formed erroneous opinions of the prevalence and nature of the 
pleuro pneumonia of this country. An explanation of such opin¬ 
ion can, of course, be found in the loud-mouthed course taken by 
so many quacks and imperfectly educated veterinarians. But an 
expression of views by the United States Veterinary Medical 
Association could not be lightly passed over; it would carry a 
weight with it which would prove of the very greatest assistance 
in placing our Government right before the world. 
I therefore beg leave to offer the following preamble and reso¬ 
lutions : 
Whereas, such able veterinarians as Prof. Law of Cornell Uni¬ 
verity, Ithaca, N. V.; Prof. Liautard, of the American Veterinary 
College, Prof. Gamgee of London, Prof. McEaeliran of Montreal 
Veterinary College and Dr. E. F. Thayer, of Boston, have recog¬ 
nized the existence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia in the United 
States, and mapped out the infected districts, viz.: New York, 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia and 
Virginia; and 
Whereas , The presence of this disease in our midst has almost 
destroyed our export trade in live cattle (worth millions annually), 
by the refusal of such cattle in foreign markets; and 
Whereas, T\e inaction of our authorities caused the 40,000,- 
000 of cattle in this country to be threatened with this pestilence; 
and 
Wh ereas, The eradication of this plague is a matter of nation¬ 
al importance, affecting the welfare of the whole United States, 
and requiring uniform regulation for its accomplishment ; there¬ 
fore be it 
Resolved, That we, members of the United States Veterinary 
