February, ’18] 
ENTOMOLOGISTS’ DISCUSSIONS 
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only are put upon our mettle to do the things that are required of us, 
but that we have the backing and assistance in every state in our coun¬ 
try to help us do the things they want us to do. For example, in the 
state of Illinois the managers of the Associated Press and of the United 
Press Association came to me with requests for articles, just as many 
as I choose to put out, on any subject that I thought was pertinent 
and important, and they agreed to put those articles verbatim into 
every paper on their lists. The State Council for Defense makes the 
same proposition, and they have access to every paper published in the 
state, and so at every point if there is any agency that we can make use 
of, they are ready and willing to help us out. We have a chance to ac¬ 
complish work and get standing with our communities and help the 
public and bring the matter to a practical phase of application, which 
we have never had before and the like of which we all hope we may 
never have again. 
We have one feature of the situation in Illinois which I think you 
have reason to envy in view of the emergency which is upon us. At 
the session of the legislature last winter there was a law passed which 
gives the Director of Agriculture, known as the Commissioner of 
Agriculture in most states, the power to issue a proclamation, when¬ 
ever an insect pest threatens serious injury either by multiplication 
or by spreading to territories not previously infested by it, and to 
make requirements upon the people by this proclamation to prescribe 
what they shall do and if they fail to carry out the requirements of the 
Director of Agriculture as thus publicly announced, they are subject 
to prosecution—they are guilty of a misdemeanor. We have the whole 
force of law behind any requirement which an emergency like this may 
call for. For example, in Illinois, the chinch-bug became quite a 
serious menace last spring. If, when the season opens next spring, 
it seems that that is a real serious emergency condition, we shall call 
upon the Director of Agriculture to issue a proclamation requiring 
those whose properties have been infested, to take certain precautions, 
and failing to do so they will be violating the law and subject to pen¬ 
alty. I think this is a step which most of the states have not yet 
taken. 
Vice-President A. W. Morrill: Are there any further remarks? 
Before turning over the chair, I want to say that I think we are all 
agreed that the President could not have selected any more appro¬ 
priate subject and that we all appreciate the very fine way in which he 
has handled the subject. 
President R. A. Cooley: The next paper is entitled “The Life- 
History of the Strawberry Leaf-Roller,” by Mr. Webster. 
