Show MAJORITY WERE RE AGAINST KOCH Resolution Passed by Tuberculosis T Tuberculosis bercu losis Congress in Opposition to the German Savant QUESTION LONG DEBATED POSSIBILITY OF O HUMAN INFECTION INFECTION INFECTION TION BACILLI Washington A signal victory victor was today won by the opponents of the theory advanced adr nce l b by Dr Robert Koch Ko h the eminent German scientist minim minimizing minimizing izing the danger of human infection from bovine bacilli when the sixth triennial International Congress on Tuberculosis just before final ad adjournment adjournment adjournment placed Itself squarely on record in opposition to the views of the German savant sav lt The body by unanimous unanimous unanimous Vote te adopted a resolution recognizing the of human in infection from the bovine bacilli The text of the resolution fol to follows follows lows Resolution Adopted d Resolved That the utmost efforts should be continued in the struggle against tuberculosis to prevent the conveyance ance from man to man of tuber tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis infection as the most import important Important ant sources of the disease That preventive measures be con continued continued continued against bovine tuberculosis and antI that the possibility of the propagation of this to man be recognized The official expression was greeted with prolonged cheering Whether or not Dr Koch has receded from his po position position position as to the unity of human anc and bovine bacilli which he has maintained so tenaciously by b silently acquiescing in the adoption of the re resolution resol resolution solution sol tion is not known He sat through the proceedings without even so much muchas as a nod of his head It is believed however that the German scientist has modified his views on this ques question question question tion but rather than provoke anew the controversy he declined to openly com coin commit commit mit himself Will Stop The action of the congress on this noteworthy issue it Is thought will for forthe forthe forthe the time being put a quietus to further agitation at the next meeting of ot the congress in Rome In 1911 This scientific scientific scientific battle has been waged with great vigor viger ever since Dr Koch advanced his doctrine at the congress on tuberculosis in 1901 Secretary of the Cortelyou presided at the closing session The closing sessions were marked by re responses response by the representatives of nations reflecting the con confident confident confident hope that medical science will in inthe Inthe Inthe the not far distant future triumph over the scourge of tuberculosis |