Service Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Young Men's Christian Association in Greece; Young Women's Christian Association in Greece; and the American Women's Hospital, Athens, Greece. The work of the Conference was divided into three sections: (1) The protection of normal and healthy children; The sessions of the Conference were devoted almost entirely to the reading of formal reports concerning present practices, plans, and recommendations regarding the protection of children. Conclusions in the form of resolutions were adopted by the three sections. The Conference adopted certain recommendations on the basis of the conclusions and resolved to submit them to the governments of the Balkan countries and to the League of Nations. Information concerning the conclusions and recommendations may be obtained from the Union Internationale de Secours des Enfants, Geneva, Switzerland. It was decided that the Second Inter-Balkan Conference for the Protection of Children would be held in Yugoslavia in the fall of 1938. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL LOCUST CONFERENCE (Cairo, Egypt, April 14-22, 1936) Delegate: John R. Parker, Ph.D., of Montana, Senior Entomologist, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Department of Agriculture. Twenty-four countries were officially represented by 38 delegates. In addition to the official delegates 21 experts attended the Confer ence. The agenda of the Conference comprised the following topics. I. Introductory topic: (1) Economic importance of the locust and grasshopper problem. II. General problems: (1) Biological basis of the phase theory and its ecological application; (2) Factors controlling locust populations (climate and natural enemies); (3) Migrations; (4) Influence of man on the distribution of locusts; III. Methods of study: (1) Study of phases (experimental; biometrics); (2) Study of migrations (centralization of information for a natural area; direct observation; marking; meteorological analysis); (3) Study of the solitary phase and its transformation in outbreak areas and centers (study of vegetation; climate; locust population). IV. International organization of anti-locust research: international and regional centers and their function. V. Regional problems: (1) Africa and Western Asia (a) Plan for the organization of the control of Locusta migratoria migratorioides in its outbreak areas; (b) Plan for the continuation of investigations on Schistocerca gregaria; (c) Plan for the continuation of investigations on Nomadacris septemfasciata; (d) Plan for the continuation of investigation on Locustana pardalina. (2) South and Central America (a) The problem of Schistocerca paranensis. (3) Pacific region (a) The problem of Locusta migratoria manilensis. (4) Mediterranean region— (a) The problem of Dociostaurus maroccanus, Calliptamus italicus, and Anacridium aegyptium. (5) North America and Temperate Asia (a) The problem of non-gregarious grasshoppers. (6) Australia (a) The problem of Chortoicetes terminifera. Papers relating to the topics appearing on the agenda were presented to the Conference and discussed by all the delegates who cared to participate. Following each session a technical committee prepared draft resolutions reflecting the attitude of the conference in regard to the topics discussed. These were submitted to the Conference during its final sessions for adoption, modification, or rejection. Certain resolutions regarding locust and grasshopper control recommended joint action by two or more of the governments represented, but for the most part the resolutions were expressions of the whole conference regarding questions of scientific interest. Thirtythree resolutions were adopted. These resolutions, which are too lengthy to enumerate here, will be contained in a complete report of the Conference, which will be published by the Imperial Institute of Entomology, London, England. The Conference went on record as favoring a meeting in 1938. The place and exact time of the meeting is to be decided by the Imperial Institute of Entomology at London, after consultation and correspondence with representatives of interested countries. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY (Athens, Greece, April 15–18, 1936) Delegate: Marshall C. Balfour, M.D., Field Director, International Health Division, The Rockefeller Foundation, Athens, Greece. Approximately 450 delegates represented the following countries at the Congress: Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Palestine, Poland, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United States of America, and Yugoslavia. The Congress was divided into three sections, and special reports were made by each section on subjects comprising the agenda of the Congress. The sections and subjects were as follows: (1) Section on human medicine (a) Nephrosis and amyloidosis; (b) Echinococcosis; (c) Leishmaniasis; (d) Spirochetosis; (e) Avitaminosis (its influence on the functions of the digestive system). (2) Section on veterinary medicine— (a) Echinococcosis in the domestic animals; (b) Spirochetosis in animals; (c) Anaerobic infections in the domestic animals; (d) Leishmaniasis in animals; (e) Smallpox in animals. (3) Section on vegetable pathology— (a) Immunity in vegetables. Since the purpose of the Congress was exclusively scientific, there were no resolutions or agreements adopted. On the proposal of the French delegate, the option of holding the Fourth International Congress of Comparative Pathology was reserved to Italy. It was de cided that the Fourth Congress would meet at Constantinople in case Italy did not accept. Further information concerning the Congress may be obtained from Professor Anthony Codounis, 40 Didotou Street, Athens, Greece. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (Geneva, Switzerland, April 20-May 2, 1936) Representative in an Export and Advisory Capacity: Katharine F. Lenroot, of Wisconsin, Chief of the Children's Bureau, Department of Labor. The following countries were represented by official delegates: Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Rumania, Spain, Turkey, United States of America, and Uruguay The work of the Advisory Commission is at present carried on by two committees, the Committee on Child Welfare and the Committee on the Traffic in Women and Children. The latter committee held its fifteenth session from April 20 to April 27. The Child Welfare Committee held its twelfth session from April 27 to May 2. The principal questions on the agenda for the Fifteenth Session of the Committee on Traffic in Women and Children were: (1) Inquiry concerning measures of rehabilitation of women of full age; (2) Proposed draft convention on exploitation of prostitution by third parties; (3) Agenda of Eastern Conference of Central Authorities, and discussion of position of Russian women in the East (private session). It was decided that the next session of the Committee would convene at Geneva on April 15, 1937. The principal subjects discussed at the Twelfth Session of the Committee on Child Welfare were: (1) Method of boarding-out children; (2) The cinema in relation to child welfare. It was decided that the next session of this committee would convene at Geneva on April 15, 1937. The official report on the work of the Commission in 1936 is contained in Document No. C.204.M.127.1936.IV of the League of Nations. Miss Lenroot also represented this Government in an expert and advisory capacity at the meeting of the Commission sitting as a governmental body in Paris, April 15-17, 1936, at which it was decided to recommend to the Council of the League of Nations that the Commission be reorganized to consist of a single committee under the title "Advisory Committee on Social Questions". The report to the Council containing this recommendation is printed in Document No. C.192.M.121.1936.IV of the League of Nations. SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR OFFICE1 (Geneva, Switzerland, April 23-25, 1936) Representative: William G. Rice, Jr., S.J.D., of Wisconsin, United States Labor Commissioner, Geneva, Switzerland. Among other questions considered at this session was the question of workers' spare time. The Governing Body decided to set up a new correspondence committee to try to establish an exchange of information and some degree of coordination between the organizations already in existence in this field. The Governing Body also considered a proposal that a study should be made of the steps to be taken, with a view to the international regulation of conditions of employment in the road-motor-transport industry. As a result the Governing Body instructed the International Labor Office to make a comprehensive study of conditions of employment in this industry, with a view to preparing international regulations for the protection of the workers concerned. The Governing Body further resolved to set up a permanent agricultural committee to establish closer relations between the International Labor Office and the world of agriculture. The session was distinguished by an interesting discussion on the results of the Labor Conference of the American States which took place at Santiago, Chile, in January 1936. Full information concerning the results of this session may be obtained from the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., or from the International Labor Office in Geneva. 1 For an account of the origin and functions of the International Labor Organization, see p. 106 of this publication. |