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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1934 DOC#: ML064 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Dr. Lanza Correspondence with Dr. Gardner & Others  -- \ G EN ER A L O F F IC E S . R E P U B L IC BUILDING A A 1 O t'.W mt T M o f . T f aATToant February 12, 1954 Dr. A. J . Lanza, Ass't. Medical Director Metropolitan Life Insurance Canpaqy Hew Toxic, N. T. Dar Dr. Lansa; ReJ SILICOSIS Dag to acknowledge with thanks raoalpt of jour coammication of the 7th Instant together with enclosures. This subject seens to be causing a a great deal of trouble At the present tine, particularly with respect to our a ctiv ities la Illin o is . I t nay be of interest to you to taaow that the larger nanufacturen in Chicago are determined to have the coepensatlon law aaaaded to include silico sis. We have taken the position that such a concession by the aaaufacturars in Illin o is would open the flood gates for similar legislation a ll over the Country and consequently have refused to approve such procedure. truly yours, 4 4 Ajjtiiy Assistant General Attorney Republic Stool CorporaLi ;in m rem iiem Tannmaw Saiamac Lass, M.Y. February 23, 15*34 D r. * n th o n y J* Lanze e t r o p o l i + e n L i f e I n s u r a n c e Go New Y o rk C i t y Dear Tony: We have decided to In tro d u c e , as p a rt of* our re g u la r Trudeau School o f T u b e rc u lo s is , a week*3 sympoelisn cn s i l ic o s i s * Owing to th e g e n e ra l i n te r e s t in th e s u b je c t and to i t s in tim a te a s s o c ia tio n w ith tu b e rc u lo s is , i t i s lo g ic a l t h a t we should do th is * * I t h a s been o u r o us tom i n th e p a st to in v ite distinguished sp e c ia lists to address the regular sessions of the sc h o o l on o b je c ts r e l a te d t o tu b erc u lo sis* He would l i k e to persue th e same p o lic y in th is s p e c ia l s i l ic o s i s session* I t would be neoessary fo r us to hold these m eetings during th e v eek o f June 18th to June 23rd* . Would you b e w i l li n g to s a c r i f i c e th e time to come to Saranac lak e f o r t h i s oooeslonl W w ould, o f c o u rse , insure your tr a v e lin g expenses but we a r e no t in a p o s itio n tc o ffe r any honorlum* In order to avoid the p o ssib ility of our g ettin g u n d e sira b le a p p lic a n ts f o r th e so h o o l, we have very c a re fu lly s e le c te d those whom we aooepted* In adding th e sub je c t of a i l i o o e l s we s h a ll have to be doubly cautious th a t ;ve do not so c ep t any f ly - b y -n ig h t s i l i c o s i s s p e c i a l i s t s . I hope we can l im i t th e number o f those who a tten d t h i s *\ session to p lan t phytic is ns vho are o f refu tab le standing in t h e i r coramini tie s* I am e o c lc s in g a t e n t a t i v e 3 Che*iile. I v.oulci MV your c r itic is m end suggestiona* I si::c e re ly t r u s t `h u t you w ill give i t favorable c o n sid e ra tio n nd th a t you r;py oe a b le to p a r tic ip a te w ith us in th is endeavor* A p ril n , 1914 Mr. A. J. laaU M O M ril A ltm f i h f t t U i Btool flwym tta i, Zomfotom, Ohio* Boor I r . I k m M i k m tola 9o ld m tlfj tko partloalar b il te fcloh jo rofor i jow lottor of Aprll y. Z ooolooo o oojr f i propoao oooopot&oaol tiioooi oot * 1* lo oo boforo tko Loglo U t m . n o H or lo Sooolo B ill IMS ol l t mo t a t n im i bj A l t or O r la . Wy laforaottm lo tkt l f tkora lo o y M il poooo, 19 111 9o 9hlo. k a r a U r otmj i i lo u t i i I 9o 19 omoot 9ho9 tko Irootor lodootrioo a d l (rofor 9ho9 o UgUUtftoa 9 ol 9o omotod tUo joor. flor m rtlai a o pkjololoflool toot f dlorkllUy 1 olllooolo afelab tfcaj 9opo 9o porfoot. loo praotloal thlo lo olt 9o 9o Z do o9 taoov. Z9 oooao 9o o 9ho9 thlo oaoloood oot lo o prottp food m o. 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T h ere seem / s t i l l . t o be one o r two th in g s to b e l e a r n e d on t h i s s u b j e c t . ' S e c o n d ly , I am much o b lig e d f o r - y o u r prom pt r e p l y t o my l e t t e r a b o u t M rs. Lea and h e r g r a n i t i c d i f f i c u l t i e s . I am com m unicating t h i s to h e r end you w ill no doubt h e a r from h e r b efo re long. I have Ju st se cu re d sn d had a p h o to stat copy mado o f th e d is c u s s io n .o n Jones* s o r i c i t e th e o ry which appeared in tbo February, 1934 B u lletin of the In s titu tio n o f M ining and M etallu rg y , London. I suppose th is is a lre a d y o ld s t u f f to yo u , b u t in case i t i s n o t, I would be g la d to le n d i t to y ou. DaTid Beyer h as i t a t th e m om ent. Edwin and I sp e n t a couple o f in te r e s tin g hours w ith D r. G ray in H a rtfo rd y e s te rd a y and came away more than ever im pressed w ith the e x c e lle n t job he i s doing on e minimum of. w h e re w ith a l. S incerely, MB: CM Manfred Bwdltch O ccupational H ygienist . , :v' -T 7 -... ' w* * * ' . ; . 1 ,h*- ..o %- * /) S t.J o s e p h Lead C o m p a n y . C*.TO* ea u n s e . * IIWINMCO<MI*ll.*tewrt%_CVtC* A M O S*f fllT C M K A ie M * v u a . C M C A K tU C M * l| <M.w U M U t VnTCM n mcOOWN, OfcCfft (WCNCTT.***t tcCt*T OCOMOC I.M lO O lM 4M le A T M 2SO PARK AVENUE New Yo r k rta Rioet cloc*su>o UUARPRa Ju ly f>, 1934. / D r. A. J . Lanza, ^ Asei s ta n t lied io a l f iir e o to r , M etropollo a n .L ife Inaurano Company, One Uadlson Avenue, Ve York, B. Y. Lear D r. Lanzat c Upon my r e t u n to Year York t h i s m orning, X was very in te re s te d to fin d your l e t t e r of June 27, 1924. As you know, U r. firin k e r i s axpeoting to spend two weeks w ith oar Sonne f e r r e O rg an isatio n , and i t would be a g r e a t help to u s i f he had a oopy o f your p ro posed f o n of s illo o s is c la s s ific a tio n , as he expects to go over th e e n tire p roblen w ith our le g a l s t a f f , as w e ll a s w ith c e r t a i n o f th e lo o a l dootors who nay aid us in our defense. I q u ite ap p re cia te t h a t before any p u b lic announcement i s made, th e n a t t e r sh o u ld be co n sid ered as c o n fid e n tia l, and th e r e f o r e , th.-.t you may n o t be in a p o s itio n to send us copy of tne c la s s if ic a tio n , but you probably would have no o b je c tio n to sendixy: sane to U r. D rinker fo r such use as he nay co n sid er equable. Very t r u l ; yourB, AJ-'sUI Copy H r. D rin k e r > V io e P r e s i a e n t 6. 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