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.A f To the Zxeoutive rk V PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT MET-654 Q.-' On June 26,1929 the Welfare Committee *euthoriied an appropriation of $5,000, per pear for five peera to the Saranae Laboratory for the purpose of enabling It in eooperstien with this Company to continue bacteriological studies ef silieesie," December 14,1933 I wrote te Doctor Lease, "X shoved to the President the first and second paragraph on Page 2 ef Dr, Gardner's letter of December 12th to you( and the President says that with events turning as they are nov ve must not prouds# far in advance but that yon can say that ve look open the preposition and npen the results that are being accomplished with favor end that ear diepesltlen will be te recommend renewal ef the $5,000 appropriation for another tvo years beginning July 1,1934 nnleee aeanvhile something happens te make us consider such notion inadvisable," (These tvo paragraphs verei "Bad a meeting in Chicago with representatives ef the ttttual Insurance Companies (Liberty, Lamberwas, Employers and American, .X think,) Whiting and Keuekle organised it te consider a research program which they would finance here at the Laboratory, Za my speech te them I mentioned that the llet, had earrled us for $5,000 annually during the last 5 years, but that Z was net very eertain that you would be able to continue* Z there* fore asked them to replace this great with $5,000 of their own to eon* tinue the study on IS and silieesie. They had previously written me for e schedule ef aeoeseary experimental work in vhieh Z included a study ef solubility, neutralisation ef siliea action in the body and imounity in IB and pneumonia. After my speech they teek my breath away by asking 7 me if Z eould do all this program Simultaneously if they gave me $10,000 a year for the next S years end persuaded you te eoatlnue with your pres* ent contribution, Zt sen be done end Z told them so. They are putting it up te their ofaiefs end seem to feel that there is good preapeet ef suoeess. "However, Z don't want to be put in the position ef hav ing assumed that the Hat, is going te quit before X have asked for a renewal ef the appropriation and Z don't vent them to be bargaining with you te do something when you have already dene ee mueh and nay net feel able te do mere# So I lay all cards en the tabic,") The S year appropriation described above will terminate at the end ef this month. Doctors Lansa and McConnell attended the Conferences on Silieesie at Saranae last week and Doctor Lansa cayc that on Juno 20th ho "had lunch with Dr, Gardner, la company with three er four representatives ef the Association ef Ritual Casualty Companies, During the luneheon, Dr, derdner received a telegram from the Secretary f this Association, notifying him that the Association bad made him a grant ef $5,000 and would be inclined te listen favorably to a request for the renewal ef this grant far a period ef years end alee possibly the increasing sf the amount, Zt was the hope of the representatives ef the Association'present to have this great increased te $10,000 a year for three years, Mr, ttraff, whs represents the national Beard ef Surety end Casualty Underwriters, stated that he thought it was probable that the etoek companies included in this Association would also support the Saranae Laboratory and it is my intention te dlsouss this with ^T .. 2> < Ur* Albert Whitney at a seating that we are to have this seek* As eoon as Z htar of any further aetioa by the casualty companies, I shall Infers you." Ifce question of occupational diseases shieh are associated with tuberculosis is of more lsgiortanee to-day to the firms and sage earners<vhieh to cover with insurance, than at any time previous. Results of great value have already been attained by these research workers at Saranac Laboratory, and the pronises of further and con tinued discoveries in the near future are brilliant. She high aortality froa tuberculosis aaong our Industrial policyholders she are engaged in harmful occupations can and should continue to be attaoked by just sueh gesearch as the Saranac group are making and putting into operation. We therefore reeeanead that this Company's appropriation of $5,000 per year beginning July 1,1934 be renewed for 3 years, if possible, and for 1 year anyway. uv .v " *. -`v June 29,1934 K-0.