LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23355, 25 May 1939, Page 8

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS AID TO MEDICAL SCIENCE [by TELEGRAPH —own correspondent] WELLINGTON, Wednesday Not -the League of Nation's limitations, but its great achievements, should be considered, said the Rev. Gordon McKenzie when addressing members of the Wellington Rotary Club; The League might have been of premature birth, hastened by the Great War, but. it was still alive, and was doing gr* at international work in many fields. The League had undertaken the supervision of-the-traffic in, dangerous drugs, and there were many Govern* ments backing the League in its woifk against the traffic. As a result, tfifl manufacture of drugs had been reduce . until the amount now required practically equal to the worlds meaica and scientific requirements. Another important work or M League was the improvement of beaii"> continued Mr. McKenzie. The Leag had established an organisation tn» was helping to prevent the s P ,• epidemic;? and plagues. Ihe standard sation of vaccines and serums bad been undertaken, so that doc , throughout the world would be be P» in prescribing and the patient n Pv bv getting pure drugs of uniform qM " itv. Malaria, leprosy, cancer and otnw diseases were being investigated an the findings were of value to ever) country. n The International Labour Organi® tion was another important section the League's work, as it aff workers in many countries. In addit: - the League, had scores of "nP° g j activities. All over the world men women were working for the , and all of that work must help towar better understanding and peace.