The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
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Both Are Working in Common
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Work in=Thds71 ight Against
-. Tuberculosis.


NEW YORK, June 12.-Capitol; ana,
labor have Joined forces ina hght
|against common Toe. Capitol Ii
contributing much ear tol III and SONS:
labor while the slahoring forces are
furnishing much labor and some cap
litol. The common enemy, which they
are combating Is The Great White
Plague" "A substantial contribution
enabled the State Charities Aid asso->
citation to undertake. this struggle, and
in cooperation with the State Depart
ment Of HEALTH hes. already sue
ceeded in aWak6ni1 ssrousing the
entire state. . In CITY visited by
these combined agencies In the cam
paign against tuberculosis, one Of the
features of different groups. In each
city special lecture is given to the
labor unions, who have always re-
sponded to the invitation to special
meeting in enthusiastic numbers. No
group has beenys udes thoroughly
awakened than the labor unions.
They have not been slow to-. realize
tuberculosis is truly a Disease Of the
Masses" Dull indeed would they bs
ii they were not aroused by the show
ing that the death rate in the So
called Trades" Is from two to three
times as high as it Is among the pro-;
fessional, mercantile, trading and
agricultural classes s:,s s,ssssS r. .
The labor unions: can: and should
figure in the strugsle against this dis
ease. AS early as last April, the Cen
trail Federation Of Albany began 20
consider the question of conducting 3
Tuberculosis pavilion where the mem
bers Of the various trades unions Of
that city who are, AFFLICTED with this
disease can be properly cared for. At
its last meeting, the Central Fedora
tion appropriated $500 for q pavilion
which Will accommodate IL patients.
Additional funds are to be raised By
the sale Of Labor Day picnic tickets.
The labor necessary to construct this
building Is to be contributed by those
who are now unemployed. The site
will be on the grounds Of the Hos
pital for Incurables' and the manage
ment Will be under the supervision Of
the hospital authorities to whom the
property will revert should it be aban-
doned at any time by the Central
Federation. s s. =..s.ss ., $s..3 $:s5 $
Plans for the pavilion have been res
cived from the architect and are now
In the hands OF the contractor. The
building is TO be about so Z 20 with
wooden floors and roof and canvas
sides and with very large verandas,
whore the patients can enjoy the same
fresh air and sit IN the same sunlight
as those patients who are cared for at
large senatoriams at q cost which
would be prohih,tiye to the average
member Of trades unions. The labor
unions Of bany are thus setting an
example which II Is hoped will be fol-
lowed In other cities
The labor leaders claim that there
is q fallacy n II the assertion that
Death IS no Fsspectsr 81 persons"
This statement, they SAY, win not: bear
the light knoWl4dgs Of .nodern
santa tion,s especisl II they consider
the laws Sof sanitary science as relatsd
to the disease known g tubereuldsiS
Ignorance is not alone to blame for
the great difference shown In authen-
tic; st4tistscs ssi,1 II rate from
this cqnse. Cong housing, un-
sanitary urround ings. the positive
daily impoaslb bility of iohfaininS SUM-
;saent fresh ne and sun ght sin the
hpmss And atller ille 9ttsrda mt IS
sineuff ictent i1S61ys 9i 10 facfors tisatl