The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-12
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Fraternal Organizations and Labor
Unions In Fight Against
tuberculosis.

Nine fraternal and benefit organizations
with membership, of nearly 5000, 900,
and three international labor unions with
a nembershipof over 100, 600 have Joined
the ranks of the fighters against con-
sumption within the last year, according
to q statement issued by the National
Association for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis.
A year ago only one fraternal organi-
cation, the Royal League, and one labor
union. the International Typographical
Union, maintained institutions for the
treatment of their tuburculous. members.
Since January 1st, 1909. the following
fraternal and benefit organizations have
taken up the consideration of tuberculosis,
and in most instances have decided to
erect institutions: Brotherhood Of Amer
lean Yeomen, Order Of Eagles. Improved
Order of Red Men, Modern Woodmeu of
America. Knights Of Pythias, Royal
Arcanum. Workmen's Circle, Knights of
Columbus, aud Foresters Of America.
The international labor Unions which
have Joined the fight against tuberculosis
are the International Photo ngravers
Union of North America, the Inter.
national Printing FRESHMAN and Assistants
Union, and the International Boot and
Shoe Workers Union.
The Modern Woodmen and the Knights
of Pythias have already opened sanatoria
for their members who have tuberculosis
at Colorado Springs. and East Las Vegas,
New Mexico. The Workmen's Circle is
about to erect a similar institution at
Liberty, N. Y. The Royal League has
maintained sanatorium at Black Noun.
tain, N. G., for three years. The other
fraternal organizations mentioned have
either appointed commissions to consider
the advisability Of erecting tuberculosis
sauatoria. or are contemplating such
action.
The first sanatorium to be erected for
the benefit of the laboring men was built
by The International Typographical Union
in connection with its home at Colorado
Springs The International Printing
Freshmen and Assistants Union have re-
Gently decided to erect similar saua-
torium. and steps are now being taken to
open such an institution. The Inter
national Photo. Engravers Union, while
not conducting sanatorium of its own,
pays for the treatment of it's tuberculous
members in institutions in various parts
of the country. The International Boot
and Shoe Workers Union are recommend.
ing to their members that they ally them
selves with the various organizations
united in the fight against tuberculosis.
All of these fraternal organizations, and
labor unions are also carrying on cam
paigns of education among their mem
bers. In this way over. 5000, 900 men
and women are receiving instructions
through lectures, through official papers,
and by literature expressly prepared
showing the dangers and methods of
prevention of tuberculosis.
It is campaign of prevention which
will bring to these various fraternal and
benefit organl dons millions of dollars
in the saviv of lives and the cutting
down of p lments for sickness and death /
resulting from, tuberculosis. The recent |
National Fraternal Congress estimated \
that SO per centaof the death losses from
tuberculosis could be saved by the various
organizations Of the country.
The National Association for the Study \
and Prevention of Tuberculosis has rem |
9ered all assistance possible 10 these var.
ious movements among the labor men
and fraternal organizations, and stands
ready to cooperate as far as possible with
any society of this character.