The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
tuberculosis Notes.

NU luuFclucuU 10 dO INT pT6ScuU Ulm6
more deeply stirring the ranks Of
organized labor throughout the United
States than the campaign against
tuberculosis, Politics, strikes, boy
colts, and all other issues are being
side tracked to make way for the
fight which Is to save the lives of
thousands of laboring men. Meetings
are being held and movements started
Ia hundreds of cities for TIE purpose
Of stimulating the labor forces to
activity Ia anti-tuberculosis work.
HISTORY OF MOVEMENT.
This uprising against the worst foe
of the w0rkingmen is of such recent
growth that ~ spite of Its present
magnitude and daily development,
fe Nv people are aware OF its signifi-
canoe and importance. Several years
ago some Of the larger national and
International labor unions, notably
the printers and cigar makers,
began an anti Tuberculosis movement
among their members, which resulted
In the establishment by the printers
Of slnatorium in Colo ado Springs.
Two years ago Mr.. Paul Kennady, of
New York, spoke before the American
Federation of Labor, and stirred many
of the other unions to definite action
against Tuberculosis, This move
ment ripened about year ago, when
Ia Albany, N. Y, the laboring men
got together and built pavllior
chiefly for the benefit of their af1l icted
members. The members of the
Central Federated Onion of that city,
mum bering about 000, each pay five
ce. is month for the maintenance-o of
this pavilion. But more than the
pavilion was the interest they aroused
Ia the ranks of labor throughout New
York state and the country in general.
SOME RESULTS.
The results Of the movement have
been the establishment of lasOr de-
partment OF the State Charities Aid
ssoclation and special lecturer to
the unions, and an effort to enlist the
aid of laboring men throughout the
Statein the campaign against tuber-
culusis. The American Federation OF
Labor, at Us recent Denver conven
tioa, adopted resolutions Of approval
OF the general course followed at
Albany, and called upon Its affiliated
unions throughout the country to
follow this example. Several of the
State declarations OF labor have also
urged action against tuberculosis
The International tuberculosis Elk
hibit, held 10 New York Ctyrecently
stirred the workinSmen OF that city
and Brooklyn to realization Of dan
ger and responsibility, and they, toe
recently took definite action In the
warfare against this disease. From
here the movement has spread al
over the United States, until almos
every laborlng union of any import
auce 10 almost every trade is begin
ming to dscuss tuberculosis at III
meetings. Hartford, Conn, Calves
ton, Texas, Newark, N. ] st. Louis
Mo-, San Francisco, CAL, Trenton
Nj Reading, Pa, Bridgeport
Conn.,, Boston, Mass and Philadel
phla, Pa, are fe ~ of the cities thai
are leading inthis effort.
In Connecticut, largely through th'
efforts of John j.. Gunshaunon,
J movement has been organized in Hart
ford, Bridgeport, New Haven ant
several other cities, through which
the various employers and employee
of the factories are paying for thu
treatment Of their fellow coRsump'
tives. Mr.. Gunshannon's plan is t,
interest each factory 10 an effort t,
care for its own consHmptlves. Sui
scrlptions are taken amosg the work
ingmep, aud In almost every case tn
+ employer contributes sum equal t
the total contributed by his men
These various factory units are so oil
ganizsd into a central body that tn
stronger ones are able to help TIL
weaker. The money raised goes 70
the support of needy consumptiv
workmeu in tuberculosis sanatoriS
In this way hundreds Of faotoiie
T ia almost all of the large cities OF Cor
necticut have been organized, and
a large nun Der OF sick workIngmen an
, their families are being cared for.
= CONSUMPTION FATAL TO La
BORER.
A That tuberculosis Is particularly II
n tai to the workingmeH may be cleal
ly seen from the fact that at Leaf
o one-third of the deaths during I'll