The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-26
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Close to fifteen million dollars; enough
to require the attention of man of
Cabinet size, and this, combined with
the vast needless loss in human life and
IN preventable sickness, makes it evident
that field is here that requires the
highest efforts to occupy and ftly FILL.
A great and benefcent work needs TO be
done 1T can be done. Why not do it1
And no negative answer can be given
to that question that will weigh for an
instant with the overwhelming reasons
for action as urged by Senator Owen.
Summing up, be makes this powerful
ana concise appeal in behalf of the
National aid that would be so effective
IN the line argued for:
Mr.. President, present this matter
10 the Senate with no pride OF author
ship, because | deserve no credit in that
respect and am perfectly willing to as
which shall better accomplish the pur-
poses which | have at heart,
realize that my colleagues are in
tensely preoccupied with the multitude
OF demands upon their time and atten-
ton.
But this is a question of vast national
Importance. In eight years we have in
creased our expenditures over the aver
age OF preceding Years by the huge sum
OF one thousand millions for the army
ana navy, and are spending 20 per cent
1t : tne national income TO cover the oh
legations OF past wars and the prepara-
tion for possible future war or about
seven hundred millions per annum But
Tor war on preyentable disease now cost
ing us Infinite treasure In life, efficiency
and commercial power and prestige We
spend nothing and do not even employ
the agencies VIC have In an efficient
manner.
In the name OF the people and In the
name OF the American Medical Associa-
ton, whose members arc the faithful
and self f-sacrificing guardians Of tho
OF the Committee OF One Hundred. OF
the American Federation of Labor. of the
I,a,.1 Natnonai Grange' and OF the various
the Union and OF the great body OF
learned men desiring improved sanitatio
and the application OF the improved
agencies Of preventing disease. disability.
lish department OF public health,
The principle of the bill meets the gen.
eral approval OF the public-heaIth So
clcties and OF the medical associations OF
the United States, and there should be
no difficulty In perfecting this bill and
In impressng upon the country the i'm
portance OF organized effort to control
the ravases OF tuberculosis. typhoid and
malarlal feyers. bubonc plague. and
other preventable diseases. which inflict
such enormous Injury upon the people
of the United States. impose such vast
but needless. human misery and pain
with great financial loss and loss of
prestige and power
A commercial nation will not be un-
mindful OF the commercial value of the
saving OF life and efficiency possible
which is worth $4,000 o0o.O00 per an
mum.
a humane nation will not fail 10 act
when IL is known that we could save
the lives OF 100000 Of our people annually
prevent the sickness OF 5000 900 OF peo-
pie per annum. who now suffer from
preventablc disease. and greatly abate
the volume OF human pain. misery, and
death,
1t is an honor TO the Republic to
have Senator take up such question
as this and present 1t in the magnificent
manner that Senator Owen has done
He honors the public as we'll as him
self, In so doing. And Congress would
do honor to itself and to the American
people if it would provide the means
of doing the humane work for which
Mr., Owen makes so powerful an appeal.