Arizona republican., 1913-01-31

tending phy yscians of every patient of both social and pathological data, in cluding date of first discovery of dis ease, of condition at first. diagnosis. further history, first result and ulti- mate result. You must know more about your own conditions, and what you gather in this careful way will be of the utmost value in either encourag- ing or discouraging the coming of cer- tain kinds of patients. On any day in the year the exact number of patients should be known how many residents, how mony nOn-reSidents. It would give added JuStlfacatiOn to the proposed de- portatlon law to have this data, and to be able to report at the end of each year the improvements, the arrests. the relapses and the deaths AS a new state. facing this problem, I say you should always know what the exact conditions are. Again, such a state bureau or commission should be care fully guarding to see that proper fu- mlgatlon is always made of rooms or houses from which pations remove or are removed. Fumigation should be paid for by the municipalities or coun- ties, and failure to do so should mean that the state bureau or commission could in any proven instance of neglect. itself order a Immigration and charge it upon the city or county involved.
 ''I would have such state bureau or commission of propagandist advisory and consulting agency in the develop ment of proper local sanitoria when ever required I would have it taken on any other duties which may devel- op, including possibly the management of the state sanitorium in case one is ever created
 Now all that have indicated in the duties of this absolutely necessary bu- reau or commission plainly points to the additional burdens which you must bear because of your climate I pro- test that you are only proposing a fair and just arrangement in stating your willingness to do all this and to receive all who come providing family or pub lie authorities are looking after the in- diVidual patients financial support If a county in New York or Missouri sends a patient to a state sanitorium it pays for maintenance. What just req son is there for refusing to do this when a patient comes to Arizona. un- less indeed local cure at home is of fered?
 If you take such a stand, 1 can as sure you that all over this country the modern social workers will rise up and warmly support your stand; will cause many local doctors who have been the greatest sinners in this direction to think twice, and to really think about the advice they give and to become ac- tive prOpa gandists for local public san itoria if there are none such. You can either assume such a fair, and at the same time. unselfish stand (because your sacrifice will still be cOnsiderable) or you must consider the other alterna- tive of furnishing sanitoria facilities for thousands upon thousands of non residents. for you cannot simply offer climate if this is to be a free for all Only in sanitorium can the whole technique of the thing be learned so that patient may not become a men ace to himself and others. One of your own doctors was remarking on this just q few days ago.
 Now you know that you could easily bankrupt the state by any such scheme It is Impossible; it is unjust. On the other hand. the present inhu- manity and cruelty presented in the coming of many who cannot receive proper care and who become homesick and who die in coming and die in go- ing and who make this a very city and state of despair, is that better?
 ha ic age in this state, the courage to meet the criticism of superficial thinkers here and there, for criticized you will be, and yet a more humane statute does not appear. or ever will appear on your statute books.
 "T believe that there is no other single legislative proposition on the way which compares in importance with these propositions regarding de pOrtation of nonresident dependents. and the creation of the special bureau or commission as an incident to the above program. And so far as the care of some tuberculous is concerned. l am in favor of the plan of the state taking over the Maricopa county tuberculosis hospital and making it a state insti- tuition. As a matter of fact, it is that already, it's inmates having been sent in. or found ther way in from all parts of the state"