The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25

The goal set by the workers in the campaign against the white plague" which seems to, have taken such a
 stern hold on the entire country, is
 the sale of at least 10 Rcd Cross
 an and child in the state. These seals are
 already being distributed and on
 Thanksgiving Day will be brought to
 the direct notice of all Alabamians.
 The work of conauering the disease,
 which it is now admitted can be con
 quered, is going to be no little task.
 for at the present time there is, par
 ticulariy in the south,; very little pro-
 vision made. for the scientific treat
 ment of patients and the little there
 Is is hopelessly inadequate for the
 growing demands now being made.
 SENATOR. UNDERWOOD TALKS
 Senator Oscar Underwood, when he
 was shown the letter received by pr.
 Eaves from President Wilson, natural
 ly fell into a discussion of the plans
 and the present outlook of the cam paign against tuberculosis; in the south. "
 There is nog doubt that we have been too needless in the protection of the public health" he said, The demand that every state must have tuberculosis bureau as part of a we'll financed, well manned health depart ment, goes a long way in the right direction. The other suggestions con. corning strong county associations especially directed against tubercu- los.s and sustaining public health nurses, together with open air schools and hospitals, seems to me thoroughly in harmony with the first demand. "ProbahlY the explanation of the comparatively slow progress toward protection of our people from com- tmunicable disease is simply the lack of any systematic instruction. I do ! not wonder that there are large numl- bers of our people. for Instance. who do not understand the meaning of your Red Cross seal, and know that many of them are opposed to the es- ta blishment of a thorough going coun- ty health system for the same, req son. s.r T was amazed recently to find how few are the instruments in Alabama for fighting stuherculosis With per- haps 5000 deaths a, ycar from this dis ease, acknowledged to be preventable and curable,y, there ares only about. 90 beds in two small sanatoria. those in Montgomery and Birmingham. Cer- tainly we need to wake up.
 OTHER STATES AID WORK "Generslly speaking. in the north every state expencs, great deal of money on tuberculosis hospitals. for patients with this trouble are not admitted to general hospitals. We In. Alabama do not lear. much popular demand for such expenditure, but I am glad that the State aAnti-Tuhkrculosis league is fostering such q demand. Now that the war has come. the experience of European nations will surely arouse us to anxious consider ation France has especially suffered through neglect similar to ours in
 the south. I understand that approx1-
 mately 200,000 French soldiers have had to be discharged, suffering with tuberculosis in an advanced stage.@Our' National Society for the study and Prevention of Tuberculosis sent its former president. who is now Tn France leading a cnmmj ssion,,. to give instruction to the French people in the methods successfully followed in this country. w
 ] Undoubtedly. Germany has suffered in spite of < her former activity to- ward the elimination of stuberculosis. I because her people have been exposed
 to the strain of want and 6therf causes
 of vital depletion sipce the war be- gan Canada and other colonies of Great Britain, as well as their mother l country. have praved that military work develops tNrherculosis
 MUST PROVIDE FOR MEN Fl am afraid that our own sons will l find the same thing true. We mpst
 be ready to provide against the fe-
 turn of men rejected because pf' pull
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