Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
RED CROSS DRIVE
IN ALBUQUERQUE
To BEGIN TODAY
Program for the Relief of Suf-
fering Must Continue for
MonthSi Be Ready When
Solicitors Call On You,

Fight two fights You backed the
Red Cross in its fight for democracy,
now back it in its fight against dis
ease
Not for ourselves but for all hui
mainly was the solemn covenant that
brought us to arms.
Out of this war we sought but one
thing-a peace that should assure all
men Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
of Happiness.
The war has been in vain Il that
ideal is not attained, service alone can
conquer selfishness,
In spite of the fact that though the
war being over. ii will take months
for the present program of the Red
Cross to be completed that great
mercy organization is already reach
ing out for opportunities to do for the
civilian population something OF the
great service it has rendered our
armed forces.
Recognizing in tuberculosis one of
the greatest enemies of mankind, a
dispoier of all classes-rich and poor
of all ages-young and old of all
races-old world and new--the Red
Cross has determined TO lend more
assistance than ever to tho fight wag-
ed against the Great White Plague
. by the tuberculosis associations
throughout the country, and has this
year set aside u fund of $500, 600
for this purpose in America.
Interviewed yesterday as TO the
eventual eradication OF tuberculosis,
| DR. Oliver r. Hyde, vice president Of
| the New Mexico Public Health asso-
citation, which organization represents
the National tuberculosis association
of New Mexico, quoted the case of
| Victoria, a state m the commonwealth
! of Australia.
Victorious Victoria.
! Last year 10000 people died in
| the United States of tuberculosis II
was an unusually light year Gener-
ally there are 100000 victims, We
have continual sick list of $50, 600
'consumptiVes. Probably 500, 900 are
continually bed-ridden. Under pres
cnt conditions 10 per cent of our pop
ulation will eventually die OF this one
disease In Chicago, IN March 1871,
there were ST. cases IN one block in
what is known as Little He'll. Sew
enty-five per cent of all deaths are
between the ares of 16 and As. the
time of greatest efficiency. This one
disease costs the United States an
nually billion and a half of dollars.
And yet consumption, at least up to
an advanced stage, IS durable, and is
absolutely preventable.
How DO re know?
"Medical science says so. and Vic
toria has done it--conquered con
sumption. Victoria is an Australian
state about twice the size of Penn
sylvania. Its population is about a
million and n half, three-ffths OF
them living in towns, and more than
half in the city of Melbourne.
A Like all the rest of the world, Vic
toria found consumption was grow
ing into a mighty menace, and being
new and sparsey settled, and being
by the way of government and pub
lie sentiment not merely democratic
but frankly communistic. Victoria un-
dertook the framing of laws that
helped rather than hindered the vel
fare of her people. And in Victorin
the public money belongs not to the
politicians, but to the people. So the
people undertook the peoples fight
Commission Appointed.
"A government commission was APP
pointed with power over persons and
things. A careful investigation dis
covered every diseased or infected
lperson. and a stringent registration
law insured future detection. lmme-
date treatment, compulsory isolation
until cured covered the case of the
patient, and then in case the patient
was a bread-wnner, without means,
and his social insurance. another
mark of democratic government was
was sufficient, the state took care OF
his wife and children until he was
| cured.
THAT was all there was to it, Vic
toria stamped out consumption, simp-