The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-03
Governors Urge
People to Help
JOINT PROCLAMATION ASKS PEO-
PIE TO UNITE IN ANTI
TUBERCULAR FIGHT.
100000 STRICKEN.
SUPPORT SEAL SALE MOVEMENT
WITH INFLUENCE AND DOL
LARS; SAVE LIVES.

Governor j. A. Al. Burnquist and the
chief executive of ten other other Up
per Mississippi Valley states Monday
December 1, issued joint proclama-
tion urging the people of this terri
tory to stand as one against the ra-
wages of tuberculosis and other de-
vastating diseases through whole
hearted support of the 1919 Red Cross
Christmas Seal Sale.
The health proclamation is entitled
San Appeal to the 31,000,000 People
in the Mississippi Valley" It was
made public by the Minnesota Public
Health Association, which with the aid
of affiliated county health associations
and special state campaign commit
tee, is directing the Christmas Seal
and Health Bond sale in Minnesota.
Besides that Of Governor Burnquist,
the proclamation is signed by Cover
nors Frank @. Lowden of Illinois,
James p. Goodrich of Indiana, w. l..
Harding of Iowa, Ebert A. Slooper of
Michigan, Frederick d. Gardner of
Missouri, Samuel R. McKelvie Of Neb-
raska, Lynn j. Frazier of North Dak-
ota, James M. Cox of Ohio, Peter Nor
beck of South Dakota and E. L. Phil
lip of Wisconsin.
Such an appeal, signed as it is by
men of widely varying political affiha-
tons, evidences the trend of govern
mental recognition to the vital neces-
sity of definite, constructive plat
form of better public health, officials
/ of the seal sale committee emphasiz-
led.
"More than 100000 of our neigh
bors men, women and children, now
living in that great and prosperous
! territory designated as the North
! Mississippi Valley States have been
stricken with tuberculosis.
"These friends of ours are dying at
the rate of tens of thousands annual
fly.
Through lack of means to enforce
well-established methods for the con-
troll of this disease thousands of new
victims are being added to the list
year by year.
with the fund derived through The
sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals IN
/ former years, volunteer agencies ron
sisting of state and local tuberculosis
societies have achieve noteworthy re-
suits in bringing about reduction IN
the number of annual deaths from
tuberculosis. Thousands Of wage ear
lners have been restored 20 health; the
lives of count less numbers of men, wo-
men and children have been saved; an
Iincalculable amount Of human misery
has been prevented all of this through
the sale Of Red Cross Seals at penny
each.
"But there is much work yet to do.
more than many Of US realize. I'm
less we earnestly support this move
ment with our influence and our dol
lars, this great life-saving movement
! will fail Of its object. It must not
fail. Far too many lives--liyes of our
own people are at stake.
"The annual sale Of Christmas Seals
and Health Bonds begins December
ii.
'We, therefore, call upon the people
4 of our respective states to give freely
both in money and in helpful sSprvice
1 Ito this great cause"
Every county and community in the
state has quota Of Christmas Seals
and Health Bonds to sell On the basis
of 10 cents per capita Minnesota's
4 minimum allotment of the national
fund is $3.50, 900
i.