Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
TUBE RCV[OSIS IS
BE INC DISCUSSED
IN ANCIENT CITY
Nine States Are Represented
at Conference Being Held at
Santa Fei Some Discussions
Quite Animated.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS 10 MORNING JOURNAL
| Santa Fe, March Mime states
! were represented in the district con-
ference of the National tuberculosis
association which opened at the new
| museum carly Friday forenoon. The
accredited delegates are:
| Arizona, Dr.. Allan Hamilton Will
| hams, a SECRETARY of the Arizona as
/ sociation California, Mrs. T.. l.. M
! Tate Thompson and Or. Philip King
| Brown: Colorado, James II. Pershing,
] Miss Gertrude Vale and John NJ.
| Kennedy, Jr.; Kansas, DR.. j. S, Crum |
| bine of Topeka; New Mexico, DR.. Rob |
| .ert O. Brown, Santa Fe: John Tombs, |
! Albuquerque; Miss Ethel Powers, Dr.. |
! A. G. Shortle, Albuquerque; Okla
| homa, +. II. Gaylord, Jules Schevitz; !
! Texas, DIR. Il, T. Scott, Miss Winnie
Bray; Washington, Or, b. j. Lloyd
/ New York, DR. Severance Burage. a /
| number of local and visiting phys-
clans also attended,
The problem discussed was that of
| the migration of those afflicted with
! tuberculosis. The discussion became
! quite animated at times and revolved
| around various proposed measures for
| prevention and relief, the question of
| finances and government supervision.
The problem raised by returning SOL
diers afflicted with tuberculosis alsoI
| received attention.
! Last night, DR.. Philip King Brown
| of San Francisco, James II. Pershing
| of Denver a relative of General Per-
shing, and DR. S. j. Crumbne, secre-I
! tary of the Kansas states board of
health and known internationally forI
his effective health campaigns I'M
| Kansas, addresse a mass meeting I'M
the st. Francis auditorium, after
which the woman's museum board
rendered the distinguished visitors a.
reception which was largely attended.
The following effective circular of
the Kansas association was distribu-
ted
For Gods sake, gentlemen, what
am todo?"
He, being dead, yet speaketh
(The agony of the mind, to say
nothing of the body, suffered by the
consumptive is so briefly expressed
here, and with such emphasis, that
we ask your closest attention to it,
Il believe that | am a consumptive
and will die, unless l can take the
treatment, which requires rest, out
doors, and much good food
you believe that / am infectious:
} danger to you and yours, and the
community.
I'VE believe, you and /, that if | go
! ! on working / will die; and while |
am dying at my work, | will form also
a starting point for the same dread
disease amongst my comrades and my
own family
81 believe that my disease is not my
fault; l got it from a poor fellow, VINO
was situated then just as ! am now
he kept on working beside me until
he died. That's how | got it.
you believe it is not your fault;
of course not-you did not give it to
, | me.
1--WE believe you and I. that it was
the fault of the community, who left
that previous consumptive to work
beside me, while he was dying.
Il know / am not a pauper, or
charity case now, but soon | will be
both; and then | will be SO far gone
in my disease that ] will die anyway.
That is nice prospect!
you know that if / quit work and
loaf at home, I'll be more dangerous
to my folks, than would be to my
comrades. because | Will be with them
twice as long every day.
I'VE know, you and l. that con-
sumption can be cured If taken IN
time; that it becomes worse, and
more infectious as it goes on; that
every month, every week, every day
that / go on without rest, outdoors,
good food, makes me worse, more dan
gerous, poorer; tell you it costs moli-
> ey to be Sick.
my people cannot stand the eX-
pense if | loaf at home: they cannot
stand the expense of my taking treat
. ment that would cure me. They can
: not afford to have me die.
Il must work to live; ana if l work
, I die"
FOR Gods sake, gentlemen, what
am to do?"
What did you do? He's dead now;
5 his family is infected from him; some
of his comrades at work are infected.
too; certainly one or more persons
will follow him down that same sun
: less path of suffering, poverty and
/, denth because he died neglected.
! What will you do about others still
living? Nothing, as you did about
him? No! This thing must stop;
stop it now.
One in one thousand of our propu-
lation die annually as he died-seven
or eight others in every thousand
have the disease. Help to stop it by
helping those who know how to
stop 1T.