The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
THE BOARD AND TUBERCULOSIS.

While Governor Roberts is commanding and support
ing the fight against tuberculosis by offering his services
to the Tennessee Anti tuberculosis Association the Boarc
of Managers of National Military homes assduously
busyng themselves in scheme nullify the efforts of
the State and National organization
Governor Roberts points out that Tennessee and Ken
lucky the two states in the union with the highest
native death rate from tuberculosis The war and Span
sh influenza have caused this death rate to greatly
all over the country.
The state department of health charities and education
have been cooperating with the state and local tubercu
oss associations for many years and will take part in the
December drive which will be the tenth annual sale of
Red Cross Christmas stamps, the governor has said
We do not for amomen question the sincerity of pur-
pose acuatng the board in casting about for suitable
facilities to take of the stricken young men With
out appropriation from Congress and defined policy
directing the of tuberculars the victims of the white
plague who are entitled to their place in the various
homes will be ntemnged with the other disabled mem
bers thereby exposing them to the disease
But it strikes that the board is either sadly wanting
in common wrapped in red tape and rubber
stampism that it has lost all sense of proportions
If the membership of the Homes will be exposed to the
dangers of infection from consumption VIII not the civil
population, which outnumbers the membership of the
HoAes tremendously also be in danger of the terrible
exposure? The proportion of the thirty thousand Young
men who have already contracted the white plague in
the war against Germany will not be kept the reserva
ton They will come into the city and visit nearby towns
and communities They will be found daily on the street
cars, in the theaers comminglng in public gatherings
of all kinds They will marry. They will transmit the
disease to the civil population The mixture of the young
with the middle aged and the old may not be a good
thing the board very navey points out but the mix
lure OF the diseased with the healthy thing and
we do not for moment propose to stand for it.
There would not be the local situation raised that
would be raised at other branches" the recommendation
recites Just whether this means that it would be easier
to fo this disease promoting plan on this population or
that the governor of the local Home has ambitions to
govern an army of afflicted is not clear In either event
the board will discover that the fighting spirit which has
been handed down from the Kings Mountain DAYS is not
lead
Congress should establish branch home in a state
dramatically adapted to curing tubercuars Such home
Mould be isolated and kept apart from any city or t.
Then persons who want to live in proximity to it would
10 SO of their own voliton. We established here in
city Of 5000 population and will fight vigorously anv
lenace 70 our health Thryve East Tennessee counties
he sons and daughters Of which attend the State Insti
ltion here, the Normal School, likewise directly con-
erned The situation Southern Virginia West
IN North Carolina and East Tennessee To hell with
oey that places dollars above health and ifeJohnson
ity staff, Oct Fl, o