The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-11-12
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America calls 70 the Red Cross for
service.
1t spent thirty billion dollars in tho
world fight for Democracy.
That was an average Of $4,000 per
capita from our entire population.
The United States owes twenty-eight
billion dollars as war debt.
That is an average Of s2s0.o0 per
capita for our entire population
The average American community
spent last year about $500 per capita
for education and about $3.50 peg
capita for fire and police protection
As nation we spent last year $1,000
per capita for candy, so cents per
capita for chewing gum. s21s.00 per
capita for tobacco, 10 cents per capita
for perfumery.
Last year the American nation spent
less than 20 cents per capita protect
ing and developing the health Of the
country.
And yet
Last year 1.25o, 900 American people
died Of sickness.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand OF
them died Of preventable disease.
TIVE hundred thousand adults died
last year from tuberculosis
tuberculosis is neither hereditary
nor necessary, but 10 Q disease Of de-
fective civilization
Last year 100000 American babies
died before they were one year old
One hundred and fifty thousand Of
them did not Live q month.
This slaughter Of the innocents was
largely the result Of ignorance. indif-
ference and economic inhumanity.
The records Of the var show that
our civilian population 10 blighted with
Venereal Disease.
The Public Health Service indicates
that onetenth OF our American Life u
thus contaminated.
The American Red Cross does not
claim responsibility to analyze and
solve these great questions Of Public
Health.
Charter 1t is compelled to devise and
carry on measures for mitigating the
suffering incident TO pestilence and
disaster
II seeks, therefore. merely to aid
existing agencies. to cooperate with
organised effort, and 70 place its Or
ganigatton and It's workers alike at the
disposal and the service Of the COM
munity.
In furtherance Of such a program
the Community Public Health Nurse
Is destined to play an important part
One thousand Of these-most Of
them returned army nurses-have pre-
pared themselves tor this new cru
sade for higher standards Of physical
life and the expansion of our national
strength and vigor.
The Roll Call contempiates practical
demonstration and instruction, In Do
mestic Sanitation, Community Hygiene.
Dtetetics and Child Welfare
The establishment OF Public Health
Center Is as most important feature
of this work for better America.
This will be exactly what its name
signif1es-bringing to Q definite place
In each community Q combination Of
all the agencies that may promote
health, In order to maintain q high
standard of physical manhood and
womanhood In our country.
A distinct line Of usefulness viii be
the formation Of classes in First Aid.
teaching people how to meet the emer.
gency OF accidents and to make Dos
sible the saving Of lifa ...~-
The continuation. enlargement and
coordination Of the Junior Red Cross
as related 20 our American public
schools Is an item SO vast as 70 be
incalculable.
The whole fabric, not only OF our
American democracy but Of the fu-
ture civilization Of the world. rests
upon the child and the school
The ideal ont Of which the Junior
Red Cross springs is that Of Service
elf-sacrif1cing service tor others.
Fifteen million American children.
trained In the philosophy Of unselAsh.
ness, schooled TO life OF service,
vowed to the furtherance Of interna.
tional understanding and good will, can
save the world.
Finally, the American Red Cross
must broaden and make more perm.
anent its preparedness 6or the Dis.
AAo& no
part of it's history.
Tempest and food; earthquakes and
fire; accident and calamity-whatever
Of these fall into the machinery Of life
throughout the world. the American
Red Cross holds itself ready to go and
minister in the name Of humanity and
mercy.
There is still room for the Red
Cross.