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Show on: PATRIOTIC DCTV Iiy Frank U LeClere. The people of tin; United States are confronted with five great tasks and upon the performance of each of them depends to a large extent the .-dccessf ul outcome of tile war. We must raise and equip a great .irmy and naval force and dispatch them to the battle front as rapidly as possible. We must furnish the money necessary neces-sary to equip and maintain these forces and for the other activities of war. We must provide food for the men in the battle line and for a large part of the people of Europe and for ourselves our-selves as well. We must, through the humanitarian humanitar-ian work of the ted Cross, care for the wounded and the sick among the enlisted men and pro vice the necessities neces-sities of life, and medical care for millions driven from their homes by the enemy in Belgium and France, and care for the dependents of soldiers sol-diers and sailors in our midst. We must maintain the health and industrial efficiency and moral standards stand-ards of the people of our country. Statesmen of the warring nations in Europe are alarmed because of the breaking down of the health and moral standards of their people. Health reports from Europe and Can. ada show a vast increase in disease, especially tuberculosis. Considering only military expediency, expedi-ency, it is vitally important that vve wage an unrelenting fight against such an increase of tuberculosis and other diseases in the United States. Sir Baden-Powell said a short time ago: "The war will be decided in ,1935." The final victory, he 'said, will belong to the nation which recovers re-covers most quickly and completely from the effects of the war. Upon the men and women who are left to carry on the normal life of the nation, na-tion, and especially upon the children of today, depends the final victory. The Council of National Defense recognizes the truth of this and has provided a division on health and a special committee to deal with the one problem of tuberculosis. It is our patriotic duty to join in the campaign cam-paign to prevent this threatened increase in-crease and to raise the standards of health higher than ever before so that we may emerge from this war a stronger, healthier and better people peo-ple than we are today. To this end, health laws should be strengthened, the national, state and municipal health departments should j receive more adequate jj'appropria. tions, health officers should be en-i couraged in the performance of their! duties, and every man, woman and child should feel a responsibility for personal and community health. |