The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

ease not Indigenous to or originating In the
United States and its appearance In this country
this season was dueto specific cause.
SECOND PROPOSITION.
Ouarantinc established with such rgor and
precision az to produce absolute noniDtereOuTs
will prevent the importation of the specific
cause Of yellow fever.
THIRD PROPOSITION.
That + The duty Of the general governmental
aid in tho establishment of n practical and
proper quarantine by all means in its power.
FOURTH PROPOSITION.
II Il the duly Of the general government to
appoint commission OF experis to mako
thorough investigation into the CAUSES Of yell
'ow fever, and the best methods OF preventing
it's introduction into this country. and to make
such al appropriation as will permit OF the So
curing If the services Of the best men and Of the
best means of carrying out such investigation.
FIFTH PROPORTION.
IT is the duty Of the general government to
invite foreign nations to cooperate with It
toward the establishment of n uniform and
effective international quarantine relation.
SIXTH PROPOSITION.
That whatever may be the practical value of
quarantine there is no doubt of the importance
and value Of Internal sanitary measures la the
prevention or modification of epidemic yellow
fever and that this association strongly urges
upon State and municipal authorities the great
amount Of responsibility which rest upon them
ut times whom thers is no epidemic threatening
Dr.. Chopin went on to say that be had IN
hours interview while in Washington with
President HHySS. Inc conversation tn6n turned
upon fo,nites and fever germs, In which tho
President exp ressad himself "a much inter
ested. The discussion Of this subject was quite
long and Mr.. Hayes bowed that he was familiar
with the matter. Before leaving him he said
hat he would embody the views Of DR. Choppin
In his message to Congress-. The President
thought that II was the duty OF Congress to pre-
wont by nl means in It's power the introduction
Of yellow feger into this country as much as "
would gesOr6ign invasion. No more lives would
be sacrificed In the latter event than In tho
fprmer,
DIR. Chopin resuming the thread Of his con
versation. said that the only way to test the
efficacy of strict quarantine was to have 1t on
forced. This had not been done. and as yet
the medical fraternity were without positive
data upon this most important subject.
conditional quarantine cannot be MAN .,
Gained. for 1t very naturally loses In EN-
eacy the power of the positive execution OF an
| arbitrary. not to say national one Tor thai
would be decidedly nconstltutonal and Even II
many legal objections would arise. ile ga not
believe that. without the consent OF the States,
such law would ever he passed,
In his inter view wit the President the Doctor
stated that under tho Ia va rs existing now, the
| army md navy might be called upon. to assist
the States in the preservation OF state quar-.
| antins: but nari0na law covering the most
Northern localities might he Imperative.
Tho object was to have tn" government 70 as
stat those States when tsey were too much i'm
pOveriahPd to keep up . quarantine. ana l. give
| to such the strong arm Of tho United STA %
| forces.
Hefrring to question Of tho reporter. the
D pcfor said that MI 81 the Delegates believed
thHt the cHuse Of the fever was living germ OF
organism capable Of ~ PRODUCTION. but there
was differences bfwe'n the menherS o, N w
convention ns to wSethrr these germs had the
power of reproduction in the body OF victim
The Doctor was Of Tho opinion that henoe-
! forth non intercourse with the west Indian
| Islands and South American ports was our only
safeguard and Surgeon General Barnes sup
ported this.