New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-15
THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE.
DIR JENKIys's RIDICULOUS ASSERTION.
20 POLITICS ~ TIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

motive . laughed nj as ridiculous by most people VINO
are familiar with the committee. and lis ADVISORY com
ttee Of Physicians and the methods pursued by hen
IN their Investigation and report In the first place
Democrats as well rs Republicans signed inc re-
port and IN the second place the quarantine system
would he managed BY a Democratic Administration ioI
the next four years at least.
Alexander E. Orr, vlce-president OF the chamber OF
Commerce and chairman Of the Quarantine Committee
when asked what he had to say 10 reply to DIT
Jenkins's statement, 1t is simply hepuo"c"'
measure TO get me out Of ofiicc,' replied
al have nothing TO say OF PERSONAL nature.
have the klndest feelings toward Or. Jenkins ana
shall enter into no controversy with him or con
corning him. The action of the committee was taken
with entire good will to everybody connected Win 'he
nuarontine administrations and every statement nade
was made under the solemn conviction OF dntv 10 inc
Chamber and to the public TO tell tho exact tT1'''
and arrive at Che jutcst conclusions. Instead OF being
made for partisan effect the report was carefully pre-
pared with the opposite intention. First VIC With
he'd Il from publication while there was any danger
NJ nublic panic when cholera was siill 10 be feared
Then we withheld It until after election so That no
s,,snicton should attach to II ot having been made
for partisan purposes. ! myself as Is "ei' Ho.,
am Democrat OF Independent eanings' As"eu Wv
rcport know nothing Of the political arin"nons W
,hn doctors on the Advisory Committee anu can
ocv ones how those on the other committee Vo'eu'
~ might here add In justice to Mr. AUSTIN 'o'o'''
uapf
TINT he did not sign the report, copy was ''"'
TO him from the printer with his name a''a'n'u a''
ing II II was satisfactory he having pee" "O'o'.
the last meeting Of the committee "heh 'nc ''p''
,ros finally adopted and ordered prlhleu' .'o.''s
r"s hand from him. and as President Low stated ~
the meeting yesterday, his name prcsu'naDy aor'r1
,here Later we heard from Mr. Coroh' sa'i,s
na, Ia yras unwilling 70 sign the report. We should
,. haa tbo notice earlier and stricken his name OUT
OF the report In proof g., D.. b,s
William L. Bull yesterday, wheh asheu io' -"
Views on National quarantine sun .,.. ,,o.
- an, :, ,evor Of IL most decidedly. Kho" t""V
neop,e who are opposed TO II VIII chHho"ii~' ~
a scheme for Capitalization. but am cohVl"o'" 'u"'
tho only way for the work to be satisfactorily uO".
+. o. nIoco q in charge Of an authority capable Oh
oon,r- uniform regulations and with the traned ihc"
10 carry them out efficiently"
Eurene Frayer said: al most certainly iaVo'
National quarantine. for the simple reason '"'' ''
states arc not competent to conduct an eh''eA' P'
antIne Many OF largest ports aye on VI, ~
OF two states, such as New-iork ana fh''"u'p"'-
The ouarantipe Of one state may be- more lax t''""
hot ., another and both must suffer In Consequence
rho National Government has every facility 10 meet
an .mccency while the states have not ana eau Only
nroyde against sudden danger By the arbitrary use "a
power rs believe was done In tho recent em''se"'
mo oufhoritv was assumed TO do things whch uo
not believe were legal, when all the eOou u"' IN
dongs accomplished would have been ITVui J." "uo"'
lv the Federal authority without the least ;Tcuoh.
uerr,, CLOVIS said: "a National quarantine IA"
,ould he speedilv enacted. our recent cholera eA-
erience as we'll Us the fear Of that terrible dl'eAeo
raging abroad next year demands 1t for our pFoecu'
Snch a law IS required 50 as to uniformly "PIN ~
oil norris in every state alike to prevent conflict "l'
the present inadequate State laws su'a rs was e"
pcrlenccd when President Harrison issued AZ an opP'
tune moment his twenty day quarantine PROCLAMATION
II
cbolcra was completely kept from getting i"o'hod
on our healthy soil. II viii be remembered ihA' lho
Authority OF the President contested by our LEARN
Oniccr and had he been very ohsuepcroh' inc fIc'l'
dents proclamation ight have been made inopoiu'''
contend that all laws relating TO Immigration sio"''
he National and provide the necessary guards - meet
all emergencies whether real imaginary barn.ade
sbould nj least be made strong enough whereby TIE
sick. the lame the halt and the blind could be- pre-
vented from entering through any Of our seapoFH oF
other passagewGys into our country. "'A'd H"'
70 see IT made strict enough, II possible, TO also Ia
clude the lazy and vagaLoud class, as theTc Is no
room for droncs IN hive. our present superior
breed Of people are strong, entcrpnsins ard SO'J
workers. and we must proven; At all hazards Their
deterioration through mixing with the depraved refuse
of other lands. Then We Viii coutlui" indrAmlcy' rs
We arr now. the best race Oi mankind
several member, Of the Board oi Eiucallpn irc'y
expressed their opinions Yesterday to IFouhc r.
porter Ia reference 10 th' >uona' qHH"hlh'' "ii"n
Lummlr said that hc believed thui 10 should De uhdri
Federal supervision. Robert Ma'ay though, u 'n en-
cclient Pa' ana nat IT oGeat To- b" hrrl y Inn
falG that he had not r'ad tle resolutions LHt lHt
he heartily I'D mvor 0t u" Suspension ~ h""''
grafton for ~ lla-t wear.
In an in'crvie~ Win reporter On rac.qay Dr.
jenkins charged That Or. Jan"a {. "cnoes was
directly responsible Tor the arrival ~ the gh0lri here.
lie said Tat Dr. Kellogg had deserted ii- ~ io STUDY
medicine at Berlin, and that hc issued clean oli, oil
health to tho Hamburg American packet Hlil' N1th
sailed from Stctiin. Dr. Kellogg proved mat tl>
charge W0s entirely ia-r. and 80 ), now acting ~
"A Suspension during which searching investigation
Wa, made. which resulted In vindicguns him com
charge would not ho'd water pr jenkins uadr more
sweeping statement sayins mat t'" arrival Of IN,
cholera mere due -oey 10 the gross inehcI'ny Of
consul AT t.c Infected ports the apJnicc, 0i the
present ADMINISTRATION. ana knew 81 he cholera BE-
service 10 aid me-
Dr. Jcnhln. has. proved his inencIyng by that
last statement aid whose Interests forced
him to remain nj The Guarantee station from the iim"
the first cholera ship arrived there. lie declares
that Ike knew Of the cholera before the Government
did, yet It found him utterly nuprcpafed Noi even
the simplest preparations had been made. Tie build
Ings at swinburne Island were not ready Tor inmates;
Hoffman Island was not rcndy. there w;s "A lack Of
nurses at both places he had rot nndr any elorls
10 s'cuIe the cooperation 81 cNpe1encen "acrrlo o.
gists, there was an Insufficient number ot Jug, Tor
iting detained ships, d. had provided for no direct
and mmcda,c colnmnncaon YIN eilhsr swimGH,me
If authority between himself and departments of the
National Government 10 0vershadow the grci,, lnrs
ton u fighting the plague. Iur W''h, hltcr t'i'
first ship arrived he had not been able T. drcd" what
should be done with TIE poor people Imprisoned on
board. when Fire Island was mentioned n puarln
tine station he seized the idea eagerly without try
Ing 10 make inquire. rs f. II. suitability. IN my
hearing hc was asked on the hrsi day how h" rN
ucctcd 10 lind passengers there, ana he actu-
ais SAN that he understood thc, Inlet
was deep enough 10 admit steamships! Yet
any ore WHO had the slightest knowledge OF Long
Island knows that one OF the Inlet. !, deep enough
lD admit the passage OF any except the most shallow
craft. Dr. Irnhns di.cov.rd ihs ~ The "Npcn-c of
the poor pls-CngcrS Of the Noruanli. when Ia cent
them of 10 Fire Island the cNcur-On boat Crphcus.
Every one Knows The history Of that terrible trip.
ordered by Dr. jenkins against ia" advice Of more
sensible men when he landed al Quarantine that
evening and announced that the boot on It's way.
n pilot who was there burst out: Ny God the
must BE- crazy. THEY'LL pick those pas cngcr- up
along the beach 70 morrow. Aud when the boat got
back saved ps n by miracle. II found that sl,
dd not even have pilot abcad who knew the Inlet.
These matters all facts which are pubic knowlcdgc.
and defy DR.. jenkins 10 prove that any with
rca sonatl executive ability a'd Judgment would hav,
neglected any OF these precautions lie worked hard
true but he was not able undertake any Ie-pOu,iis