New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-12
4 TALK WITH CONSUL UILLI5MS.
he SAYS THAT THE CHOLERA CAN BE KEPT
OFT OF AMERICA NEXT YEAR

HE SAYS THAT THE CHOLERA CAN BE KEPT
OFT OF AMERICA NEXT YEAR.
Oscar F. williams, Of Rochester. Y. Y. the United
states Consul ut Ilavrc. France, who has been here
on his annual leave of absence AID who sails today
says that when the cholera period returns next spring
the danger of the spread Of the disease TO this country
will be- great II ever ha, been. But If the
American representatives. AT tn infected ports do
their duty, TIE cholera. Mr. Williams says. can be
prevented from getting foothOh on any OF the At
lanc steamers and sailing vessels which touch at
American ports.
There were 400 deaths from cholera this year.
hut there was not q case OF cholera on ans of the
French ships that sailed from Ilvge for tl country,
said Mr. Williams to Tribune rep rier yesterday
II the Con>uls work in harmony with the authorities
and know what to do cholera will be kept away from
these ports next spring. have had a conference
with Dr. Jenkins and have talked t. others here
about what precautionary measuNs should BE- oh
served the other side Of the water, and shall be-
guided largely by those suggestions. shall instruct
agents in my district 70 correct evils where thew
exist. and shall be diligent next spring as was
this year. The authorities ut Havre aiready pre-
pairing to meet the return OF cholera. They are
cleaning the streets, improving the sewerage systems
and will be ready for The cholen when It comes
Other ports probably doing the same. II they
are not they ought to be- and the ConSuls ought to
bills Of health.
The serious drawback against preventing the
spread Of the disease j. The >uboUuatiD1 OF the
health authorities To- the Authorities ~ commerce. In
order not - mur. commerce in any way. facts are
suppress sod and infected ship, are p-Ymtei I, leave
port But the authorities OF Ilavrc willing 70 10
everything in their power TO prevent the spread Of
cholera, ard / shall work In laimOnN Win them.
In many pf tie pori, however. the authorities do not
take any interest In ~upprc-s!ng III" spread OF the
dat -Nocp, I'm their d,~tcts The have very
little concern about the number OF thni get on
board ship. III fact. they glad when such ship
leaves port and they don't care whcr' II carries the
disease I'm those ca-r, the American representatives.
.hould b" most diigcnt."
Mr. Williams also had something interesting to tell
nbout the difference in the prices of food IN hi, coun-
try ard continental Europe, witch b. Of Interest
10 the Democratic orator, who have just finished
talking - much about what dollar would buy abroad
Meat. tea. sugar. bread. wheat ana Hour. he .ay~.
are odd there for from Two TO tre' times ~ mnch
~ the American price. II certainly j. not true
that q man can live NOR" cacaply abroad than he
can here and live "a, we'll" sn1 Nh vi liam. Al
Kind, Of food are twice expensive there ~ they
are here The working people and the poor people
live Infinitely NOR poorly tan they do here. II
they i've more c4eapy there than People do here. it
E, simply because they don't Get enough 10 eat. and