The sun., 1892-12-13
JENKINS ON NaTYON.ih QUARANTINE.
He Thinks the State should Retain Control
.md Il Oprosed 70 Shutting or ImmI grafton.


He Thinks the State should Retain Control
Mud IL Opposed TO shutting or Immigration.
Dr.. Jenkins. Health Officer of this port. was
Interviewed by II representative OF tho United
Press yesterday on tho subject OF national
quarantine and tho prorosed stoppage OF
immigration. nr. Jenkins has Just returned
from attending Convention Of the American
board OF Health held in Mexico His absence
has prevented him from tes,ifyin. before tho
Senate immigration Committee. His views
are directly opposed to those Of most OF the
witnesses who have been heard. He said:
To stop immigration for IL period OF one
year. us has been suggested. would be an out
rage and disgrace to an enlightened nation,
1t would be inhuman TO close our doors in
such an arbitrary manner. / am opposed to
1t for three reasons: First. because it is
brutal: second. because there is no necessity
for it, and third. because it would be a confes.
SION that our sanitary regulations are a
iainre.
do not believe the danger from cholera
next year Will hc, 50 great a. II was this year
come the year fol owing the first appearance
Tut we had ch9;era in the hay in 1887. and
able to take care o; it than we were last
august. and We storpe it then. Never in tho
shirs been in port at the same time. Wa had
very little warning. and Yet | claim that not
inquiry. by the New York city officials
failed to trace one of tho supposed cholera
witch IN ans city 4n amy 9 s steamships
perfectly able to Keen out cholera. There is
no need even o! tho ,twenty-dayn detention or
not been enforced and it would be an outrage
to enforce it. Not one, cas-" Of infection has
which We have disiniected. and mono Of the
goods nave been damaged.
=, What do you think of the proposition that
the national Government take entire charge of
Quarantinr ~
It is ABSURD II tho national Government
had seen to it that its Consnls abroad did their
duty last summer. we would not have had the
trouble that we did The Con sus should have
Sough rh"ra er surH ana
W" could then have turned tho ships back. I
ns was ct sis'f A On s sk
had appeared in HnmIassE ~ on a1f The '"i:tiH i$th.
ed on the S"s 3th.r 'ui aie "'S iearneh hs't hat
the Consul at Hamburg was in Berlin studying
ment, and tho Consul was removed. In what
way has the national Government shown its
ability to take better care OF quarantine than
the state docs sine" the Government took
char..e ~ the landing of the INN Erapts at
this port the expense has greatly. increased.
tax Of 20 ,snrs each. ] were anf1d: f and pfaa t",
sides collecting all this the Federal authori-
Ties made tho Steamship ro,np4nies, pay
w.:o was sent TO hospitals. III" state foarn
handled tho mmiGrants for l"ss, than half
tary Foster. at tn. Chamber" "f Commerce din
n"r. sai, that whil" il cost s'-:t,uuO n yenr 10
maintain the quarantine station al tn' Iort.
the Marine Hospital service maintains eight
stations ."r III" same money. Now tho entlrc
business, done by the eight stations OF tho
Marine HOSPITAL service IS insignificant when
compared with that don" by us. When this
stntion was in the hands Of n Eepubllcan
official there was II" talk nf the general Gov
ernmcnt stepping IN. and in those days the
chnrg" Tor dislnlrcting ship was 500. whilo
What preparation do you propose to make
Il shall ask the Legislature to give us an
shall tax" immediate steps TO make our facili-
ties adequate for any emergency which may
Swinburne Island and erect pavilion or. a
hotel for the accommodation of patients. We
will also build n hospital ship. with room for
ity for caring for the sick. We will put in II
new steam disn!ecting plant. and then we will
present. but do not believe in the efficacy Of
Iunrantine except hy island or ship. sta
the vicinity. and ii is a most impossible to
prevent tho escape Of patients"
mmsr1tion M is no, stopped what restrc-
Efficient Consuls should he appointed and
they should be instructed to withhold pnpers
been detained proper length Of time at the
port OF sailing. and who have not been in
srectet hv proper modIca! exports. l would
have medical mrn appointed as Consuls at all
rninls where. there is u heavy, emigration.
The steamship companies would prefer do
tcuton on the other side to detention Of both
shin and cargo here. Proper precautions make
tho Introduction of cholera imrossibl". Dur
ing the time when there was cholera at Havre
tho French steam ships brought no cholera
here; the North German LloydS brought none
from Bremen. and the Ward line. running to
yellow fever ports has never brought yellow
fever here"
A special meeting of tho Chamber Of Com
mercs will be held at J o'clock this afternoon
to receive tho report OF its Committee on Quar-
antine.
Eaur Killed hY nm Italian Yndrnnc.