The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-17

regulations OF all state and municipal
boards of health, and to cooperate with
them in the execution both of the local
rules and the national regulations. The
latter are to be uniform and to discr1mi-
nate in no way against any port or place,
but the secretary is given authority to
establish quarantine at such port or place
where none exists and where he deems 1t
necessary, and in cases where local regu-
lation5 are inadequate.
1t should be understood that such addl-
tional rules and regulations as the secre-
tary may consider requisite are to be pro-
mulgated by him, and enforced by the
sanitary authorities of the states and
municipalities, where the state Or NUM-
cipal authorities will undertake to enforce
them; but If the state or municipal au-
thorities shall fail or refuse to enforce
said rules and regulations, the president
shall execute and enforce the same and
adopt such measures as in his Judgment
shall be necessary to prevent the introduce
ton or spread of disease, and may detail
or appoint officers for that purpose.
There ought to be no clash between the
state or municipal quarantine officers and
the officers who will be appointed under
the Federal law There was some diff
Guilty atthe port of New FORK last year over
a similar matter. But now that this law
is enacted the status OF the national power
is SO defined as to preclude any opposition
OF that kind The national authority will
be found supreme. 1t affects not only the
states where there are ports OF entry, but
the whole country, because both people
and goods from abroad after landing at
those ports are largely transported to
various parts Of the country. Congress
has properly taken the matter in hand,
and had the right to do so if it had any
right to regulate immigration, and that is
not denied by anyone who understands
the constitutional powers OF the national
government.
The matter OF immigration is also con-
sidered in the new law. Every vessel
leaving from foreign port and bound fol
the United States will hereafter have tc
obtain a clean bill of health. Rules fol
this will be formulated by the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and it will have to bt
obtained from the American consular
office at the place of departure. rht
President may detail any medical officer
of the government to serve in the Office o.
consul abroad where it is necessary tc
enforce these regulations.
Further power is given the President tc
prohibit the incoming OF persons or prop.
erty from such countries as he may des.
ignate, and for such a period as he may
consider necessary. Funds are to be pro-
vided in the sundry civil appropriation
bill to carry out these measures.
Thus provision is made to meet the
emergency which is feared if the cholera
shall burst forth, Sc expected, in greater
fury than before in the infected places
where it committed so much havoc in go
These precautions are wise. A great deal
will depend Of course upon the manner in
which they are carried out. Under Presi-
dent GROVER CLEVELAND there will be
no fear of any lack of vigor in their ap
plication. 1t will take some time to make
them effective. But a commencement
will be made, no doubt, a. those ports OF
embarkation and OF arrival where they
will be most needed, and the work will be
continued until efficient quarantine regu-
lations will be established and enforced
throughout the country.
This measure will give degree of COM
fort to people Who are looking for danger
from abroad. It may have some effect
upon the Worlds Fair. But while it
may prevent some people from leaving
Europe, it will encourage others, anc
only those who are in fit condition tc
travel will be allowed to embark there OF
to land in the United States. The
country will expect the quarantine law tC
be rigidly enforced, and all the state anc
municipal quarantine officers should bt
instructed to co-operote with the fedora
officers, in harmony and good will.