Arizona republican., 1901-09-16

have power to examine the arrivals in the territory in the trains, and deter mine whether they are proper subjects for control. Persons coming to us would be obliged to obey these direc- tions, or pass out of the territory. Persons afflicted with consumption, es- pecially those in the las, stages, who flock to one center are a great menace to the inhabitants and can not be said to be desirable companions for close association
 A well known Washington specialist. to whom Governor Murphy's remarks were made known, said:
 Should Arizona adopt Governor Murphys recommendations to segre- gate consumptives from the well. and to stipulate where they may live should they become residents of the territory, the result would be startling to pa tients, physicians and the country. + Arizona should enact such legislation. and it stood the test of the courts, there would be little doubt that other states and territories would adopt ultimately the same law, or a modification of 't. and an entirely new and far reaching aspect would be placed upon the sub ject of consumption and its treatment.
 The experiment of isolating and treating consumption in a sanitarium was tried at Liberty, N. Y., small village in Sullivan county. about 1205 feet above sea level and situated among the hills. Good results were obtainen in some instances. but the people of the village strongly protested against the maintenance of the sanitarium. as they did not desire consumptives as a class for residents or visitors. The san- itarium was burned one night. the fir- presumably being of incendiary origin | for the purpose of wipins out an insti- tuition which could not be otherwi eff faced.
 | Tn the AdironGacks. where many ! consumptivss go to recuperate, some of the hotels and boarding houses already l decline to receive them as guests, and insert in ';heir advertisements and pamphlets a line that 'consumptives are not received While this may work a hardship upon the patient. it insures the guests of such places inn n.unity from contact with the afflicted, and such is the purpose of the greater and very sweeping measure proposed for Arizona. an entire territory. as large as several states. being affected On the other hand. some of the Colo rado resorts are peoplsd and sustained by consumptives. notably Colorado Springs. where they constitute a ma jority of the residents, over 80 per csni I believe.
 "The law would be a good one in scms respects and work hardship ir others ani the difficulty would lie in
 it's enforcement. Its principa. comnen IT.
 dable feature would be that it does
 not close the gates to patients.
 might result beneficially. as il is tho outdoor life in the dry. clear air of the desert which works a cure or brings
 relief: but many consumptives. espec
 ial'y of the wea.thier classes. would ob-
 ject to such isolation and confinement The southwest is q great climatic san
 itarium for persons with pClmonar,
 troubles, and in my opinicn. because O its extent and the purity of the air.
 will be a very long time before it's in habitants will be as much exposed a
 are the people of the cities of the east except possibly in such places wher
 consumptives have congregated-
 "A quarantine around the borders o
 state against consumptivss well en
 forced with power of deportation i the provisions of the law are no
 obsyed, would certainly be a yer.
 great and important innovation il : American life, and the action of tn . legislature of Arizona will be watche' , with deep interest by the entire coun . try
 Governor Murphy further infc-me
 the Star man that 1t was also his in tention to recon mend that another la' . be passed prohi biting the issuing of marriage license to persons afficte
 with incurable diseases. and that
 proper board of physicians be consti g tuted to determine upon the questio whether such parsons would be pei C rritted to wed in his territory.