El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-15

soon as practicable, investigate the
matter in their own way and to whas-
ever extent they deem necessary anil
report. If they report the presence
of bubonic plague, let their report be
accepted as conclusive. and let the
proper authorities of the ely of San
Francisco. the state of California ana
if necessary the federal government.
promptly take such measures as may
be recommended by the commission
to stamp out the disease and protect
the people of the outside world. IT.
on the other hand. they report that
their investigation does not establish
the presence of bubonic plague il
san Francisco. then let the governor
of Texas raise the quarantine now
maintained by the state of Texas
against passengers from San Fran
CISCO
1.-THE city of FL Paso, through the
chamber of Commerce. will contrib
ute 500 toward defraying the ex-
pense of the investigation, the re-
mainder of the expense to be provided
for as the governors of California and
Texas may determine.
ITO. facilitate agreement and action
along the lines indicated. we respect
fully suggest the following as men
suitable to be appointed to member
snip upon SUCH Il Hlsn
whose report would command conf
dence throughout the civilized world
VIM. Osler. -. D.. T.. r. s.. pro-
fessor in the Johns Hopkins univeT
sity and the University of Pennsyl |
vania.
Victor C. Vaughan, Phi. D., NJ. d.. |
professor of hygiene and physiological |
chemistry in the University of Mich |
gan.
''.dajor Walter Reed, United States
lrmy.
Earnestly soliciting for this sug-
yestion your careful consideration,
mt with your official duty. we are,
yery respectfully yours.
lei Paso Chamber of Commerce.
Board of Health of Ell Paso. Texas"
The communication was adopted
erred forwarded to the governors as
yell as the city board of health of San
francisco.
DR.. Villas introduced DR. Darlington ,
f the United States marine service,
Tho was in the city by chance. He ,
aid that the imarine service was now ,
ut of the quarantine fight but was
eeping posted on the bubonic plague .
ituation. The service had quarantine
d against Chinatown once but were
by the federal court and
ad since taken no hand in the mat
er. He was satisfied that bubonic
lague existed. however. and had ex-
tied since last May.
DIR. Villas explained that that was not
matter for consideration here, but
lie quarantine was not effective and ;.
as simply worthless as it stood. He
lid that any one could pass the quar-
ntine and if bubonic plague existed =,
lere the present quarantine was of no =,
Sc in protecting Texas.
G. r. Morehead suggested that the
,amber of commerce also petition =.
overnor Savers to provide a man az ;,
akland Pier to go through the trains
nd see to il that every man bound
II Texas was provided with the nee
sary certificate.
Mr.. Courchesne proposed that the u,
'vernor be asked to allow the local
spectors here to take the affidavits
passengers instead of requiring them
have one from the San Francisco Of
ials.
This led to a slight change in the
iole resolution. 1t was finally de- -,
led that the letter drafted by DR.. Vii =
be sent as directed and if it failed
at Mr.. Courchesne's resolution be a..
-warded and if that too failed that =:
: governor be requested to provide
: necessary help at Oakland Pier. "a