The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-06
i,v1ERNATIoNAL QUARANTINE.
.xGEMENT TO BE OFFERED
At MEXICO CITY.

complete system of international
rautine and Sanitary Reguia-
an re Entered Into by All the
rican Nations international
sanitary Congress to Be Called by
o.ident Roosevelt at Washing
Year Hence-Executive Cop-
,.,ee with Surgeon General of
5 states as Chairman to Di-
r.ct the Work.
,.,ico city, Jan. 5.-The Committee
I.+arnstional Sanitary Regulations
w r,o pan-American Conference will
u rt this week recommendations for
,rternational arrangement on the
allowing basis;
W., Tirst All matters relating to mari
.-,a quarantine should be intrusted
the national governments, which
's.u have the sole right to establish
~. necessary quarantine stations, and
',on+ such measures as may be deemed
..assarv to prevent the introduction
II contagious disease.
cecond. In the ports of each of the
.;rratorv states there should be estab-
,s,sd two classes of quarantine, first
.so quarantine of inspection or obser-
roson. and second. the quarantine of
attention and disinfection.
Third. The signatory parties agree
>. recormend that prohibitive quaran-
,iDe on all kinds of new manufactured
u,orchandise between ports and terri
tories of the parties shall be abolished.
Fourth. The signatory parties here
nv agree to cooperate with and lend
| avery rrJSstfJfe --ffort to the municipal,
nrovincial or local authorities to the
snd that efficient and modern sanitary
conditions may be obtained in all the
norts and territories of each for the
nrpose that quarantine restrictions
NAV be diminished to minimum and
finally abolished.
Fifth The signatory republics fur
ther agree that it shall be the duty of
their respective health and quarantine
orraniza tions to promptly notify the
dinlomatic or consular representatives
/ Of tbe signatory republics stationed
| within their territory of the existence
4 and progress within their sovereign
limits of the following diseases, name
H. cholera yellow fever, bubonic
plague. small -pox, or other serious pes
i tilential outbreaks. 1t shall be the
duty of the sanitary authorities in the
4 respective ports to note on the bills of
health the transmissible disease which
may exist in said ports prior to the
sailing OF the vessel.
Sixth. In order to bring health and
quarantine orga niZations more closely
together for mutual benefit and inter-
national Incorporation a general con-
yention of representatives of these or
ganizations shall be provided for. An
International sanitary committee shall
he etahlished whose membership shall
consist OF not to exceed five delegate ties
appointed by each republic; said dele
gates to be selected from the respec-
tive health and quarantine organiza-
tons of each republic so far as practi-
cable.
A general convention shall be held
once every two years, in which con-
yention one delegate may represent
more than one republic, the voting to
he by republics. each republic repre-
sentad having one vote in the conven.
ton
The first general convention shall be
called by the President of the United
States at Washington one year from
the date of the adoption of these reso-
lutions by the conference.
TIE executive board shall consist OF
five members, TO be elected by the gen.
erai convention. which, with the sur
geon general of the Marine Hospital
Service of the United States as chair
man eN officio. shall maintain a per-
mdnent International sanitary bureau
al Washington. D. c.
The functions of the general conven-
lion shall be advisory in character, Sub
i committees or experts shall be APP
pointed TO investigate the sanitary
n condition Of ports or places where pes
4 tlential diseases prevail and to inquire
into any other special conditions affect
ing the health of the American repub-
A lies
The salaries and expenses of the
4 de!egates and experts of each repub-
+ lie are TO be paid by the respective
governments which they serve: the Of
4 nee expenses and the expense of special
Nvestiga ton etc, to be paid from g
/ Speclal fund created by annual appro-
4 prlaton by the signatory republics.
II is further recommended that the
facilities of the Bureau Of American
republics under the direction of the
secretary of State of the United States
@ utilized by the general convention
u matters incident to the administra-
uon OF the proclaimed purposes of the
convention.