The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-06
KEEP AMERICA
FREE OF PLAQUES
Pan.American Delegates Recon-
mend Stringent Rules.
THE ROCK OF ARBITRATION
MAY BE THE OBSTACLE WHICH
WILL WRECK CONFERENCE.
THE ROCK OF ARBITRATION

Mexico City, Jan. 5.-The committee
on International sanitary regulations
Of the Pan-American conference will
report this week, unless the conference
is broken up By the delegates over ar
bitration. The recommendations on
sanitary matters are, perhaps. of
greater practical Importance tnan any
that have hitherto been submitted 70
the conference. The recommendation
mat Will attract most attention in the
Ch4'ed states is that which looks to
Inc naturalization of quarantine. The
report recommends an international ar
Iahgement on the following basis:
All matters relating to maritime
quarantine should be entrusted to he
nauonal governments. which snail have
the sole right to institute MARITIME
quarantine; to establish the necessary
quarantine stations. both local and
Hoatlng; TO define the length of time
during which a vessel may be detained
@nd 70 adopt such measures as may be
9eemed necessary to prevent the intro
auction OF contagious diseases.
I'm the ports of each of the signatory
states there should be established two
kinds of quarantine; first, the uuarau-
tine Of inspection or observation: and.
second. the quarantine of detention and
disinfection.
o-Ihe signatOry powers agree to rec
ommend that prOhibitive quarantine on
all kinds of new manufactured business
between ports and territories of the
parties shall be abolished.
To Enforce Sanitary Measures.
+The signatory parties hereby agree
10 cooperate with and lend every pos
sible effort to the municipal, provincial
or local authorities within their re-
spective limit. to the end that efficient
and modern sanitary conditions NAV
be obtained in all the ports and terri
tories of each. for the purpose that
quarantine restrictions may be dimin-
ished to a minimum and finally abol-
ished
5-The signatory republics further
agree that ii shall be the duty of their
respective health and quarantine or
carnations TO promptly notify the dip
lomatlc or consular representatives of
the signatOry republics stand within
their territory of the existence and
progress within their sovereign limits
Of the following diseases. namely:
CHOLERA, yellow fever, bUbonic plague.
smallpox or other serious pestilentiaI
outbreaks. 1t shall be the duty of the
sanitary authorities in the respective
ports 10 note on the bills OF health the
transmiss!ble diseases which NAV exist
IN said ports prior to the sailing of the
vessel.
tin order to bring health and quar-
anime organizations more closely to-
gethef fol mutual benefit and interna-
ponal cooperation. a general conven-
uon l3f Representatives of these organ
izauons shall be provided for as here
matter specified.
In order to promote the above aims
It is recommended that an international
sanitary commission be established
whose membership shall consist of not
to exceed seven delegates appointed by
each republic; said delegates to be Sc
lected from the respective health and
quarantine organizations Of each re-
public. so far as practicable, that a
general convention of these delegates
shau be held once every two years. in
Wl.ich convention one delegate NAV
b represent more than one republic. the
voting to be by republics. each republic
represented having one vote in the con-
vention
70 Meet It Washington.
The first general convention shall be
called by the president of the United
States at Washington, one year from
the adoption of these resolutions by
this conference, and the meeting place
or Places of subsequent conventions
shall be determined by the general con-
vention.
The executive board shall consist Of
five members. to be elected by the gen
eral convection, which, with the sur
geon general of the marine hospital
service Of the United States as chair
mai eX-officio. shall maintain 2 perma-
Eent International sanitary bureau at
Washington, D. c.
The functions of the convention shall
be advisory in character, they shall
make manifest, practical and active the
latest scientific knowledge Ghich the
yoild has obtained in sanitation. to
the END that the public health may be
protected and that commerce may be
facilitated. The general convention as
sem5iy. or ad interim the executive
board. shall have the authority to ap-
point subcommittee or experts to in
Festigate. in cooperation with local
authorities, into the sanitary condition
of ports or places where pestilential
diseases prevail and to inquire into any
other specia. conditions affecting the
health OF the American republics, and
TO maintain communication with the
various health organizations for the
purpose of recommending sufficient
measures in all emergencies.
The salaries and expenses of the dele
gates and experts of each republic are
to be paid by the respective govern
ments which they serve. The Office ex-
penses and the expense of special in
vestigation. as wtll as publication,
translation and distribution of reports
are to be paid from special fund Gre
ated by annual appropriation by the
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basis as is in force for the maintenance
of the hmraan OF American renllhlics