New-York tribune., 1902-01-06
TO WARD OFF DISEASE.
RULES TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE
PAN-ANIERICAN CONFERENCE.

Mexico City, Jan. 6.-The committee inter
national sanitary regulations of the Pan-Amer-
lean Conference will report this week recon-
mendations for an international agreement on
the following bases:
First-Au matters relating to maritime quar-
antine should be intrusted to the national gov
ernments, which shall have the sole right to
establish the necessary quarantine stations and
adopt such measures as may be deemed neces-
sary TO prevent the introduction of contagious
disease.
Second-In the ports Of each Of the signatory
states there should be tablished two classes
Of quarantine-first the quarantine Of inspec-
ton observation, and second, the quarantine
OF detention and disinfection.
Third-The signatory parties agree to recon-
mend that prohibitive quarantine on all kinds
Of new manufactured merchandise between
ports and territories Of the parties shall be
abolished
Fourth-The signatory parties hereby agree
to cooperate with and lend every possible effort
10 the municipal provincial or local authorities
10 the end that efficient and modern sanitary
conditions may be obtained in all ports and
territories and that quarantine restrictions may
be diminished to minimum and finally abol-
ished.
Fifth-The sigratory republics further agree
that it shall be the duty of their respective
health and quarantine organizations TO notify
promptly the diplomatic consular representa-
tives Of the signatory republics stationed within
their territory Of the existence and progress
within their sovereign limits OF the following
diseases, namely: Cholera, yellow fever, bubonic
plague, smallpox and other serious pestiental
outbreaks. 1t shall be the duty of the sanitary
authorities in the respective ports to note on
the bills OF health the transmissible diseases
which may exist in said ports prior to the sail
ing of the vessel
Sixth-In order to bring health and quarantine
organizations more closely together for mutual
benefit and international cooperation a general
convention OF representatives of these organiza-
tions shall be provided for. An international
sanitary committee shall be established, whose
membership shall consist of not to exceed five
delegates appointed by each republic: said dele
gates TO be selected from the respective health
and quarantine organizations Of each republic
so far possible.
SeVenth-A general convention shall be held
once every two years, in which convention one
delegate may represent more than one republic,
the voting to be by republics, each republic rep
resented having one vote in the convention.
The first general convention shall be called by
the President of the United States. at Wash
ington, one year from the adoption of these
resolutions by this conference.
Eighth-rhe executive board shall consist Of
five members, to be elected by the general con-
vention. which, with the surgeon-general Of
the Marine Hospital Service OF the United
States chairman ex officio. shall maintain a
permanently international sanitary bureau at
Washington, D. c. The functions Of the gen.
erdl convention shall be advisory IN character
investigate the sanitary condition of ports or
places where pestilential diseases prevail and to
inquire into any other special conditions affect
ing the health Of the American republics
Ninth-The salaries and expenses Of the dele
gates and experts OF each republic to be
paid by the respective governments which they
special investigation, etc. to lie paid from a
special fund created by annual appropriation
by the signatory republics.
Tenth-It is further recommended that the
facilities of the Bureau OF American Republics,
under the direction of the Secretary of State OF
the United States, be utilized by the general
convention in matters incident to the admins
tration Of the proclaimed purposes of the con-
vention-