The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
JELKS vS. BLANCHARD }
GOVERNOR ANSWERS LOUISIANA
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Will Not Discuss, However, Special Ses- sion of the Legislature Which He Intfmatcd Would
 Soon be Called.

Birmingham, Aug. 25.--(Specia1.)-- Governor w. D. Jeiks this morning, In answer to an inquiry as to the letter received by him from Governor Blanch- ard of Louisiana, protesting against the ruling by the Alabama Board or Health in not permitting people out of New Orleans passing through the State twice except when they have been away from an infected point sev- on days, did not fail to hand hot one to the Governor of Louisiana Cover nor Blanchard had a protest from citizen who went to Atlanta from New Orleans and then before being away seven days attempted to pass through the State again. He was stopped by the quarantine officers and sent back to Atlanta.
 The Governor said in reply to the question:
 Yes. I had such letter as noted in the newspapers from governor Blanchard and I am surprised that Governor Blanchard has taken the po- sition he. has. If he will reflect mo- ment he win see that 1t does not lie with him to complain at the conduct of our quarantine officials. It was Governor Blanchard's quarantine which gave us all this inconvenience and trouble. He should be indulgent to- wards the efforts of officials of other States because his officials invited yell tow fever to New Orleans by a lax auarantine' system. It behooves Gov ernor Blanchard to be as considerate of us as possible under the circumstances.
 "The efforts to keep out yellow fever under such a system as we know Of cannot be successful by use of gentle means Some times 1t may occur that some of our officials. hurriedly ap- pointed, may not be as discreet as we might like them to be, but in Alabama the quarantine Is being carried on by the very best means at our command.
 q think our Board of Health Is right in saying that a man who has been es- corted through the State to escape from New Orleans, should not expect us to escort him again through the State. It is already taxing our ener- gies to conduct such a refugee through the State one time.
 T am quite sure Governor Blanch- ard should not complain of us under the circumstances It seems to me l have read of some acts in connection with the conduct of local quarantine in Louisiana which would tax Cover nor Blanchard's energies. I am of the opinion that we are running the most respectable quarantine of all the States involved.
 T see where the Governor of Louis lana e1pFGoSSS th0 uoPo NheSN SANS AAA~N ter will get into the United States Courts. I hope no United states Judge will disturb the matter now. If the question is to be tested 1t should be after the quarantine is not q necessity.
 '"The conduct of the New Orleans Board of Health forces upon the public the necessity for a national quarantine, a system uniform in all the Gulf States and Atlantic ports. 1 am sure this must be the outcome of the Now Dr. leans trouble. The inefficiency of the arrangements Of that point for keep ing yellow fever out has cost the State of Alabama many thousands of dollars and l see no way to prevent recur- renee of such a situation as the pres ept one except through a uniform sys- tenn under the control of the national government, That result is inevitable and made so by the conduct of the quarantine officers of the State of Louisiana"