The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-22
PRESIDENTS VISIT
TO NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans States.

Ii is characteristic of Theodore
Roosevelt to refuse to permit even
yellow fever to balk him when he
once has made up his mind to go
broadin, as the darkeys say. So we
were not surprised when he tele-
graphed 70 Mayor Behrman to know
whether or not the fever in New Or
leans had made it necessary to
change the plans originally agreed ap-
on; and when receiving assurances
that New Orleans was ready. he
promptly announced that the engage
ment would stand.
The spectacle IS refreshing ana
hearening. Beyond a few scientists
VINO nave come here for the purpose
OF assisting in and studying the vel
low fever work, we have had few Wis
ltors to New Orleans since that fate
Iul day in July when the fever was
announced here and the epidemic of
frenzy swept the adjacent country
Ike prairie fire. We have heard of
but few people wanting TO come here.
hence when the President Of the Unit
ed States announces sincere wish
to visit us and to see for himself whar
all this furOre is about we naturally
appreciate it. There has never been
any reason for the wild panic that has
seized upon so many good people In
THIS SECTION Of the country. and so far
as the danger Of contracting yellow
IeVer IS concerned, we are of the
opinion that New Orleans is the SAT
est place 10 visit in the whole south
IL IS difficult for US 20 make even
our neighbors a few miles away from
US understand the situation hero.
IEirty-four new cases Of yellow fever
this morning out Of a population OF
more than 100000 is SO Insignificant
as 10 merit no notice whatever. And
the mass OF our people are not bother.
ing themselves about it. Saturday.
we had one Of the biggest crowds tha:
ever assembled in New Orleans tol
witness the festivities incident to thsl
Diamond Festival. Two of the plavl
houses have opened up the seasons |
engagement and the houses are
crowded each night. A hundred thou. |
sand women and children who havel
never had the yellow fever. who never
expect 70 have it, and who wouldn't
care much if they should have if are
carrying on their daily rounds of du-
Ties and pleasures just as though
there were no yellow fever within |
ten thousand miles Of New Orleans.
Ihere Is not SO much danger tol
health or life in New ORLEANS now as
there is In all American cities in win
ter seasons when pneumonia and the
grippe are abroad. There is not NJ
much here now as there would be in
going 10 some of the noted health re-
sorts and harvesting a crop of typhcid
fever in the system. There are Der-
haps fully hundred and fifty thou
sane people in New Orleans today
VINO are not even personally acuuaint-
ed with a single person who has had
yellow fever here during these two
months past. We dare say that every
county and parish in the south has IN
proportion 70 population, had more
deaths from small pox during the
past twelve months than have occur
red In New Orleans from yellow fever
this summer.
Yellow fever is simply a bugapool
so long as it is sanely and scientiical
y handled. A few people die ed
right, but precious few die Of yellow
ever. We have made much progress
n demonstrating that fact. but much
remains yet to be done. and the sensi.
Die action of the President Of the
United States in refusing to be cowed
)y this alleged monster viii have a
good effect in tearing 0T the hideous
Ind altogether unjustifable mask be-
lind which yellow fever has so long
)araded.
Shortly after the present King of
tally assembled the throne a frlghtful I
plague Of cholera swept the CITY OF
Naples and carried of its victims bv
hundreds. In another city a festival +
vas held which the young king had +
Engaged to attend. A deputation
rom Naples waited upon him to So, !
icit aid in stamping out the disease
md in caring for the sick "At
Florence they feast; Naples they die.
vas the knightly response Of tie
-Oung sovereign: Il go to Naples.
Ind taking the next train he was
con in the striker city. where he ,
listed the hospitals. spoke words Of
.heer to the sick. advised with the re- 7
lief committees and otherwise showed /
is solicitude for his distressed sub Z
ects.
President Roosevelt will find no {
UGH conditions as those described 7
bove existing in New Orleans. There
nay be one chance in ten thousand