Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-13
YELLOW FEVER TOPIC
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE
MOSQUITO THEORY.
Diplomatic Notice of Inauguration of
uarantine-Merchan and
Infection-Other Matters.

The international sanitary convention this
morning continued the discussion of the in
ternational quarantine regulations that had
gone over from yesterdays session. There
was little hitch in getting to work, as
a party of the bankers had used the meet
ing room of the sanitarlans for a break
fast, and failed to vacate in time for the
meeting, and the congress assembled in one
of the rooms on the floor above.
One of the changes made in the procedure
was to considerably curtai the reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting. AS
the minutes consisted of fun stenographic
report, this function had heretofore oc-
cupied most of the day.
Dr. Moore, the delegate from Chile. made
q report from the advisory council recon-
Tending the adoption of the United States
pharmacopeia as the standard for all coun-
tries represented at the conference. The
question was referred to the international
sanitary bureau, and, after being printed,
probably by the Bureau of American Re-
publics, will in all likelihood, be formally
adopted by the conference at its next meet
Z ing in Mexico.
The advisory council also recommended
the continuance in office of the vice presi-
dents representing the various countries
continuance of the international sanitary
bureau as now constituted.
DIR. Guiteras presented a resolution on the
subject of yellow fever, confirming off
chily the view of the mosquito doctrine S
already set forth by the American army
ccngratulating Mexico and Cuba on the
way they had restrained the fever within
their borders by following the dictates OF
the mosquito doctrine, and congratulatiug
the Marine Hospital on the way it had
handled the outbreak of fever among the
big non-immune population of New Or
leans. The resolution was referred to the
advisory council
In Case of Plague Visitation.
The conference then continued the con-
sideration of the International quaran-
tine convention. An effort was made in
the case of plague to have the physician
in attendance included in the quarantine
of the patient. This had been the case in
the French convention. which the
American draft was modelled The mo-
tion was voted down, however, and it
was decided that physician might go in
and out from attending d plague patient.
The article was then adopted and the
convention proceeded to the considera-
tion of the article dealing with diplo-
matte notice of the inauguration of a
quarantine This being adopted the reso-
luton relating to merchandise was con-
sidered.
This section was of particular outside
interest, since it declared that no mer-
chandise was specifically capable of carry
ing infection from plague, cholera or yell
low fever unless 1t had been soiled by
the ejecta of cholera or plague patient
or unless it was capable of harboring vel
low fever. This lets out practically all
merchandise heretofore delayed and
hampered in transit during the existence
of a quarantine. The paragraph was
adopted. Another more liberal interpreta-
ton of the law was to allow the trans
portation of merchandise through an in
fected district provided the merchandise
was so packed as not to be rendered la
Bile to infection. Other articles were also
adopted, all tending to reduce the dam
age, delay and injury resulting from the
disinfection of articles in transit and the
destruction of rats and mosquitoes in in
fected districts and vessels. The disin-
fection and detention of mails was also
largely modified.
Distinction of Vessels and Cargoes.
The consideration OF disinfection of quar-
ters and of cargo aboard plague infected
vessels was considered at some length The
approved by the conference was to make
tho restrictions less rigorous and oppres-
sive to the travelling and commercial public
than before.
The morning session was prolonged till 2
pm, when the consideration of quarantine
rules was almost finished. The most of the
papers presented to the conference probably
will be read by title only owing to the late
ness of the hour.
Members of the congress are invited to
attend a reception by the Bankers Asso-
citation to be held in the Willard Hotel to-
night.