New-York tribune., 1905-11-10
CONFER ON QUARANTINE.
Delegates from Fourteen Southern
States Meet at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov s.-Amost three
hundred delegates, representing fourteen South
ern States, faced Governor John Cox to-day
when he called to order the Southern conference
on quarantine and Immigration. Governors Cox
of Tennessee, Blanchard of Louisiana j. X
vardaman of Mississippi, R. B. Glenn of North
Carolina d. c. Hayward of South Carolina, A.
J. Montague of Virginia, Broward of Florida,
FerreIl of Georgia and Dawson Of West Virginia
are present.
Governor Cox explained the object OF the
gathering to be to prevent the coming to the
South of the pauper and criminal classes from
Europe, and to provide for uniform legislation
by the Southern States which should have the
approval of the national Congress. and thus have
the force of constitutional law, so that citizen
going to any part of the South IN times OF epi-
demic should know exactly what conditions he
would meet. Senator Frasier advocated federal
control of maritime quarantine,
Governor Vardamar, who made the first re-
sponse to the addresses of welcome, believed
that the absolute control of seaports should be
vested in the federal government
But I am unwilling" said the Governor. "to
surrender to the federal government in times OF
epidemic, or any other time. the control OF the
affairs of Mississippi I want to warn this con-
vention against taking any steps which will
believe in the doctrine of State rights
Surgeon General Walter Wynlan of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Service. dis
cussed the origin and prevention of yellow fever.
He first told of the prevalence of yellow fever
in the Southern ports of the United States ana
Cuba, which, in the eighteenth and mne'eeh'h
centuries had amounted almost 20 scourse'
and of the lesson learned when the United states
cleaned up Cuba and thereby eradicated the DIS
ease there. all of which emphasized the neces-
sitv of like action in all Southern ports.
While energetic measures of sanitation should
be prosecuted DIR. Wyman said the increase OF
commerce and present mode of rapid transit
made the need of good quarantine one OF tne
essentials in the against yellow fever Inc
quarantine of the ports, he maintained shouiu
be entirely under federal control Ihis was s, tne
case in many instances, there being sixty three
Quarantine fortresses' extending around the
coast from. Maine TO Alaska, forty three OF
which were under federal control and twenty
under State control. This division of control
was detrimental to the service The recent law
reorganizing the service which ne represents
ordering annual conferences between Its ofl-
ciaIs and those of StatA boards of health ne
said had done much to establish friendly reia-
tions and cooperation ir each service.
He finished with brief reference to the case
of yellow fever patients emphasizing the neces-
sity of screening patients from mosqultoes and
the destruction OF mosquitoes He saw the neea
of still further education Of the pubHc IN thiS
matter. He regarded the war on yellow 1eVer LII
Governor r. Glenn of North Carolina made
the first address speaking on The South' AUS
Past, Present and Future.
To-day he said. the United states IS shs
richest nation earth. respected and honored
by all the world And the President {, OF ls tne
United States is the best known and the most
respected ruler on earth.
The applause that followed TINS sentiment
lasted for two minutes.
Governor Blanchard of Louisiana declared
himself in doubt which was the greater evil,
yellow fever or the shotgun quarantine from
which Louisiana had suffered. He ridiculed the
differing methods of quarantine adopted by the
Southern States this year. He demanded at
least equal protection for human beings that is
accorded freight under the Interstate Commerce
laws.