The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-05
CALLS FOR FEDERAL AID. ,

CALLS FOR FEDERAL AID
Louisiana Asks Uncle Sam to Take Charge
Of the Yellow Fever situation.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. At a meeting
hold a the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
. to-day, at which there we're present Mayor
Behrman, Judge Saunders, representing
Gov. Blanchard, and commuters from the
Cotton Exchange. Stock Exchange, Board
OF Trade, Clearing House. Progressive
Union, Sugar Exchange, the Mechanics.
Dealers and Lumhermen's Exhange, Auo-
ton Exchange, New Orleans Merchants
and Manufacturer Association, the Or
leans Parish Medical Society. the president
OF the New Orleans Board OF Health, the
City Attorney, DR.. White OF the United States
Marine Hospital Service and others. a reso-
luton was adopted calling upon the United
States to take charge Of the fever and
quarantine situation. The following was
adopted
Resolred, That this meeting indorse the
proposition to ask the United States Govern
ment to take control of the yellow fever
situation In New Orleans and that the Gov
ernor Of the State and the Mayor OF the city
be requested to take immediate steps to carry
this proposition into effect Further. that the
hearty cooperation OF the State and city
governments, State and city health boards
parish medical society and OF the merchants
and people generally be pledged in such
action Is may be taken by the Government.
Mayor Behrman declared that he strongly
favored the action taken, and that he. as
Mayor, would surrender any power over
the municipality to the Federal Govern
ment necessary to carry out the purpose OF
the resolution. or would give any assistance
to the Government the city could give.
The resolutions were telegraphed to Gov
Blanchard at Baton Rouge. II is UNDER
stood that the action taken meets with his
full approval. He will probably officially
convey the resolution to President Roose-
welt. A.
This action has been under consideration
from the first, and several petitions were
signed a week ago to that effect. There
was a disposition not to act prematurely
but to see whether the health authorities
OF the Southern States could not be induced
to act together in an Intelligent quarantine
to stamp out the fever, or stamping out
were impossible at once, to prevent the
Generalization and inhumanity Of shotgun
guarantees. At first 1t looked az though
that was possible, but within a week the old
panic seized on the people in many locak-
ties and since then the situation has gone
from bad to worse. 1t is believed, there
fore, that the time has come to ask for action
on the part Of disinterested authority
like the Federal Government to- intervene
between the bitterness and prejudices OF
The disease 90 far has beer! almost ex-
Sealth authorities. national. State and Sty,,
have besp TO keep it within the original In
fectsd Italian f,te n,her Gassa habxe SS
but ell clearly traoeable to the italian quar-
ter. being persons who had their places Of
business there or who had fed thence to
healthier sections. ~ ,-
watched with the greatest care to prevent
the sparks from starting new fires Twenty
days Ia the time allowed to determine this
matter. An investigation to-day showed
that in only three instances has the fever
spread to secondary cases. This Is enoour-
another, for 1t has shown that the health
Officers have been unable to restrict the
fever to it's original territory, as they had
Z hoped to do. The fight, however. is being
be kept up with the idea Of holding down
the fever Il 1t be found that 1t is impossible
ct this late day to stamp 1t out altogether.
There IL plenty. of courage and energy
nero, q QOOQ ebplT1t pTtNduHp rlIt tIcte 10
ample money md an abundance Of workers,
for there were probably never as many
people remaining In New Orleans during
4 the summer as are here to-day, While
Z there are some refugees. more people have
returned TO New Orleans since the fever
was announced than have left. Among
the striking features we're the return OF
5000 or 10000 people summering on the
J Mississippi Gulf Coast and all the clergy
OF all den nominations.
I CboNol1a ~ tho Catholic,
Church has returned to New Orleans and
viii issue pastoral letter to all the Catholic
churches on Sunday, giving his views and
his advice In the present emergency.
Bishop Sessions of the Episcopal Church
! returned from his summer vacation as soon
e he heard that the fever was growing bad
here. and rendered his services to the General
Committee.
The Rev. Beverly Warner, rector Of
Trinity Church, the largest and most i'm
portant Episcopal church in New Orleans.
defined q vacation and has been chosen
bead Of the sanitary committee
Next Wednesday has been officially de-
caared public holiday by Mayor Behrman;;
Be suspended and the people will devote
! themselves to cleaning up their premises
! and getting rid Of the mosquitoes SAM
( tary mass meetings will be held in many
! tell exactly how to get rid Of mosquitoes.
II 10 explained as reason why more
cases Of fever are reported that milder
cases are now being returned, This Is
ehown In the fact that the ratio OF mortality
has dropped from rs to under 20 per cent.
Gov. blanchard tonight telegraphed
from Baton Rouge to President Roosevelt
4 at Oyster Bay, forwarding the request of
I the meeting held in New Orleans to-day
Il asking tho United States to take charge
!. Of the fever situation and joining In the
request.
GUARANTEES STIFFEN.