The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-15
FOR
NATIONAL
CONTROL
Savannah Health Officers Idea
Of the Chattanooga QuaIan
tine Conference.

1T was simply a great scramble to
get abroad the national control, quar-
antine band wagon. declared DR.. w.
f. Drummer, Savannah's health officer,
in speaking Of the Southern Immigra-
ton and Quarantine Conference. con
cluded at Chattanooga Eriday, to a
representative of the Savannah Morn
ing News And to think we have
been working for it for yearsi"
Except for the antique Senator Nal
lOry of Florida 1t was carried unanl-
mously Senator Mallory asked that
his vote be recorded against it, and
we all shouted 60 let it be put down
halfway. And It was so recorded with
only one vote against It, Congress
viii be memorialized Tor che nat.5 -al
government through the Marine HOS
pital Service, to take charge % all
maritime and frontier quarantine,
and to cooperate with the state au-
thOrities in interstate quarantines"
The frontier clause was inserted,
Dr.. Drummer explained, so that Texas
might be included Otherwise there
might be some question in regard to
the guarantees along the Mexican
border, and st is desired TO have the
national government in charge there
just the same as at seaports.
Louisiana Has Learned.
DR.. Drummer was very much pleased
with the conference and with the re-
suits achieved. He feels satisfied that
national control is now assured.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi.
appears to have specially won DR.. Brun-
ner's admiration. Mr. Williams was
chairman of the committee appointed
to draft a resolution on quarantine.
embOdying a memorial to congress.
and DR.. Drummer was one Of the mem
bers of this committee, the most i'm
portant in connection with the con-
ference.
1t was while engaged in the work
on this committee that Or. Brunners
paper, which he had prepared. on
Quarantine, National Control" was
called for, and he sent it in to be fled
without being read DR.. Drummer
says if he had not been an "Old hand"
he would have felt sorry for some Of
the things ne had written in his paper.
the way the Louisiana delegation was
shouting for national control. He be-
lieyes, however, that Louisiana. along
with the rest. has learned its lesson.
and that yellow fever has entered that
state for the last time
Williams to Make Fight.
The benefit to the south of the
stamping out of yellow fever for all
time, which is the result hoped for
and expected Of national control. will
be inestimable. In bringing about
national control, DR.. Drummer thinks
John Sharp Williams by reason of his
ability and his position as Democratic
leader in the lower house of congress.
will do great work Mr.. Williams. at
the conference. was one Of the strong
est advocates of national control.
In urging the desirability Of stop
ping continual talk of states rights
Dr. Drummer says Mr.. Williams declar-
ed the right of the states" should be
the topic, the right of the states to
demand of the federal government that
it assume control Of the quarantine
and spend its money in keeping out
the disease" The conference devot-
ed its time practically to quarantine.
except on the first day when there was
considerable speech making. Friday
afternoon the cOnference concluded
with a trip to Chickamauga and Dr.
Drummer left for home, all the work Of
the convention being over.