East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09

Salem, Ore, May 9.-After mature
consideration, Governor Chamberlain
this afternoon issued a proclamation
declaring a quarantine against the
sheep of the states OF Washington, Ne
vada and California, based upon the
sworn statement of State Sheep In
spector Lytle and the statements of
the United States sheep inspectors,
that the sheep of those states are in
fected with scabbies, and fixes a PEN
atty Of from $3.50 to $1,000 for viola
ton Of the proclamation.
This quarantine proclamation is par
ticularly effective against the sheep
of southeastern Washington, and was
vigorously protested against by the
wenaha Woolgrowers' association Of
Washington. on the ground that their
flocks were free from disease, and
that II is discriminatory move to
exclude the Washington sheep from
the range OF the wenaha Indian res
ervation.
1t is expected a lawsuit will be in
stituted by the wenaha association
TO enjoin enforcement OF the quaran-
tine.
Text OF Law Requiring Exclusion.
The proclamation OF the governor
was issued in accordance with section
nine OF the Slusher law passed at the
last session Of the legislature. Among
other things that law provides:
Whenever the governor OF the state
has reason to believe that scab has be-
come prevalent in any locality or To-
calities of any other state or territory.
sheep from such localities likely to
convey diseases, or whenever the state
sheep inspector shall certify in writ
ing to the governor that conditions
exist in certain localities in any other
state or Territory which may render
any oft he sheep coming therefrom
likely to convey disease. the governor
shall forthwith by proclamation. des-
ignate and declare such locality or To-
calities as presumably infected and
prohibit importation therefrom of any
sheep into this state, except under
such restrictions ms the board of sheep
commissioners shall deem proper"
Some time ago DIR. w. II. Lytle. state
Chamberlain that scab existed In
Washington to an even greater extent
than in Oregon and that a quarantine
proclamation be issued against the
shee of Washington. Nevada and CAL
ifornia.
However, the quarantine proclama-
ton was opposed by the Washington
men, and at the conference recently
held in Salem, II. C. Bryson. president
sociation, and DR.. Nelson, state veter-
marian, opposed the issuing of the
quarantine. They held that the OBJ
ject of the Oregon men was to shut
them out of the Oregon part of the
Wenaha reserve rather than to prevent
the importation of scab. On the other
hand the oregon sheepmen, led by
Secretary Smythe of the sheep COM
mission, declared that in view of the
immense expense being incurred by
the state and the individual sheepmen
of Oregon in trying to blot out the
scab, 1t would be ruinous to allow for
eign sheep to enter the state without
also being subjected to severe dipping
requirements.
cts Right" Says Burgess.
at is only right that the governor
should have issued the proclamation"
declared ]. N Burgess this afternoon.
when he learned that the quarantine
proclamation had been issued by Gov
ernor Chamberlain. I'VE have been
spending lot of money, and Wash
ington sheep coming into the state
should have to fare at least as severe
restrictions as those in oregon. The
government inspectors have found