The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-19
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
ABROAD TO PREVENT SPREAD
Em'gTants Detained Before
Voyage TO Be Re-|nspscted
Upon Arrival in America

Washington, D. c. oct lg.-With
the knowledge that for the past month
cholera cases have been developing
in Russia at rate exceeding 1000 a
day. the public health and marine hos
pitalseryice is exerting itself to the
utmost to prevent the Introduction OF
the disease into this country. While
not az yet assured Of success, the
service IS hopeful
The situation is not SO threatening
as III 1893, when we prevented the
appearance OF the epidemic in this
country said Dr Walter Wyman, sur
geon general OF the service today
with cautious optimism.
DR. Wyman said that in Russia, be
tween June - and October 3 there
had been 332.SSi cases an dl53,5Sl
deaths and that the disease is dis
tributed generally throughout the EN-
pire
Four Lines Of Defense.
That Il has been latleriy on the In
crease is shown he said. by the fact
OF this number. l5O2S9 cases. have de
geloped between September . anC
October. The percentage of mortal
ity is more than fifty.
According 70 Df Wyman's state
ment there are in addition TO the ele
meWt OF time. four lines Of defense
for the protection Of the United State.
The first of these Is found in the fact
that nearly all Russian immigrants
to this country pass through Germany
and embark al a German port
Very careful inspection is made o
them by the German government. anc
in addition. all Russian cmigrants are
held five days at the point of embark
alton. The same course is pursued j
the immigrants attempt to find theil
way through England. as some DO.
Recently the bureau has learned
that agents OF certain lines have beer
circularizing Russia. advising emf
grants 10 ship TO the United State.
via Libau. on the Baltic or Odessa OF
the Black sea TO avoid the restraint al
the German ports
AT Labeu the public health service
has maintained an officer for two
years. and the United States consu
AT Odessa has been cabled to enforc,
detention. disinfection Of baggage anC
other regulations
On arriving az port in the Unite,
States strict examination is made ol
the ship and OF the immigrants at IN,
quarantine station Every case o
sickness IS carefully inquired into ant
II the slightest doub; exists as to IT.
nafne ID Is removed TO the quaran
tine station for observation and the
vessel held il need be
Men at All Big Ports.
One OF the most experienced officer,
Of the public health and marine hos
pital service has inspected the port.
Of Bremen, Hamburg and Antwerp
and is al Harye TO observe the en-
forcement Of the regulations.
Medical Officers are stationed at
Naples and Genoa. ard at Naples, the
,hief port. intending emigrants are
detained five days on vessel an
chored in the harbor. The greater
danger from Italy lies Ia the more
direct communication and the shorter
time Of passage. although this time
Is reasonably .ong, being eleven or
twelre days. As a measure OF extra
precaulion while it Is felt that the
quarantine defenses are eiiicacious. ],
has been determined 20 keep track OF
immigrants from Russia and Italy by
notifying the state health authorities
of the states for which they are
bound, giving the points OF desiina.
tion.