The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-11-07
HAVE PUT UP THE BARS
British Columbia Officials Or
der Quarantine Against
the United States
SMALLPOX SCARE IS CAUSE
No One Can Cross Border Without
Certificate Of Vaccination
Applies to Railroad Men

Columbia officials last week has taken
place. A quarantine has been declared
against the United States, and it Is
this particular part of the United
States that is to feel the inconven-
ience and loss that such a quarantine
entails. Whether there be fair and
just grounds for this drastic action
does not enter into the question. Those
on the other side of the line with the
power to issue such a mandate feel
that they have ample reason for this
step, and have taken it, and when
such a step is taken by those in au-
thority the whole machinery of the
British Columbia government Is eb-
hind them, and the order is a law that
cannot be infringed upon without GER
tain punishment following. The bolt
fell Monday. The action of the Pro
vincial Board Of Health is set forth
in the following official notice tina,
has been posted In conspicuous places
in Oroville, and at other points along
the railroad:
"Notice-Provincial Board of Health
Re Outbreak Of Smallpox-All per-
sons travelling into Canada from the
United States will have to produce
certificates Of vaccination when called
on by the constable on duty, and il
unable to produce it will have to re-
turn to the Unitel States.
3oth day. Of Sher,. 1913.
C. J. fAGAN,
Secretary Provincial Board of Health,
Victoria, B. c.
Certificates must be dated within
six months of the time of presenta-
tion."
Such is the ukase. 1t means Just
what it says. There is no lodging it.
The provincial officers know no dis
tinction of person. The man Or wnnsn
travelling into Canada from this side
Of the line must be vaccinatel, must
hold certificate of vaccination. aud
that certificate must be signed BY a
duly accredited physician, otherwise
II does not go. While deploriny the
measure ''an. and doubling its e.
pediency, one cannot help but adnlier
the prompt action of 49, Canadian
officials, and applaud the enforceo, ent
of law without fear or favor. For it
will be enforced to the letter, and
here arc provincial officacs travelling
on the trains to see that no one vades
the orders. This way of acting In an
emergency rather puts the siirshod
methods of procedure in this country
in contempt. 1t can b.. said here, and
made emphatic, that If the same
prompt and decisive action had fol-
owed the first appearance Of small
OK in this county the C..:adian
quarantine would not hay, been nee
essay.
| Pat that is mistake that tho people
have to deplore and now suffer for
The order of the provincial Officers
has s.i. red things up. Monday night
The Uay. crews were scurryiny around
h., ting doctors in 3rIer to hav:. 1! ,
SKIN s,,aped and the vaccine applied
| for raiJrcad men do not escape the
orti, ard every ira crew running
Into taEada must cary certificate
cf Vaccination. Travellers from the
C ,ast On the way % points west oi
here in British Columbia learned fol
tho fiji time that vaccination was
ir: "ssaI.! :! after rea31' * ..' vile, and
in ord: to get to their homes they
had to submit to the order, no matter
what their personal feelings might be
Now, as stated above. aii this could
have been prevented had common
sense precautionary rleas,irus beer
taken by those in authority when Il
first became known that smallpox ex
listed in this county. 1t matters no
where the fault rests, for 1t certainl.
rests somewhere, as there can b. l..
question hut that some one fai"d t.
inaugurate strict preventative nd pre-
cautionary measures to prevent th'
spread of the disease from the begin
ming, and soms "ae should be- hcl(
responsible. Because the cases hap
pened to be mild is no excuse. 1her'
might be fifty mild cases, and thel
one or more fatal ones. Those wh'
are expected to safeguard 'omman
tiles against contagious diseases wer
certainly derelict in the performn:.c,
of their duties. 1t was tho Soundel
duty Of those in authority to use ever
means known to medicine to staml
out this smallpox, and restrict it Il