New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-24
Invasion of Mexico May
Cost U. S. 81, 0O0,000,000
in Sanitation Work.
DANGER OF TYPHUS
IN CAPITAL CITY
Colonel Maus Says Country Has
Neglected Details Of Living
for Five Centuries.

III war IS declared against Mexico,
said Colonel NJ. l.. Maus, Chief Surgeon.
1st Division OF the United States Army,
which has headquarters at Governors
Island, yesterday. this country will
spend $1,000, 900 900 in establishing a
sanitation system in Mexico.
For four or five centuries Mexico has
paid no attention TO the details OF life
details, seemingly but factors, ex-
ceedingly-and they unconsciously forti
fed themselves against invasion. The
greatest consideration Of an army OPP
posed or an army opposing its santa
ton"
The water system OF Mexico is 90
far behind the present ago that If tho
United States should declare war
against Mexico and march on Mexico
City"-amoug officers guided by official
information. Mexico City Is said 10 be
the future headquarters Of this coun-
trys armed forces-'1t would require a
new system.
For the most part Mexico IS on high
plain, with Mexico City in the southeast,
in a bowl. That city will give more con-
Germ TO the army than any other city.
Her public buildings, her penitentiaries
and her jails are not equipped as we OF
a civilized country would expect
Down there they DO not know how 10
live or how others should live. II we
are called on to go far into Mexico we
shall have TO establish a water system SUI
perior TO any that has been known 10 that
country FOR four or five centuries. Why,
it may surprise you 10 know that the
infant mortality rate In that country IS
one I'm every ten.
Colonel Maus has visited Mexico i've
times. the last occasion being in the Ma
dero regime. lie Is an expert on santa
ton and. should the New York forces be
called on 10 contribute to the assemblase
I'm Mexico. will be actively in charge OF
this departments representation at the
front
He IS chief surgeon OF the first division
OF the ist Army Corps, which means that
he runs the medical and surgical division
OF the army OF New York State regulars
and volunteers included
For the last ten or twelve years the
army has devoted most Of its attention
TO the sanitation end OF wer-water'
Colonel Maus said that not only the
United States army. but foreign armies.
we're and have been using the Darnei
filter. invented by Major Carl r Darnell,
Of the Medical Corps. who is now in the
Philippines.
"All the divisions that 90 70 the front
will be equipped with this filter" said
Colonel Maus. ut Is the best device That
has been invented for conserving the
lives OF the American troops. In Mexico
the water system IS very bad. and In
MANY nlaces where we will not be able TO
filter the water we shall have to boil IT,
"Of yellow fever there IS very little dan
ger There is some yellow fever In vera
cruz and some in Tampico. But we have
vacclnated all the men ready TO 90 10 the
front and they are armed against
,vnboid. There are no mosquitoes inland
70 contend with At the ports there are
but the men will be equipped with nets
10 guard them against that trouble
"Tn Mexico city there IL great deal
NJ tvphus. and that Is why the mortality
rate among infants IS so high our SAM
,a,jon system will quickly remedy that
~ the United States army is called on TO
On into Mexico IL would be the greatest
ming for that country from health
s,andpoint that could possibly happen
for az have said, the Inhabitants are
,o, accustomed 20 civilized modes OF Nv
ing and our method would soon be
adopted.
malaria does not threaten. win most
~ the involved section Inland, would
hiring w on fat dry ground. The sea-
norris We would encounter would be rev.
and there the only two points requiring
our attention would be Vera Cruz and
Tarnpico.
..rbere need be little fear for army men
NJ discase md It's treatment Each d.
,ssion which ~ made up OF four brgades'
will have four field hospitals. In each
bos,,,el are 100 beds. In the rear or the
c,td bospltaIs will be an evacuation hos
,,,sd which will hold twice az many beds
as field hospital Behind tho evacua-
ton hospital. nifty or ono hundred miles
I, d.,euds on the position-wli be the
base hOepitaL
.pro each field hospital arc I'VE suIseohs.
60 zach ambulance corps three surgeons
.. ,ac, regiment four medical oihcers ana
,ueu,v.two members or n hospital corPT'
"a ., e,cb division chief rurgcon ana
chief snnitaI.y Inspector"