New-York tribune., 1921-02-11
Alien Embargo
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where they will remain until there is
room for them at Hoffman Island.
Body lice is the agency of transmits.
sion of typhus.
Ship TO BE Fumigated
Tho San Giusto carries onlv second
cabin and steerage passengers. All will
oe oeioused before transfer TO Hoffman
Island, and the vessel will be fumi-
gated when the passengers have left it.
Although no typhus has been found
aboard the Holland America liner
Ryndam, 800 of her 1.5o0 steerage pas
senEers were sent back TO the vessel
tied up at Hoboken yesterday, from
Ellis Island. This is the second time
her steerage has been taken to the
island and returned to the shin Fifteen
passengers picked at random were
found to have varnin and the entire
900 were returned for delousing. On
Wednesday, after the Ryndam's pas
sengcrs were taken to the island, it was
found that tifty-siX men and four wom-
EN- were carriers Of vermin. All were
sent back for delousing.
Through the courtesy of Colonel
John j, Bradley, the Hollahd Americs
Line has acquired the temporary use
of the army delousing plant at Ho.
boken, where a third attempt to cleanse
the Ryndam's passengers will be made
to-day.
Text of Appeal TO Wilson
In his. telegram to Mir. Tumulty
Commissioner Copeland said that he
was much concerned over the admis-
sion into this country of aliens in
fected with typhus fever
THE steamship Presidente Wilson,
he continued, brought fifteen cases
and three of these landed in New York
City. This morning the San Giusto ar
with a report of three deaths on the
voyage,
Il believe that Immediate prohibition
IN the interest of public health should
be placed upon the introduction Of per-
sons and property from disease-infected
regions of Europe"
He explained that the President had
the power to act undeg Section T OF the
United States quarantine laws of 1898,
which provides that wher It is shown
TO the Presidents satisfaction that
there is. serious danger of the intro
duction into this country Of contagious
diseases ne shall "have the power to
prohibit i'll whole or in part the intro
ductlon of persons and property from
such countries or places as he shall
designate for such period of time as
he may deem necessary"
Seeks Delousing Camp
Commissioner Copeland spent most
OF the evening yesterday trying to get
camp in New Jersey for the purpose of
delousing the passengers of the San
Glusto and others that are coming on
other vessels in the next few days
from infested regions about Trieste
and Naples. He was not successful
however, and will renew his efforts to-
day,
He said that a delousing camp is
necessary because both the immigra-
tlon authorities and DR.. Cofer. the
health officer of the port, have no fa-
clllties at Quarantine for doing this
work, and that he would not permit the
Landing OF any Of the immigrants from
the San Glusto until all possible dan
ger of the spreading by them of typhus
was averteer
"No, one," he declared, "will be per
mitted to land as long as there is any
danger. This Is very serious situa-
tlon, for New York faces a terrible
danger that must be vigorously COM
bated."
DR.. Copeland said that 1873 OF the
448 cabin passengers discharged from
the Presidente Wilson had been re-
corded as having taken residence in
greater New York, SO being in Manhat-
ten. % in Brooklyn, 19 in the Bronx
and 3 in Queens. Medical inspectors
Of the Health Department, after care
ful Investigation, were able to find
only few of these travellers who had
been exposed to typhug. DR.. Copeland
said that about $40 of the cabin pas
sengers had spread out in various parts
Of the United States and that it would
be difficult TO locate them.