The Washington times., 1921-02-11
ASK ALIEN BAN MRS. HARDING
TO BAR TYPHUS JOINS HUSBAND
Senators to Speed Legislation
Shutting Off Flow Of PeriIous
Plague Carriers.
BY LEE ELLMAkER.
(InternatiOnaI News Service }

international News Service
Despite most drastic protective
measures, typhus carriers are enter
ing the United States, Commissioner
General of immigration Anthony
Caminetti stated today. He express
ed confidence, however, that "the
plague will never get beyond the
confines Of the quarantine zone."
URGE ONE-YEAR BAN.
DR.. Hugh S. Cummings, surgeon
general OF the United States Public
Health Service. admitted that cases
OF the dreaded plague are entering
the country. but declared that he had
no fears OF an epidemic.
In spite of the confidence Of Can't
netti and DIR. Cummings. members Of
Congress are aroused at the situa-
ton. and Senator King, Democrat. Of
Utah, announced today that he will
wage a fight on the Senate floor for
the Immediate passage of legislation
barring all immigrants for. period
of at least one year.
"Every person who has any knowl-
edge of the situation in Europe has
warned us that this nation Is in dan
ger OF the dreaded typhus being
brought here by yimmigrants." Senator
King said. I'VE must take drastic
action to protect our people from this
scourge." AZ
Senator Harrison OF Mississippi
announced that he would call upon
aside . fss,s IN fsySr o. immgras,s. s.a9ss
President .sNffssn today rasevred u
Secretary OF the Treasury Houston
the telegram from DR.. Royal Cope
land. health commissioner OF New
York, requesting that some quaran-
tine action be taken as preventative
against typhus being brought into
this country.
Secretary Houston is asked to ad-
wise the President on the matter. and
II Is expected that he will call upon
the customs division and the U. 8.
Public Health Service for reports.
TAKES STRONG MEASURES.
Strong measures to combat the en-
trance of typhus into the United
States have been taken by the Immi-
grafton Service, acting In concert
with the Public Health Service, Com
missioner Caminetu asserted.
During my recent tour of inspec-
ton in Europe, during which I visited
tlkHt sdlu SdiuihSttiT Il co ."
the great danger that confronted this
country through the great hordes OF
Europeans planning to come to the
United States, and Immediately upon
my return strict orders were issued
to all immigration stations to take
the utmost precautions to prevent the
entry Of all persons who might bring
typhus germs with them. Despite all
our precautions, some cases nave
slipped in, but we are confident that
the plague will never get beyond the
confines of the quarantine zones"
Caminetti said that a number OF the
countries of Western Europe were
aiding in the work of stamping out
typhus by inspecting and fumigating
the baggage of all prospective immi-
grants passing through their coun-
tries to ports to take passage for
America.
"The supposition is that when the
emigrants get on board ship they are
clean and free of vermin and germs,
said Caminetti, but sometimes they
get in contact with infected persons
despite the utmost precautions.
DIR. J. w. Kerr, who Is In charge
of the hospital service at Ellis Is
land. accompanied Caminetti on his
recent European trip.
KERR KNOWS GAME.
"Dr. Kerr also has had large ex-
perience and knows what precaution-
airy measures are needed TO Keep
down the threatened typhus plague
added Caminetti He came back
from the European trip with per-
sonal knowledge of the European sit
uation and OF course was In a posi-
tion to act promptly"