272 The Control of Mosquitoes 



the disease in its incipience, conditions would be 

 favorable for an epidemic as soon as enough 

 American non-immunes arrived. 



Colonel Gorgas earnestly endeavored to have 

 a properly qualified representative of the sanitary 

 department on duty in the United States, so that 

 all supplies necessary for the control of yellow 

 fever and operation of the hospitals might be 

 properly selected, expeditiously purchased, in- 

 spected, and rushed to the Isthmus without delay. 

 Delay, he foresaw, might result in many deaths 

 among Americans, and cause a longer and more 

 expensive yeUow fever campaign. His recom- 

 mendations regarding this matter were, unfortu- 

 nately, not approved. 



The treaty between the United States and the 

 Republic of Panama contained the following 

 clauses: 



The Republic of Panama agrees that the cities of 

 Panama and Colon shall comply in perpetuity with 

 the sanitary ordinances, whether of a preventive or 

 curative character, prescribed by the United States; 

 and in case the government of Panama is unable or 

 fails in its duty to enforce this compliance by the 

 cities of Panama and Colon with the sanitary ordi- 

 nances of the United States, the Republic of Panama 

 grants to the United States the right and authority to 

 enforce the same. 



