Show FEVER ON THE I HE 1 ISThMUS S1 HM US Governor communication to Colonel Georgas saying that yellow fever must be eradicated on m the canal nal zone if it lies within the power or of hu human nina man endeavor to the task Iii Is another evidence that the govern government mont ment is determined to exhaust every resource before con conceding edin the defeAt of Its plan to render the zone a place pace of residence The concurrence of a number of now eases cases of the fever are naturally some somewhat me what disquieting but it is encouraging te learn through Governor Magoon that money ni ans nd men to the extent exten the ns ability to C supply them aPe at the disposal sal Of f the health department nt As yet there is no occa occasion sion for great reat alarm In I tre treating of the subject a short time ago The Herald predicted that with proper support from the which bed even then been assur assured d and has again been pledged by Mr lr Magoon the problem would be mastered It is not to be ex exp p that the sanitation o of the zone cun be accomplished immediately but the work in charge of teen men est bent fitted to direct and administer it and with the hearty n or of the government there is no reason to fear that the prosecution of the canal work under American control will be attend cd ad by the lamentable loss of life UCe that characterized the operations of the French in the same field It will ilI of course be impossible to maIntain a low death rate among men from temperate tempera te regions to the tropiCS but the health officials of the wm ni sloe sion undoubtedly will succeed in limit limiting lug ing yellow fever malaria and kindred kindreds s ourges to a reasonable minimum Un Unless less all present lent indications point to a wrong co conclusion I |