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Show Ol INSPECTION OFaUHSIHTED Polish Immirjrants Rushed I Through Medical Test to Be Halted Here j PARIS. Feb. 11 (By the Associated Associ-ated Press) The immigration Inspection Inspec-tion service at Danzig, the largest Furopcan port of depart uro for American immigration has broken down, the United States public health servico refusing to certify any one leaving there for America. Dr. Rupert lltlue. assistant surgeon generul. Informed In-formed tho Associated Presa today. He has received messages from Dr. J. S. Linson, chief Inspector of the Fnltcd States public health service there, reporting that the Poles and officials of-ficials of DahSlg are enga(ed In a con-i troversy over authority, which has re-1 suited In laxity Of inspection. PI OPLE i;i SHED THROtfGU The situation has ben growing worse for two weeks, culminating to-! day in the service of notice th: Poles and Danrlgera that the Inspcc-' tion must be Improved, or drastic action ac-tion will be recommended to the Washington authorities. American authorities have been no-j I fled so that Immigrants from Danzig' cnOe subjected lo rigorous examine- j tlon. rr. Linson reported that the congestion was so great that 1000 per-j sons were inspected In two days, when the maximum should have been 500. "It is impossible to prevent the arrival ar-rival of a certain number of rases of! smallpox and typhus at American! ports under the present European laws and facilities, he said. "The only possible way to prevent suchcAsel would !.- quarantine all third 1 1 is passengers at the port of embarkation for the period of possible Incubatloi At present the lows prevent detentl. for move than n few da vs. IMPROI I m- i EXPECTED "There have been many cases emigrants leaving ports clean and ; riving at New Vo.k infested With lit which m.-iy be lu to overcrowding. "Inspection In Burone on the whol Is very good, and there Is no da,njrt i of a large number of typhus and smallpox CTfcn renchlnf America. The general physical character of the Immigrants Im-migrants Is good. "This is the w.,rNt time of the year for smallpox and typhus. An improve-j merit will come with the spring." |