The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-01

therefore, Wnen II was stated q lew Qay5 ago
that the smallpox had made its appearance in this
city, the native Hawaiian was naturally frightened.
and his blood ran cold in bis heart And will any
one be astOnished at this, who knows the past; aud
considers what will become of the few remaining true
natives Of the soil2 We. my brothers Of the same
breast, will never be blamed for holding public
meetings 10 discuss matters pertaining to the life Of
our people, aud Of the general public; and don't be
afraid, don't be backward to express your minds for
that purpose; for the sake Of the few Of Us who re-
main alive.
" La these resolutions, il il shown that the Board
Of Health and the Executive Authorities have been
careless in respect TO their duties, and through their
carelessne-s. the smallpox has appeared in our very
midst, on the public highway, aud there met openly.
This - true, aud no one vii! dare say tuSt this is not
n serious piece Of carelessness. II i distinctly stated
in Rule Of the Board Of Health relating TO small
pOx. approved 1862. the landing Of passengers aud
freight from any vessel arriving within fifteen days
from the day e sailing from any port known TO be
infected with small Pox; shall be suhjel TO quaran-
tine regulations. This is a rule and authority prO-
vided By the laws OF the country; but this rule was
not enforced in this case. Wherefore this negleci ,
Was IL because there were a few friends Of officials on
board Or Was il selEin. erest2 l say 10 you that
neither the rules Of the Board Of Health nor the laws
know any friend or self interest; but they do know
aud recognize justice, right and public welfare.
And II those rules aud laws are 20 be violated; If
they are not TO be carried out; and if they are TO be
/ placed on one side in order to satisfy private opin-
ions and the desires Of those in authority, then / say
such rules and laws are useless; and powerless in the
face Of private opinions and wishes Of those in au-
thOrity-
''Auother very strange thing. which have
thought over, aud must confess puzzles me. is the
putting under quarantine regulations of steerase
passengers and allowing to 90 at large the cabin
passengers. Why is this? Is IL because Storage
passengers are poor; or because they are not s. high
toned; or Is il because they wear flannel shirts and
no coats; and hence are more liable to be infected
with smallpox; aud that because the cabin passen-
gers are rich, heightened. and wear white shirts with
gold studs and brOaiclOth COafs. that thew are NOT
liable to small pox infection ? Let me say again, our
laws do not look ~ the rank, OF the wealth or the
quality Of clothes Of a person, but regards all men
~alike-wherher rich or poor. -
"Another thing let me speak of-there are under
my charge, over thirty persons, servants of the
Chiefess II II. r KeelIkolani, and when the small
pox made its appearance, l received instructions
from the President of the Board of Health, to have
them vaccinaied by the physician appointed by the
Board of Health for that purpose. L FASTENED to
obey the instructions; but when | called upon the
doctor, l was told that there was no vaccine matter.
| have been told since, that this doctor had distribu-
ted vaccine matter delivered to him by the Board
among his personal friends Of the medical fraternity
and that charges were made for this matter of the
Board Of Health, which was supposed TO be free TO
the poor. The Board had no vaccine matter. so
that poor people could not be vaccinated as required.
Now then. who is TO blame for rhis2 | think the
Board Of Health ought to have been amply provided
with vaccine matter, instead Of just enough TO make
il scarce. and only to meet the demand of those who
could pay for il.
A this is reprehensible aud dangerous to the pub
lie life, and il Is impossible for US TO pass il by with
out reprOOf. II is my honest view that the Board of
Health and the Executive Authorities Of the country
have committed a very serious error; and more than
that, a grave wrong that might have proved fatal to
the remaining few Hawaiians. | therefore say 10
you my brethren, let US unanimously adopt these
resolutions. aad let US be known as regarding the
public health most preciousin our hearts, even though
the authorities care not-and that we are ready nj
II times 20 do all that we can to guard il from dan
gerOus maIsdies Of this kind.
"What We need IL an independent Board Of Health
and the sooner we have that the better; but if We
keep on the way We are now, then we may as vel
say-us hare no Board Of Health! A good and
strong independent Board Of Hearth will be better
for Us, than scores Of inefficient doctors. This mat.
ter concerns the very existence Of us few natives o