The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-07

AIaNAtNAr anu lbilu an tIllLlOu d- 10 the
line Of action best calculated to ensure
their future usefulness to their country.
Iul idrtGse last week republished an
article which had appeared in the San
fn.r#0 Nirgaio'.. in which quotations had
been made from the Saturday Press and
! GAZETTE relating 10 the condition of
lppr0-y in these islands. The Chronicle
had naturally treated the matter as the
/ lLmr.H always does, but the Government
Organ has tried 10 construct a charge
against ourselves and our contemporary
ont of tho material
The articles IN question We're written
only after the present Board Of Health
had had ample time to commence vigorous
action. about five months after the mem
beers had assumed Office The attention of
the President had been repeatedly called
30 the matter of leprosy, letters had been
written by the district physicians, one of
the members of the Board was indignant
ut the iuaction of the President Nothing
4 was therefore left TO do but TO bring the
matter before the public: not till the op-
| position press began 20 stir in the matter.
did the President begin to attend to his
] duties. Moreover not q line censITing
! the present Board Of Health for the man
] ng m which they had so grossly neglected
their duty, had appeared in our columns
/ OF IN those OF our contemporary. before
/ the matter was stirred up in San Francisco.
] Both the Examiner and N0-s La'rr had
| commented upon the condition of leprosy
on these islands in very severe terms.
/ The former in an article Of considerable
length. II was indeed time for comment
and far Indignation, and we but voiced. as
we hope ever 30 voice, the strong public
sentiment on the subject
To make ont point for the Government
the usual direct misstatement is made II
i said that during SIX months Of lSS1-'S2
there was not one line Of discussion on
the subject 0eprosyl by the editor; Of this
paper, but that the moment that the
editor and proprietor OF a much older
established paper, lAlr Gibson) became
President Of the Board Of Health. the
hJWler OF the GAZEIrL--began 10 howl
about lgprosy.' The segregation Of lepers
has always been one of the main points
advocated by tnis journal: during 1881
articles advocating segregation or com
mon-iug ON the haEaako Hospital were
published on August 9th. 3lst. Septem-
bgr 9TH. DIST October 18th. November 23d
and December 18th In the early part Of
lSs2 tho subject was also frequently
handled: it is simply an untruth and. as
Gar ns we can s1, a wilful untruth to make
the statement which the IdJr7i7sr has
allowed Go appear in Its columns.
The -iHTsT is pluming itself on what |
the government is doing now. We would |
ask what is really being done? how many
lepgr are being brought from the other |
islands Those about Honolulu are at |
last being removed, but It has taken n very
long time 60 make "a start even here The |
letters which we have published from cor |
respondents ON the other islands. shew |
the condition OF things there. How little |
care had been taken by the Board of |
iiyaa.h months after they had assumed |
office, to cope with the evil is shown by |
the following letter Of which the Original |
is I'm our possession
Or11rT or TIES B0AEp OF HEl1rH,
Honolulu September 9Th.
Do N. HHH#HaHE. ~. D., DisfJIsf PLUyici7H. hi /
rH.T, hHri.-DEAE SIR; Your favor Of 9Th inst,
requesting Instructions regarding your duties in /
reference 60 lppcrs Is 10 hand. and am requested
% say in reply that at present the Branch Hospital
Eurs s lul and there are no Accommodations for any
more. 10 ls therefore not at present desirable to
remove lepors from their residences on the other
islands until increased Accommodations can be built
here which It is hoped viii be done shortly.
] llyn Che honor 60 remain very respectfully
'agra- tBFp II. HAYsELDEN.
Srrf'g B11U3 Or Hs1lL.
In september. 1882. the Board. though
knowing the condition OF affairs. had DqS
means Of relieving the islands, ,/of- tifeirS
burden of leprosy.
The Board have beely-neglectful. their
neglect has csJl4i f0z.h the Indignation of
the colnI,SASInl--rne community have used
The op..cai;cJ Jb5ble means in their power to
'Ditv VII teard act Ii Is they. and they |
bors J-,sno have "troubled Israel" 1t is |
- 1neir shoulders the odium must rest Of |
having called forth the criticisms which /
have gone abroad There was nothing
Whatever of politics in the matter; fathers
and mothers, the health and happiness of
whose tender and dear offspring were far
more 20 them than government or parties,
had TO speak, and on those, whose indiffer-
cnce or inactivity caused them TO speak. /
the blame must rest. Could the President
Of the Board understand how awful the
p.ait1Hy even Of a child contracting
leprosy must be TO a parent. he would
drop the idea Of politics in the matter at
once, he would brave unpopularity rather
than expose the innocent to contagion and
be would hang his head with shame that
be had allowed the mere desire of popu-
larity -snd holding office to infict such
serlous mental anxiety on every mother
and father IN the community.
ON Friday last Mr. Robert Grieve, as
Of the firm of Robert
Grieye * Co. proprietors Of this journal,
and Mr.. Wm. Aud. Secretary to the
Of Water Works. were
charged before Judge Bickerton, the one