The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-10


her no, 1 haven't got any time to
write an answer, Pm too busy"
This was the answer sent by a human
being to mother separated, possibly |
forever, from her child.
Let us give another instance. A
gentleman came to the hospital and
was ut once admitted, without any
hesitation on the part of the guardian
at the gate, although the "old man
presumably Mr.. Gibson) sometimes
gave strict orders to admit nobody"
This gentleman asked to see pa
ticnt. The patient was sent for but
the answer was that he was ill and
could not come. A second message
and an extra messenger were sent
with instructions to bring him. The
boy came wrapped up, and with the
apparent impress on his face of sick
ness, other than lcprosy. When the
boy left, the Superintendent was
asked what was the complaint of the
lad. He replied, II don't know,
I've got nothing to do with that,
the Sisters attend to that Since
they've been here they attend to all
the doctoring and medicine" The
Superintendent was reminded that,
in his position, it was possibly "his
duty to inquire into the ailments of
the leper patients. He replied, 81
used to, but since the Sisters came
they've taken all that in hand, and ]
don't bother myself Here is an
example of kindness and humanity,
and here is an evident instance of
jealousy or spite, on the part of the
Superintendent, against the Sisters
who give their services gratuitously
to alleviate the sufferings of their
fellow creatures, while this bravado
walks around with revolver to inti-
midate.
In concluding this subject we can
only express our sincere hope that
the President and Members of the
Board of Health are ignorant, though
, they should not be, of the moduS
operdndt of their officer, Mr. Van
Geisen. This officer is placed in a
+ position which involves care, kind
ness and every possible tender emo
ton of the heart. The present Su-
perintendent of the Branch Hospital
is practically, though he calls him
self only the ''furnisher, in charge
: of about two hundred unfortunate
1 Hawaiians who are afflicted with an
e incurable disease. He had no SYM
: pathy for them and no feeling. Ac.
cording to his theory if there bo
S disturbance in the institution under
e his charge, the disturbers must bt
/. shipped to Molokai. "The motive
for the attack was revenge" What
: was the cause for the revenge? We
G ask the President of the Board o.
/, Health to suspend Immediately thi1
n Superintendent who is in charge O.
e the Branch Leper Hospital, to remove
d him from the high and most impor
C tant Government position that h,
n occupies, to order the recall, from
n Molokai, of the ten men who attacked
e the Superintendent, and to hold ;
' most searching public inquiry int
/! the cause for the revenge. w
!, further ask Mr.. Gibson, who is tn
IS President of the Board of Health, t,
d inquire into the treatment of the tel
y men who were confined in two clos
&c cells, for fifteen hours, which wer
d "good enough for them One o
1t the men in the Branch Hospital
N when asked about the assault on th
u Superintendent, said she didn't lill
[e to say" None of them are likel
a to say when the Superintendent i
20 still in charge of them, even as "ful
l. nisher." He should he removed q
II once from his position until a mos
c. thorough and searching inquiry ha
or been held as to the assault and hi
subsequent conduct, which, to us
Mt did not bear the semblance of ma
m who, holding such position, re
le | nnires the most kind and nentlf