The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-16

drel hss never vet been properly cCCS-l-
eoei but Il : one which mus; be met Il
may be that the government are acting
from motives Of humanity II not SeE-e=l-
ting the children mentioned above. Il - il
Is mistaken humanity. for it's endanCer
irC the mass, that s few may escape SUI
ta-ln-. and tLaJ i against al recognized
principles Of political economy The gov
eminent then Is wrong. not only IL this
caSe. bun n the case Of scores OF adult SUI
fe-ers who sill remain 81 large II spite q
all regulations The consideration Of tins
brings rs 70 the consideration q the Hos
pital Il hzkzzko-
Rakazko, = originally founded was
meant Is Z place Of probation II was -
he d SOFT Of midway house between the
life o. freedom and the living grave Of
AIolokai- The other day we took occasion
70 visit this establishment and We found
Il was being put 10 far different uses En-
guiry showed rs that one Of the Uses L
was beins. PIT 70 was IS a hospital for SICK
patients from Moloksi- As. IN spite q g
5000 salary, DR.. Fitch can spend but 3
very limited time as Molokai. those who
have - Be treated" are shipped 10 Homo
lulu. where they receive medical attention
I At the time q our visit. Strawn. the man-
sge- IS halsupspa was. II Honolulu: 6
Confirmed leper actually remaining with
those fruD whose ranks some al least are
returned to their homes, The Legislature
surely never contemplated that any such
Use should be ms1e Of kakaako. and tins
manner q dong things We deCounce ss
/ Infamous
Moreover. we found that az Kakaako
Z there were stalls for the Sale Of fruit. oppo
] site the entrance. and that the money from
[ the leVr0Us fingers could be passed
I through the bars. was passed through the
I hars. and 10 doubt circulated about the
I town This : wrong. Again there were
I friends q the u1fUTTUnatss confined IN
/ side. who were talking 10 them who could
I touch them. who did pass the same PIPE
I through the bars and back again
Inside we found curious mixture J
1aLan haired child little fairy-like crea-
| tyre. looking as pure and clean g those
! who cluster round the knees Of many &
father II Honolulu. playing with q child
/ whose face had lost the ssmblsnce Of hu-
/ manly: 9 hideous face. twice the ordinary
I size. with distorted features and 9 mouth
/ oo1t0rIed into e blood chilling smile: q
! figure such Is the imagination OF Victor
/ Hugo might have painted What could
I be more hOrrlble7 the child but slightly
Z suffering from this dread. Incuable dis
/ ease. gazing upon. tCyinE with the thing
/ she must become. HAPPY childhood thst
I coEld not realize the ghsstEness OF the
] position Would any humane person put
the noting body OF q smallpox patient,
/ almost az the point OF dissolution Will
Ingly before the eyes Of q sufferer who
4 had lust contracted the diseased Yet this
{ L what the t--rl1-r Board OF Health : al
lowing 70 be done
What : tue OF that little lair haired
I child : true OF many another patient II
the hospital The fact : patients are
there Who have no business TO BE- there:
I why they are there We cannot say- whether
Il Is the fault OF the physician II charge
or the ubiquitous man who : sometimes
President OF the Board Cf Health and anon
Premier OF the Kingdom We know not lei
those officials settle the matter between
them j wong Is deae. that : al that We
know on the matter
Now take smother aspect We were IL
/ formed that there were quite ID people
confined at kakaako- We enguiTed a. Il
! whether they had any fixed employment
The reply was nothing for adults Ihs
children lad little schooling II a CpsI
air schoclroom- but on wet days Il va;
evident that 10 school could be held I'm
sgine the effect morally. OF having DO idie
people oocpei I'D together These people
are drawn from all classes OF society. Their
are among them thoroughly worthy ps0
PIE there ara among them both men and
| women who are ysry hard cases indeed
W. = -4f,-
think what kind Of conversation must b
heard by the children who i've with them
especially children separated from then
I natural protectors as some OF the Ettls
things are
We have touched as lightly a pOssibl.
on the eondiSiOns OF life as presented a
hakssko. We are loath 70 present 20 tbs
world a pictuce OF the sore which / eating
into the very vI5als Of the Hawaiian IA
1 ton But q fostering sore had better b
cut out at once and have done IIth II
rather than Il should spread and cJTTTIDt
the whole body 50 We would have done
with this leprosy The power 10 deal with
this disease has been placed II the hand:
OF men who have not done their duty
! Their SIN be on their Own heads
We would however. make one appeal
and tlzl Is t1ll SJl-t-lA1llf sl-ut-Q D. tlIllt
FOR the children Have them separated
for the years they have to i've from the
concentrating influences which are around
them Every fathers. every mothers hear
must 20 out to these lonely Ettle ones WHO
are cast into living tomb. At least make
that tomb Is p1re a It Is possible As
managed DOW the tomb Is far from pure
and We are prepared to maintain that Ia
1 kaako Is no 1T place for children= yet hat
ing ieper children al large IN town. they
ought to be Segregated It Is for the Fl
ecufiye to institute proper method Of
dealing With these unfortunate During
two years Of Office, and with large funds
N their hsnds they hare done Nothing