The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-06-24

THE trumpets have been blown during
the past week with no uncertain sound.
The Great and Coed President OF the
Board Of Health has saved the country
from the horrors Of small poN by his
promptitude. his keen attention to detail.
bis untirinc vigilance. The eGALETTE gives
credit 10 the official for what he has done.
He had need to be humane after his eN-
periunce Of the Arc-'s. The snieioe on
board that vessel Of a delrious Cmnaman
must still haunt his inmost mind; II Is
scene. the description OF which, must be
branded into his very soul. The heavy
EXPENSE that the Hawaiian people We're
mi 10 in that rnstter; and the heavy hull
Of damages vet unpaid. hanging oves the
country. are not things 10 be forgotten' q
lesson in humanity wSs taught then, and
W. Hre glad 10 zee has not been forgotten.
B,1t wherefore tins tremendous flourish
Of trumpetSf Have the Board of Health
and the Board Of Immigration have the
Government real lly done their duty When
tho thing comes to be analyzed we think
we can show that they have grossly neg
lectad Il. The gentlemen composing that
Board bat we must qualify here, Tor one
man rules these Boards and works the
Others As puppets 10 his vii. Witness his
offering the Port Physicianship to q gentle
man h.7s-g he had consulted his colleagues
Tho man then. ruling these Boards had It
in his power to prevent the slightest chance
OF cnntariun Of small poX coming 10 these
Islands through an immigrant ship from
Japan.
We cmnhRticslly say that the proper
eul- and
that fEr from flourish Of trumpets,
there should be dirge performed by the
Government organ and Its inspIrer. Atd
5sll-' j. more their strain, and they ouEht
10 thank God and the country ought to
thank God. that they have been saved by
good luck from Al epidemic of small pox.
Our remark has been sweeping We
have put the blame where Il really belongs
and We propose. now. 70 show the reason.
The length OF voyage by steamer. from
Japan 90 this CITY l. well known: any
where from thirteen 70 fifteen days. Small
pdx l. endemic IN Japan, a. 1t Is II most
Asiatie countries. The period Of lncubR-
non Cf the disease Is from .rrlosR O. cIgttrC1
fsrs. Thus. q Japanese, apparently well.
might ce; On hoSrd vessel. and II she
made q Ouick passage, the disease q small
p1x might No; declare itself TIL ihrcg a1gs
after his arrival Ii Is against this
that a guard should be raised. What the
ruler oF the Board OF Health and Of the
Board OF Immigration should have done.
was 10 have had every man. woman and
child vacciusted IN japan before the YES
SCI started. and a proper time should have
been allowed 70 See that the operation wss
= l.
cautions of tins kind, the chances Of en-
ianEcrinr the health Of our community
would be materially miniTnized. Il Is also
evident that such prscauton was not taken.
that the Bosrl autoorat had no notion Of
locking the stable door til the horse hsd
gone. ana II Is further evident that he Is
gong 70 blame others for not hslterIng
the animal and Is going TO t-y and set Is
much fe5as Is be can for turning the key
Of the outside fence
The thing hes In a nut shell. The real
blame for the whole matter lies with the
authority here, which ne; reallEsnC how
important il was 70 have every one vsccin-
4; ed ana kept proper time Isolated II
Jspan. allowed is agents such Latitude
that they sent on hoard tins japanese IN
migrant ship seventy five people, reeGng
from the slums Of seaport town. Talk
Of blowing irunpeis. raiher let there be a
hiding Of heads, there has been mismar-
aEement. EroSS mlsnEnagement- This wSs
10 Ocean Tramp: this was recognized
authorized emigrant vessel and that tins
thing should have happened Is due 70 fault
of the agents ot him who Is now seeking
70 make q bubble reputation upon thing
which hSs narrowly missed costing hun
drcds q lives 10 the native population. II
l. possible that the disesSe might have
lam dormant, that these Japanese might
have came ashore and after mixing with
the people here. the disease might have
broken out with fury. That l. the real
danger that We have escaped and nc thanks
to our rulers for il.