The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01
WRITES HIMSELF AN ASS
QUERULOGS LETTER BY A THIN
SKINNED HEALTH MAN.
He Is Real Mad and Snappy- Don't
Like the Star Any More Impulse Is
His handspring.
HONOLULU. II. l.. Nov 90

Star Newspaper: Your article il
this evenings issue headed BE DE
cisive" is in my Judgment such an un
warranted attack upon the member,
Of the Board of Health that | canno
resist the impulse TO reply to por
lions of the same
In Mondays issue, probably takin.
your cue from an interview had will
some of the Legislators who had beer
to the Settlement, you came out Will
an article advocating Resident Sun
erintendent, thus prematurely an
nouncing change. that the visiting
committee of the Legislature thought
favorably of recommending. and in
following issues you claim that actor
is being taken upon the stars ad
vice, etc."
! do not know much of the pre-.
vious history of the Board of Health
but this ! do know, that long befor,
had the honor of being appointed q
member, long before the "Star" was
born, or even conceived the Board
wrestled with this same problem, and
in fact did make two or three ap.
pointments all OF which, for various
reasons were surrendered by the in.
cumbents after n short tenure of of.
flee, and the Board has since mad,
several efforts to secure the services
of capable person for the position
in question. | mention this to prove
that the idea did not originate with
the star" and that It is not n new
one with the Board.
The Board at its meeting yestcrda,
did not entertain the suggestion of
placing any man named, in the posi-.
ton of Superintendent, your state.
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding,
and then the manner in which you
refer to Mr., Hutchinson Is of itself
cruel ana ungentlemanly, without
your offering excuses for not reciting
reasons for his non-uppointment,
Mr.. Ambrose Hutchinson has been
the active" Superintendent with title
of acting" in fact he has been the
Lord Mayor" of the third largest city
in the Islands, for period of three
or four years, performing his duties
in straightforward, honorable, up
right aud conscientious manner, and
were he physically able, no better
man could be found for the position.
Rest assured that when he does retire
from his present duties IL viii not
be on account of his lack of execu-
live ability, but because the work il
too much of tax upon his present
strength.
You say that this SUPPLEMENTARY
natter must be settled with out delay
inless there are vastly better reasons
'or postponement than the Board has
'een able to give up To date"
This sounds dictatorial, Mr.. Star,
md do not understand how soon YOU
'equire it settled, but one thing is
certain, and that il that ! will not
'ote for any change IN the present
arrangements of the Molokai
until am thoroughly well
satisfied that such change will not
esult in Encouragement of matters
rs they now are, but that an i'm
il possible, can be expected
~ such "a change. ! believe in pro-
gress and improvement, but such
taste as you demand does not always
accomplish either,
The free postage item is, as you say
"A little bit of trifling thing" like
of other complaints that
he Board has had to deal with, but
please remember that the request
'omes from some of the residents di-
ect to the Legislative committee, and
aid residents are evidently no, to be
'ilcnced with the decision of the adj
-isory council OF the provisional Gov
that you refer TO, but believe
N the right to petition direct to the
aw makers of their country.
The Board could pay for these
tamps, but that would be taking |
money out of one departments pocket |
nd putting it into another, and as the |
tamps cost something, the cheapest
way is NO postage, which rests entire |
Y with the Legislature. Whether let |
ers are franhed with rubber stamp |
II pass through the office with only |
he address makes no difference to the |
'oard even il we did suggest the rub
'er stamp. When it comes Ia that il |
5 for the Postmaster General to ar
ange.
The amount of venom that You have
oured forth during the past week up
N the Board. because your paper was
ot given permit for II representa-
i've 10 go TO the settlement, coupled
With a number of abusive articles, at
acking other people and enterprises
uring the past several months, leads
ne to believe that The Star is fast
egeneratinR from n first class journ-
l, and ! would suggest that the
tocllholders make an effort to inn
rove il so that il viii become paper
hey can be proud of.