The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-09

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FROM ihe medical profession united
opinion and an earnest request tU The
powers Chat hn fur prompt action on
mo- score of emergency We pro con.
. iunfH1 VIII q most .gf'uu condition
/ Uf affairs
There ls n0 question whatever that
100 ihD present time Chinatown is rpok-
Ilng with nlth ana By 20 positive disgrace
90 civilization There is no question
hu that radical methods must be- pur-
sued, but what line Of action are we
TO- tako2 n is distinctly on TIE lines
laid down by the Board NJ Hoalth. Let
| 10 boz understood, then, that the powers
applied at this time are absolutely nee
ossary for the Systematic stamping ont
luf this postilenCe The method OF OPP
! uIatlGn In these radical changes Is
J one that must be- submitted TO tho
country They can and VIII condemn
| Chinatown: they will require every
shack to- be burned down, they viii re-
quire that Chinatown be moved ana
that area bounded by Queen. Nuuanu,
Nukui and River streets be laid bare,
and they will agree with us that this
Is the only thing to do with the infect
ed district The land should not be
occupied again for at least one year.
In Hongkong ! believe, the period Is
much longer The surface of the land
should be plowed up, oil poured upon
il and again burned cesspools should
be emptied and filled in with earth and
| lime and the whole area submitted to
the sunlight and pure air.
Now, in suggesting such radical
means, the question may be asked, Is
| It feasible? | believe it is. BY acquir-
ing tract of land, high and well ven
tilated, easy of access and where
sewerage system can be put in at
nominal cost, it Is feasible. Have the
| Chinese removed there, and so form
a new Chinatown, and | believe pres
sure can be placed on the Government
to make it legal, and If not, then form
| a syndicate and obtain the Co-opera-
| ton of Chinatown merchants VINO
would purchase an interest in the new
district. l have in mind tract of
land in every way suited to the scheme,
but would rather not mention its To-
cality until the owners have been con-
suited. A strong plea by the profess
sion is all that is wanted to make the
authorities consider this an emergency
measure.
1T is only matter of very short
time when the commerce of the coun-
| try will be affected. Our exports APP
| proach something like fifteen million
dollars, and when we consider that our
commerce is placed in jeopardy the eX-
penditure of money to carry out our
suggestions is but mere bagatelle-
nothing. Merchants are ready and
willing to join us in making request
to the Executive Council to carry out
these views.
"The modus operandi of bringing
this condition about is for us to APP
point committee and draw up resolu-
lions embodying the points brought out
at this meeting, putting them into con-
crete business form, and l would sug-
gest that copy be taken to the Cham
Der of Commerce and also to the
Planters Association with a strong ex-
preston by the committee, urging
them to appoint like committees to
ioin ours and submit their views to
the country, and with this object |
move that the chairman appoint
committee to carry out the sense of
| this meeting"