The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-02

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Of the number has been used as an
argument against the disease being
plague. whereas. il is in reality one
OF the strongest arguments in its faF-
or. for this small number is abso-
lutte typical Of the outbreak Of all
plague epidemics- The first few
cases having remain unrecoguized.
and the epidemic thus having be
come established. the active period
commences. and hundreds are attack
ed within a comparatively short
ti.ne. This fact has been well Illus
trated In Bombay and Hongsong- The
subsistence OF a plague epidemic Is gea
orally SLOW. almost as slow as Its %
veIopuent. and often an apparent dis
anpearance Of the disease is followed
by a fresh outbreak, and thus II MAJ
persist for months, causing infinite ap
prehension and anxiety TO the unfortd
nate inhabitants OF stricken local
ity"
The closing sentences OF this most
incredible editorial demand the serious
attention of the whole profession.
VIII any just. logical. unprecedented
individual make the assertion or enter
tain the conviction that San Francisco
has ever had within its limits case
II bubonic plsgue2 Let any honest in
dividual weigh the Facts as they are
here today, and have been, and If nr
comes to any other conclusion that il
as impossible under the circumstsn
IS FOR San Francisco to have had
-ase OF plague, We believe him to ne
Incapable Of logical reasoning and ht
subject for public care. AS for the dis
honest individuals. the state has &c
law that would do them justice"
Men Of integrity are thus recklessly
Condemned as guilty of criminality SC
great that the state has no law that
could do them justice. Our contempt
rary invites a weighing ''of facts as
they are here today and have been.
Briefly. they are as follows: There
nave been identified and demonstrated
twentv-one cases of bubonic plague II
san Francisco. All of which have prov
en fatal. The first was found on the
sth of March. 1900. and the last on tht
I'd of November. With this issue all
but three of these cases have been re
ported in full in the Medical Times.
The cause of death in each case has
been verified by every postulate lad
down by Koch, kitasato, Yersin, RouN
and Calmett of the German Plague
Commission. and by at least half
dozen local and visiting physicians
working independently. The diagnosis
IN the earlier cases has been confirmed
or concurred in by the very highest
authorities in America, in proof OF
which we offer the following: EditoTi
ais of the journals previously referred
to; the testimony and results of the
Investigations of DR.. ]. J. kinyoun.
whose findings ARE at least worth ths
collective wisdom of all the local prae
titioners in San Francisco or any Other
city," of the marine hospital service
as voiced by Drs. Rosenau, GeddinSs
| Kerr. Lumsden. Gassaway and Agnes
| Walker. of the board of health of San
| Francisco and its incompetent" path
ologist. Or. Kellogg; of Professors
Mont gomery. Kerr. Ryfkogel and Tay
| lor of the University of California: Of
| Professor Ophulus of Cooper Medical
| College: of Drs. Day, Raymond. Coo
| IAr of Hnnnlf1ln- Ier'
Charles |. Pagan, secretary of the
provincial board of health of British
! Columbia: of Or. G. F. Shrady, editor
of the Medical Record of New York
of DR.. Hill in the name of both John:
Hopkins Hospital and of the Massachu
sets board of health; of Drs. Blum
and Norton of the Texas board {
health: of the Colorado board of healtl
and finally of the California stat
board of health (of June. 1900. and O
DR.. +. s. Pillsbury. professor of path
ology and bacteriology. College of PLY
sicians and Surgeons, San Francisco
and one time special pathologist to III
state board of health of California, en-
ployed by the governor. presumabl
with the concurrence of the editor O
the Pacific Medical Journal. Thes
are the dishonest" individuals Z
whom our contemporary refers as 'ir
capable of logical reasoning" and II
subjects for public care" What inflr
ence could lead any sane individual. o
even the editor of the Pacific Medica
journal. to deny the existence of an
thing in the face Of such evidence
The answer is plain-preferment an
politics.
As side light upon this aspect :
the case, we find the following on pag
Goa of our contemporary issue of A.
gust last:
In contrast to this miserable fakin
we call attention TO the noble. homes
! unselfsh courageous and effectis
course pursued by Governor Gage, III
! 4 peoples friend. and the low sehemer
dreadful foe. Were he made of sue
stiff as that which controls San Fra
cisco. our city and state would now
shut out from the rest of the WORT
, our port closed. our people begging Z
: food. and the bubonic supporters no
: ering over us like so many vulture
. he has been a friend IN need and Il
: people OF California will not soon fe
a get his services"
A on page el0 of the same issue tn
2 also occurs:
o Or. winslow Anderson, editor al
i proprietor OF this journal, has be-
/ The recipient OF the distinguish
' honor from Governor Gage of being q