The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-30

/ TO eliminate the inducing factors. Tho
insanitary filthy, disease breeding
/ conditions in many of the localities are
practically unknown to you. There l.
not a building at any Of our port,
where immigrants could be isolated
/ there are neither dlsinfecting chamber
or dLsinfectants; neither sterilizing ap-
| planes or sterilizers. The whole Isl
and is practically without safeguard
or defense of even the most primitive
nature, while public nulsances are ap-
! parent on every hand.
The success that has so far crowned
the efforts of the committee in reduc-
ing the elements of danger. in amenor-
| ating and abating nuisances, in arous-
ing the public to the need of caution in
sanitary matters, all OF which has
been successfully carried out without
legal authority, should give your
Board every confidence in the ability
of such a committee to carry out re-
suits more far reaching and success
full. If clothed with the legal authori-
ty. be the title under which they have
sought TO establish themselves what II
may. Concerted action of some kind
is necessary, and If the name of a Cit
liens Sanitary Committee for the ISL
and of Hawaii Is more palatable to
your Board, | have no doubt the COM
mittee will serve the public as faith
fully under that name and style as
under any other.
1t is intimated in your reply that
any representative committee chosen
by the people of Hawaii. willing to
assist the Board in carrying out its
regulations and other measures adopt
ed to prevent the spread of plague with
the greatest degree of certainty, and at
the same time with the least degree OF
hardship and distress to the people
will be recognized by the Board, and
commissions as agents of the Board OF
Health will be forwarded them.
can see nothing in the proposition
submitted by you which in any way
conflicts with the stand taken by our
committee, though 1t Is possible clash
in details may have occurred, and !
have every reason to believe that these
conditions will prove acceptable and
the danger of future friction elimi-
mated.
The Hilo Delegates.
The result of the convention of del
egates held in Hilo for the purpose OF
electing committee for the whole Isl
and of Hawaii were as follows:
acknowledgements DIR. A. IT.
win; delegates, Hind and King.
Representative, c. c.
Kennedy; delegates, Lidgate and Lind
say.
North Representative A. b.
Loebenstein; delegates, Walker and
Richard.
Hilo-Representative DR.. Grace;
delegates, Kennedy, Loebenstein.
Puna-Representativ DR.. Russell;
delegates, F. B. McStocker, p. Lee.
au-Representative, j. T. Moir:
delegates. Kauhaua, DR.. Holland.
Kona-Representat DR.. Moore
delegates, j. ID. Paris, Kaumaohe.
or this committee four are members
of the medical profession. and OF the
remaining three two are well-known
| business men Of rare tact and judg-
ment. Further recognizing the fact
that the constitutional injunctions
would not permit the issuance of
commission to the member from North
Hilo, urge in his stead the appoint
ment of F. B. McStocker, well known
TO you, and a man of great executive
ability. The issuance OF commissions
to these gentlemen would be fitting
recognition of their qualifications and
the confidence extended to them by the
whole Island.
Your further prompt recognition OF
the necessity of an emergency fund for
specific purposes. and your promise
that the Board will be glad to forward
the application to the Executive Coun-
ell for presentation to the Council of
State will be received with gratifica-
ton by all citizens of the Island of Ha-
wall, and will go great ways toward
bringing about better understanding
between them and your Board.
Awaiting your further valued con-
sderation, have the honor, sir. to re
main,
| Very respectfully yours,
| A. b. LOEBENSTEIN,
Delegate from Health Committee, Isl