The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-24

;. BOLTE-
What is sauce for the goose is sauce
'or the gander. A great deal of prop
erty has been burned where there
was no such assurance of infection as
there seems to be at the Hotel stables. |
Most of it was the property of Aslatics |
and other small owners. Mere suspi- |
cion was enough in some cases, but the |
strongest kind Of positive evidence is |
demanded now. Why there should be
such a distinction ! do not know.
AUDIToR-GENERA AUSTIN
have every confidence in the
Board of Health and have no doubt
but they will act justly according to
the evidence produced as the result of
their investigations. They have the
facts, or are getting them as fast as
possible. II the evidence shows the
Hotel stables to be infected they
should be burned, if there are no
proofs of infection, then there is no
reason for destroying the stables. From
what l have heard l should think the
stables ought to be given TO the flames;
other places have been destroyed I'M
der the same conditions, and there
shOuid be no discrimination. But the
ooard OF Health is looking after things
and We have every reason to trust to
SAeir good judgment.
]. P. CCoAE-
I certainly think that the Hotel sta
bes should be burned; there should be
no discrimination whatever. Other
places have been burned on account of
infection from plague victims; the Ho-
eel stables are equally infected from
the same cause, and they therefore
snouId be Immediately burned. Wher-
ever a case OF plague has appeared, or
wherever a plague victim has been tC
infect the premises, that pace should
certainly be given over to the flames.
u. II. BEEREY-
Every evidence goes to show thai
the Hawaiian Hotel stables are infect
ed by plague. The public knows tina
two victims of the disease have spen
some time at least in the stables, hav'
moved around in them, handled variou
articles therein, and have generalI.
brought themselves into contact witt
the premises. Naturally enough peopl
demand that the stables be burned, in
asmuch as numerous other places hav
I been burned under the same condi
! lions, many of them for less cause.
. firmly believe that final success i
stamping out the plague will not b
attained by the health authorities un
3 less a radical policy is adhered to
( There should be no discrimination O
D favoritism in the matter; everybod
. should be treated alike. If my hous
\ were shown to be infected by tn
: plague, / should certainly expect it
a be burned. l have no doubt but wha
the Board of Health is doing it's best
: in fact, / am sure of it. 1t is har
v matter, no doubt. l don't say that an
: undue haste should be exercised
q these matters, and 1 believe the Boar
will eventually burn the stables. 4t
v in my opinion there is more than suff
Z cient evidence of infection to warrar
I their being burned now.
: 8. EHRLIcH-
: So far 1 approve of the action Of tn
s Board of Health; but 1 decidedly thin
it is wrong to make any discrimins
!. ton between the rich and the poor I
whatever nature or in whatever wa
: III the Board of Health is lacking
necessary courage and backbone, it
= high time for them to resign and NAL
10 room for another Board, who will hal
die the situation in a manner satisfa
II tory to the general public. | full
- agree with the theory Of DR.. Woo
. that the danger lies more in the j
= fected place than in the individual.
am, therefore, of the opinion of hui
; dreds of other citizens, that the pro
er policy Is to stick to the adopI'
!, plan and wherever case OF plague
- found no discrimination should
~ made. / believe the stables should
~ burned at once.
Of GEO. CARTER
- Other buildings have been burn
10 for much less cause than exists in t
es case of the Hawaiian Hotel stables.
am firmly of the opinion that the
!. should be no discrimination and tn
~ everybody should be treated the san
u IL the stables are infected, burn the
u and there is every evidence rs far
I'D 1 can see that they are infected. r
Victims OF the Prague are huOWH
rs have been at the stables. Where Il
&c has occurred before the buildiu
n have been burned. The Hotel stab
u should be destroyed on the same pr
ciple. | do not like to see any discri
Oe ination.
w. W. HALL
In / do not think any partiality sho1
IN be shown. l believe that from the [
tie timony there is just as much infect
es, at the Hotel stables as there was ut
lu- Pantheon stables. 1t seems to me {
es, the infection must be in the ground
40 the Hotel stables, and, therefore,
ed, on.y thing to do is to burn the
What 1 nave learned is from the p
lished statements; the Board of Hea
may be in possession Of testimt
which will justify their course. D
on confidence in the Board and think t
must do what is right in the matter
gpoupa n mo Tho Of min