The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-11
HOW 1 GREAT HlH
HLS TURNED DOWN
CRUEL CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
WERE DEAF TO HIS
APPEALS.
tawairs Attorney General Failed to
Land Ahead of Other Passengers
Despite His Frantic Endessors to
DO So.
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Territory of Hawaii and the United
on equal footing upon the wObbley
deck of a Pacific liner in San Fran
cisco bay and sad TO relate the moth
81 bird OF freedom soon caused the
fedgeIing TO muchIy resemble TWEEN
ty-five cents in Mexican money.
As Is a well known fact Your Tn
Gle Samuel is no great respector OF
titles. This much can be ttuthfuliy
said of the Quarantine branch of the
Federal service al any rate.
Included in that distinguished
galaxy of official stars of high mag
nitude who forsook the coraErimmed
shores OF Oahu for the fog encom-
passed abode of the Californian at
San Francisco. was no less important
parsonage than E. P. Dole. At
torney General for the Territory OF
Hawaii. Mr.. Dole was passenger
on the good ship China. Now Mr..
Dole himself hath said TO the IN
Sophisticated San Francisco reporter,
that three years had elapsed since he
had succeeded in tearing himself
asunder from his arduous duties at
Hawaii nei. Therefore, was it TO he
greatly wondered at that Mr.. Dole
should find himself somewhat rusty
in the red-taped procedure OF quar-
antine routine.
When the China passed through
the Golden Gate shortly before 2
o'clock Monday afternoon, Sept. list,
Mr.. Dole. among other passengers,
50 cpnadr landinO The
word had been passed along the line
among the lesser lights aboard the
China that Mr.. Dole would be put
ashore ''instanter." Mr.. Dole him
self had said it.
Hawaii's Attorney General envel-
oped in radiant yellow Macintosh
and grasping a huge roll of official
looking documents nervousiy paced
the close confines of the main deck,
as the vessel neared the goal, to
wit. the mail dock. And San Fran
cisco only a quarter of a mile away"
In small yellow launch
speeding towards the China were U.
S quarantine officers. They boarded
the liner anchored in the bay. Mr..
Dole was the first to greet the Fed
eral officers as they clambered up the
ladder.
q am E. P. Dole, the Attorney Gen.
eral of Hawaii" were the words
breathlessly uttered by Mr.. Dole TO
the young man bedecked with gold
braid who first reached the China's
deck.
plague or smallpox was the
laconic query of the man in uniform
to a ships officer, quietly ignoring
the interruption in his official duties.
A second man appeared over the
rail-, and nothing undaunted, Mr.. Dole
repeated the low sweet song.
We'll. how are you. | am Mr.. E.
P. Dole. Attorney General of Hawaii.
and want to go ashore with you.
have pressing business"
Beg your pardon, Mr.. Dole. but |
believe you must have made mis-
take" was the rejoinder of the Off
Ger. we are not runners for no.
tel We are honest men, and intend
TO give an unbiased examination of
these passengers, ferreting out dis
ease. We are quarantine officers"
But. man. represent the Terri
tory of Hawaii persisted Hawaii's
/ Attorney General. THE ship will not
dock before o'clock. l must not
be delayed in this unseemly manner"
Hawaii. did you say?" unused the
! officer "Oh yes, I recollect that's
the place where Taft was recently
inaugurated civil governor. Sorry.
old man. but as much I respect
Manila and those free cigars
you make over there, | really can't
make any exception in your case.
Afraid you will have to tarry awhile. :"
oh but l am from Hawaii. not the
Philippines" demonstrated Mr.. Dole.
Il am the cousin to the>Governor of
Hawaii
NO use to kick" was the parting
shot of the quarantine man when
YOU fellows from Page Page come up
cur up-to-date business methods. All
passengers aboard this ship with the
exception of Chinese leave at the
same time"
Mr. Dole rushed to his friend Chief
Justice Frear for consolation
Il was evidently agreed that il
would be wellnigh useless to attempt
babess corpus proceedings in the
case. Mr. Dole was disuaded in
rendering an opinion in the matter
of deferred landing. "And San Fran
cisco only a quarter of mile away
He looked long and wistfuily over
brief vista of dancing wavelets and
many ships riding at anchor. The
quarantine tug came and went. Mr..
Dole remained aboard the China.
tightly clutching those valuable
manuscripts.
The flagship of the mail feet re-
manned in the stream. Shortly after
o'clock a stuffy little tug came
alongside and in the course OF time
ali passengers were transferred 10
the smaller vessel Mr. Dole sor-
rovfully trod down the gangplank-
And San Francisco cnly a quarter OF
a mile away"
An aboard" The start for the
dock was made. Clocks tolled the
hour of 9 before passengers were en-
ahied TO leave the dock
Yea veFily-Great is Hawaii. and
its name may be legion. but ii cuts
no ice in quarantine circles. "And
San Francisco only a quarter OF g
mile away PHIL.
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