The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-27
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mouths They were quiet while thsy
tomato cans having been abolished
since the grand jury made its report,
and washed down with tea what they
had eaten A few OF the wonen took
their pans 10 the yeTanda to eat One
or two went OF into corners By them
selves that they might enjoy the feast
in undisturbed happiness Cd
There was room for about sixteen
of the men at the long table on the
lawn The others sat on the grass.
One fellow, Japanese who insisted
on talking about the congress OF ma
tons in heaven on judgment day. be-
tween bites and swallows, eat his
meal In a very systematic manner
First he Iayed his five bananas out IN
a row before him on the grass AT
these he gazed with gntieipatory de-
light while he got outside OF the hunk
Of bread and the block OF meat. bread
from three TO four inches square. meat
between one and two inches square
Finishing the bread and meat IN Al
most less time than IT took the COOK
TO measure ii out. the Japanese pro-
ceded TO partake OF his dessert. As fast
as he would consume one banana ne
would throw the peel over his should
er. not caring il he bit anyone in
the act. He did this with great gusto.
Could it be possible that the little
brown man was executing little sar-
castle act all by himself? Was he ex-
pressing contempt for the healthfui
banana provided BY an all-seeing and
generous government?
II was an odd sight. and one could
not help but imagine what would De
said by the Governor of one of the
mainland states in the event OF his
visiting an insane asylum and finding
the patients squatting around on the
ground. eating little blocks OF com
pressed hash. hunks OF bread and oa-
nanas.
Governor Never Visits.
1t took the patients only a few min
utes to consume their food. after
which the pans and banana peels were
collected and all signs OF the feast
were removed. One man was seen TO
produce pipe and indulge in smoke
The others. If they were supplied with
tIlar IiG not care u use Il DR..
Master said that they were given to-
bacco when they really wanted it.
After the evening meal the patients
resumed loafing until darkness fell.
when they were conducted to their
bare cells and locked up for the night
II was ascertained that Governor
Dole has never visited the Insane Asy-
lum but once in the last three years
That once was recently, when he went
to ascertain few facts in regard to
the rock-crusher which was occasion
ing a great deal of argument at the
time between the Public Works De-
partment and the Ecard of Health
During that visit the Governor made
no inquiries in regard to the food, the
cells, the occupation of the patients
or ANYTHING else that had to do with
the patients He was only interested
in the rock-crusher. and in that only
because hc-sSas urged to intervene In
a quarrel which threatened to be TAX
en- to the courts. Attorney General
Dole, a nephew of the Governor. has
not visited the Asylum once in the last
three years.
The superintendent, DR.. Master. has
his hands full and is doing everything
in his power to conduct the institution
in the best manner possible under the
trying circumstances.
The insane wards of the Territory
are treated by she local government
like so many cattle. almost, to be
driven to browse in the open by day
and sleep in an otherwise empty stall
by night The poor patients cannot
protest. There are no rich patients
there. No one who had any money
would ever be sent there. The poor
est of the poor ones now in this asy-
lum, if they were sane and at liberty,
would get more to eat and have more
to do and live better generally( ex-
cept- perhaps, in the matter of taking
regular baths) than they now live In
the Insane Asylum of Americas new
est Territory.
The conditions above described ex-
list right here in Honolulu. The Gov
ernor or any of the government Off !
GERS. or any of the people can see
these things with their own eyes.
Perhaps the Governor does not |
know that these things exist.
Perhaps he does not care.
Perhaps the local government does |
not consider the care of the insane a |
sacred trust.