The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-03
JARS ARE AFTER COFER MAY COLLECT OLD DEBTS
ACTS OF QUARANTINE OFFICER
CONDEMN ID.
Mass Meeting Held Last Evening and
Resolutions are Adopted-Charge of
Discrimination

There was an immense mass meetinl
at the Japanese school off NuuanI
street above Vineyard last evening. al
which the Japanese of Honolulu pass
ed resolutions against the treatment re-
ceiNed by their countrymen, on the
America Maru from the Federal qua.
rantine officers. The Japanese, entered
into the spirit of this meeting with
great enthusiasm. The speeches Were
spirited and the applause generous o
Oshada was chairman of the meeting
He was aided by Y. Sega in the capa.
city of secretary. There were about q
dozen speakers, two of whom were wo.
men.
The speeches had to do with the ex.
animation of passengers arriving here
a week ago on the America Maru It be-
ing claimed that the quarantine officers
disseminated against the Japanese as
compared with the whites.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Shiozawa sets out the position
taken by the japanese and their feel
lngs in the matter The resolutions
We're adopted.
Whereas Upon the entrance into the
port of Honolulu of the steamship
America Maru" from the Orient. bound
to San Francisco, upon July 25th, A. ID.
. 1901, II was reported by the ships ply
stefan to the Federal quarantine ply
stefan for the port of Honolulu, to wit.
/ DR.. l.. r.. Golfer. that there was a case
of reported bubonic plague upon said
vessel and
Whereas, The said DR.. L. e. Golfer, as
| such Federal quarantine physician for
the port of Honolulu. made no attempt
| upon boarding said vessel to proceed
! with an investigation of the case of al
! legged bubonic plague, but at once pro-
! ceeded to make personal examination
! OF all the Oriental passengers on said
| vessel without first ascertaining the ne
cessity therefor, and
| Whereas, The supposed case of bubo-
| mic plague was in fact not a case of
! bubonlc plague but an entirely distinct
| disease and in no wise dangerous to the
community at large. and
whereas, Such fact could have been
| readily and easily ascertained by pre-
liminary examination of the supposed
| sick person, and
whereas, IN the examination of thu
| oriental steerage passengers, they were
in some cases stripped partially naked.
! regardless of sex, and subjected to an
examination by the male Subordinates
of the said port physician, acting under
his orders and
whereas, Said examination was con-
Quoted in an indecent and unnecessary
manner, and misused by the said exa-
mining physicians for the infliction of
the grOsSest outrages upon the persons
of said passengers, and
whereas, This examination was con-
| fined to Oriental steerage passengers
the steerage passengers of other ma
tionalities being made merely to pass
before said physician and no attempt
| being made at examination, and
whereas, No attempt was made to eX-
anime in any way the Caucasion first
cabin passengers; they being merely
required to pass before the examining
physician, and
Whereas, Among the first cabin pas
sengerS were the Japanese vfce-consul
for the city of Honolulu, Mr.. Saburo
Okabe, his wife and other ladies', to-
gether with other Japanese gentlemen:
and
Whereas, The said vice-consul and
the other Japanese gentlemen were sub
Jected to a physical examination of
their persons after the Caucasian first
class passengers had been passed by the
examining physician with no investiga-
ton whatever, and
Whereas, The said japanese ladies
were first forced to expose their per-
sons and then were subjected to a phy-
steal examination thereof by the male
examining physicians, in manner out
rageOuS and revolving to their feelings
and delicacy, after the Caucasian lady
passengers of the first cabin had been
passed by the physician with no exa-
minatiOn whatsoever, and
Whereas, These examinations were
made by the direct orders and under the
supervision of the said United States
physician for the port of Honolulu Dr.
L. r.. Golfer, and
Whereas, All these facts are of gen.
eral nOtoriety and have been established
by the undenied statements made under
oath by those subjected 90 this out
rage, and by the statements of other
witnesses thereof; and as a part there
of have been admitted bv the said Dr.
l.. T.. Cofer
Now, therefore, be it resolved BY the
Japanese citizens of the CITY of Homo
lulu, in general mass meeting assem-
bled
First That the entire examination
as conducted in this case was precipi-
tate, uncalled for and due solely to the
lack of foresight and to the impetuOus-
ness of the said DR.. L. e. Golfer in pro-
ceedings herewith before ascertainng
whether the necessity for such exami-
nation existed.
Second. That the method of eXamin-
alton was unnecessary, unusual and in
violation of common decency; that it
was an insult to womankind at large,
regardless of race or color;
Third. That as such it deserves the
reprObatiOn and condemnation of every
honorable man; and that those who are
responsible therefor are deserving of
the sharpest censure and punishment
for their participation therein.
Fourth That the examination as
conducted was an unjust and unreason-
able discrimination between the Orien-
tai and the Caucasian passengers and a
direct and personal insult to the former
and to the Japanese Government in the
person of its Vice-consul for Honolulu
Fifth. That the said DR.. ~. E. Golfer
port physician for the United States for
Honolulu, has, by his conduct in this
matter and his responsibility therefor
shown himself a person of narrow mind
hasty and ill-advised in action; actuat-
ed by race prejudice and local feeling;
LACKING in courtesy and decenCy and in
proper respect for wOmankind; that he
is an unworthy representative Of the
Government of the United States for
the important position that he at pres
ent occupies; that his conduct in this
matter deserves and we hereby give it,
the strongest censure and condemna-
ton.
Sixth That his conduct i'm this mat
ter has shown his total unfitness for his
position; that his continuance in office
at this port, where there is constantly
a large Oriental travel, W -- be a source