The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-12
.SOREHEADS
COMPLAIN

wore very much ~ evidence YESTERDAY
at the meeting or the Board OF Iaau
100 the form uf written kicks, petitions
requests ard tie minor Other mt,
opiFtlcs which the lpp ~ at kaIdu.
papa and ia aWao ecm TO span mos
cot their spare tine n erp.tra / <
There were the usual Complaints Ul
superintendent OF tie Sey,l men x 3,
nOIds. kicks" about the legged n .uf.
dgicnCy 81 the fopd supplies and the
usual charges OF discrimination Their,
was fine assortment { every G a ui
mail matter which colll be cons o. ed
under the single head OF "Cuild,su
threats"
The result OF the ontre discussion
over the assortment OF eIlstIcs was
that the Board IN ~ sIstiined Super
lHtendent Reynolds and said that from
It's Investigations they lad confidence
I'm him. As to the legislature and its
investigating comm tit e. tie Boa j
claimed it d not ave to look to at
body for Instruct n and neither dl J
superintendent Reynolds need be re-
8ponsible to the Legislature for his acts
as an employee OF the Board OF Health.
lie vas responsible alone to the Board
and to no other body or persons.
President Raymond stated the posi-
ton Of the Board with reference to the
acts Of its employees clearly and dis
tinCtly. If the Legislature chose to APP
point committee to make an inVesti-
cation of the condition of affairs at the
Leper Settlement that right was no
doubt inherent. To make its investga-
tlons fully the Superintendent should
have been subjected to a personal eX-
animation by that committee which it
had thus far failed to do, although CIV
en- every opportunity.
Mr.. Reynolds stated to the Board that
he was and had always been ready at
any moment to go before a Legislative
committee in connection with the re-
cent inquiries instituted by that body
of solons but beyond answering a few
general questions at one of the Board
meetings he had heard nothing further
from the committee. He courtcd an
inquiry and was willing to have the
committee blaze away at him with as
many questions as it desired to put
The Superintendent said he had not
pressed the Board to accept his resig-
nation at once on account of his desire
to subject himself to an examination
on the charges made against him by
the lepers at the Settlement Until
this was done he preferred to remain
as an employee of the Board. After
this examination he felt it the duty of
the Board to accept his resignation i'm
mediately
The Board of Health will stand be-
hind you, Mr. Reynolds said DR.. Ray
mond. THE Board is entirely satisfied
with your work, and | would advise you
to stand pat" So Superintendent Rey-
nolds will stand pat" until the Legis-
lature or its special committee evinces
desire to have him face and answer
the charges now in the hands of the
committee.
There were two petitions presented to
the Board which We're interesting in
that one of them was signed by large
number of lepers asking that Reynolds
be discharged as incompetent The
other signed by a larger number Of
lepers, stated that they did not know
of anything against Mr.. Reynolds eth
er as man or as the Superintendent,
and they requested the Board not to
accept his resignation but to continue
him In his office, as he was entirely sat
isfactory TO them. If majority rules
in any case, the majority of the lepers
at the Settlement are in favor OF the
retention of Reynolds as the Superin-
tendent. Both petitions were laid on
the table.
Following IS the petition calling for
Reynolds RESIGNATION:
The undersigned lopors liviag at Kalau-
papa ana Kalawao. MoloIal. do humbly
ask that c. Il. REYNOLDS he removed
I ON the position OF superintendent and
W. j. FCary from the posit on of AS
s'Eiant superintendent Of the L,per Set
tlcment, for the following reasons.
t. requests OF lcpers to The Suporn-
iondent or h $ assistant for repairs 10
houses, water pipes, etc, are not cum
pied with.
.. Bulky parcels hcorglng TO lcpers are
not sent 10 their houses from the ware
house.
3, Public works Of the Settlement, from
Npikolu to kalaupupa are not beng
looked after 10y the superintendent or his
assistant. rom day 10 day
T. me assistant superintei. dent is In
capable or property supervising any work
a. he has sore feet and sore eyes.
o. The superintendent and assistant
has appointed ID. II. Pierce. a blind man,
rs the clerk OF the Leper Settlement.
F" Certain employees who are lunas are
now receiving high salaries monthly. al
though only few are working under
thom-not more than ten at this time.
:. Certain Board OF Health employees
working at Waikolu are being paid by
the Board for cultvatnE the land and
for working in the fishing company be-
longing TO MIR. Feary.
$. Al the last election the assistant su-
perintendent, w. ]. Feary, made his
presence felt in politics by removing
without cause any employee of the Board
o, Health who did not strongly support
his Feay'sl politics Republican,.
5 sned this 18th day of April. 1901.
The committee appointed by the
majority OF lepers TO re ms ate Reynolds
superintendent OF the Settlement,
presented the following petition:
me Undersigned, committee duly Sc
Iee'ed from among more than 500 people
az halaupapa do humbly petition your
""Holahly body TO approve our request
20 relns'ate Mr. c. b. Reynolds as super
.rNdent over us, and as We are now
are or the fault-Dnding NJ "a fayv u.ho