The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-15
ENDED IN
A F|ASCO
EmmeIuth Did Not
Stop Porto
Ricans.
WERE A PRETTY
HEALTHY LOT
The Member for Bedlam Leads
Home Rulers on a Wild
Goose Chase.


ported elsewhere, committee consist
ing of Boss Emmeluth, Giifllan.
Kumaiae, Keliikoa. Puuki and Dickey
of the House, and Senators Baldwin.
Russell and Kalauokalani of the Senate.
left for a visit to quarantine yester-
day afternoon to investigate the condt
tions of the Porto Ricans detained
there
given by the Federal authorities, and
soon after the committee was on its
way to the pier in charge OF DR.. Bar
rington, one of the Federal quarantine
officers. The Federal launch was used
to transport the committee to the quar-
antine wharf, where the investigation
was conducted.
There was busy scene at the dock.
Streams of healthy looking Porto Ric
ans carrying their belongings in trunks.
handbags. hankerchiefs. etc. laughing
and chattering with one another. pass
led along. seeming to have no care, and
mot realizing the object Of the nine So
|licitous men composing the committee.
After SOME minutes had been spent
by the different members of the com
mittee in looking for something to
weep. over, their interest centered in
BOSS" Emmeluth Who through the
aid Of an interpreter, was questioning
some OF the Porto Ricans.
ASK that man sitting over there If
he was examined for any disease
was E1nmeluth's first question.
Through the interpreter. the man
said that he had been.
ASK that woman over there If she
was examined was the next question,
put in excited tones.
The woman replied that she had been,
and had been given some medicine, al
so.
Ask them how they have been fed.
| and whether they have had plenty to
eat or not was the third question
fired by the Boss.
| They replied they had not had any
thing to eat since morning, but that
during their trip had been well treat
ed and fed.
| Such replies were heard from all
sides, and Emmeluth, fearing he was
going to be defeated in the object of his
lresolution, struck an attitude and
shouted: Are we going to allow these
people to leave this island and allow
them to scatter disease broadcast?
don't want these people to land here
and become public charges. daugh-
ter)
I ty,a in, oh q rpe
of the quarantine station to decide,
answered Senator Baldwin
Emmefuth began to rush around, try
ing to pick out sick people ito weep
over, but only one or two Porto Ric-
ans were found In whom any traces
of sickness were visible. A good many
were pale looking and thin, but this
was caused by the long journey they
had taken and the manner in which
they had been fed at home.
They shall not leave this port in the
Kinau or any other boat" he yelled.
What authority have you to deny
the right of an American citizen to
land?" demanded Gilfillan you nor
anybody else can't stop these people
from coming to this island, If they
want to come here"
"I do not believe in letting them
leave this wharf" said Emmeluth,
with heat. "If the Board of Health is
above the Legislature, IT is time to
find 1t out"
While the Boss was trying to an
nul the citizenship of the Porto Ric-
ans, boat-load after boat-load was be-
ing hurried over to the Kinau. which
had been held since morning IN order
to carry the immigrants to their des-.
tination
Senator Baldwin finally asked the
Boss If the resolutions gave them the
power to prevent the people from go
ing So far as he was concerned, ne
could not see anything in the resoiu-
ton to prevent the people from leaving
If they wanted to-
Emmeluth replied that the argu-
ments on the floor of the House on the
resolution gave them that power he
tried hard to ring in a bluff on the com
smittee in regard to the resolution, but
Senator Baldwin, in his cool manner
began to question the Boss, much.
to his embarrassment. The latter