The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-03


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uaa admitted that the port .
saonoaeis vss az q the most dIt1ezl
'.n = she United States % guar
s< tnfes<loas Diseases Sever
saRe neeSxa q the community
u Z manner n TIE haais Of the
M auaEsntlne PHYSICIANS. Tbs
sps.A = iood N ms dea1neiatsor
" tne me<nods empsoyed % the ex
s-nin ne oeaesed tneF should D
eonoenea- ~ cokef demonstrates
WV ae d'd noS nave the aue amount
" pees aor Wonen ana ais conduct
20 musk tepFenensivfe and unwoF-
tny q IN omcer OF tae United States
eontlnulnS- ne said.
Inc European crew were not sub.
5ecseu @ tne Illuminating examination
snicn tne or1entai passengers were
required 10 undergo. Dr. Cofer IN
oouotediy greatly Disseminated
against tne Japanese. Is his action
eAcasaDse rom tne STANDPOINT OF
auty vas tne query OF the speaker.
Loud cfses OF NO, NO. NO, from the
andience indicated that the tnrong
was N close sympathy with the man
Who WAS ADDRESSING them
Dr- coIer abused MS PROFESSION and
power IN discnarge OF MS duties.
ne evidently possessed the narrow
minded idea that the orientals only
were subject to disease ! declare
tnat Dr. Cofer is not proficient and
acted In manner not becoming
gentleman or physician. The apollo
gies received from man OF this char
acter are IN my estlmation not worth
the paper upon which they are writ
ten"
Mr. Ozawa in closing proposed the
adoption of strong resolutions which
would be forwarded to Washington.
setting forth the complaint of the jap
anese people Of Honolulu and the Ha-
waiian Islands.
DR.. l. Kobayashi followed briefly.
He expressed confidence in the Unit
ed States Government and believed
that 1t would do the right and proper
thing in regard to the complaint of
the Japanese people who were subject
ed to the alleged indignities by the
quarantine officials. DR.. Kobayashi
took the position that the women were
timid and afraid of travel.
For this reason they should have been
treated with respect and justice. He
declared the methods of Cofer were
entirely unnecessary in detecting
men or women had plague or
not. This fuct could have a'--n AS
certained without the indignities be-
ing neaped upon defenseless women
who were unaccustomed to the GUS
toms and usages OF the United States.
Mrs. ishikawa stated that, while
she was not acquainted with the AM
srican customs. nevertheless she be
ieved that the treatment OF several of
ler countrswomen called for conf
'iete investigation Mrs. ishikawa be
ieved that the matter OF protest
should not be left to the men alone.
'ut that tie occasion demanded that
ne women also ME their opinions re-
'arding the treaement received by
ne japanese women at the hands OF
ne quarantine omciais. The lady
tronev aovocated inc adoption oil
he resolution.
DR.. Kfori severely criticized the
:, thods -. ole. ed BIZ DR.. f'ofer. from /,
he standpoint OF physician. He in
;sted tbst when the vonan sbouas
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ca. Auo sulsai IN .he extreme ne
eciared tnat Dr. Cofer had no posi- Il
le ground for his action in the case
the women passengers. Il
DR.. Haida dwelt upon the power |
ested In the quarantine officers and | |