The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-21
FATHER vENuELDN

as one can learn from the evidence thus
far made public the Bishop of Panopolis
has been asked to remove Father Wen
delin because ne was a source of strife
The words of the resolution asking for
his removal are lin the interests Of
harmony" OF course there may be
charges behind this statement which
will be only given to the Bishop. That
will be a matter for the Bishop to de-
eide
Looking at the matter from the
standpoint of the general public, it app
pears to be something like this. The
committee of the Board of Health went
to the settlement, made a fairly exhaus-
tive examination which resulted in their
recommending the removal of the Sup
erintendent and the Doctor In the
doctors case there seems to have been
wonderful unanimity. In the case of the
Superintendent there was not the same
unanimity, and some members almost
went over losing his services.
Now the action Of the Board toward
Father wendelin looks very much like
a parting kick from the discharged su-
perintendent, which the Board has been
cajoled into fathering. Why should
there be fear about harmony when the
new superintendent goes down? The
eN-superintendent did not like Father
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~ IuusI De remembered, as was point
" ed out in an article published in these
columns last Friday, that the element
of public opinion is wanting in such an
institution as 1hs settlement The re-
suit has been to make one official rust
out completely. and another official be-
come somewhat autocatic. one may
say that outside of the good sisters
Father Wendeln was the only repre-
sentative Of public opinion in the set
Element Naturally he was regarded by
the autocratic element as a dangerous
man. and the Board of Health clingine
to their autocrat have endorsed him py
thei. action.
There is no harder problem than the
management of such an institution as
the MoIokai Settlement To be in
charge of if YOU need self abnegating
men. as we have self advocating wo-
men who devote. their lives to the work.
No one wants to charge the Board of
Health as being aither,wiIfuuv neglect
full. or wflfuIIv. careless. But the fact
remains that a grave situation aid oc-
cur. and it was brought to pubic mo-
tice by the man whom Father Wende-
lin is slIpposed IN inshire If NAV NOT
have been in the interests of harmony"
that the letter was written even in
spjreJ bv Father WaIdeffn but II y.,s
certainly in the interests of humanity
which is very much more in,portant
1t is ALWAYS q question whether mo
dicaI men should be members of boards
of health. Professional mon ara No,
necessarily the best men to manage
professional matters. The Venetians
realized this some centuries ago and the
somber attired old gentleman on mule
had more real mower. over, the forces If
the Republic than an the brilliantly at
tired and glittering generals who led
the army. In the United states civilians
look out for land and sea forces, in
Great Britain the same course is fol-
lowed. In Latin. countries thew RIM to
miIitarism. without very much success
This argument might be elaborated but
any mind can see its bearings