The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-02-18
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We could ,xpend tinun more ior cdpch-
tlon isn.ep Tor public WORKS, sl"" TOO
police. $4,000 incidental, ciNu tNi'rna''
$1,000. turouofs luqutsts $1,000 tA-
prusps of Nltnessps BOB criminal cases $40
U1o Row, would not these Little amounts
talked onto the regular coz ordinary ap-
preparations bring Our appropriations up
To- "a good. healthy size Without any adul-
tiOnal taNation2
o. YOU say We will have tho name
Why, We have the name already ana
hav, had ID for many years. aud yet
We have had the honor Of having re-
c.iyed the greatest people as regards
culture, fame ANA wealth that the world
can produce. and strange 10 say they
dld not fear OF contract the lcprosy
Now then. what worse would u make u
II the United states were 10 put another
1909 more or Jess In the settlement? She
would only have TO support them and
do It largely from Honolulu, 10 the great
advantage Of the Local merchants.
Now. again, can you imagine the diner
euce OF the settlement conducted by our
poor little Territory and the great Fed
eral government OF the United States2
The Federal government would con-
duct II as It does everything 1t takes hold
Of viz, on a liberal and scientific plan
a plan that no doubt would be the envy
OF all nations of the earth. Large build
ings would be erected upon the most
modern and scientific plans, with cement
or concrete walks and baths and every
thing that can tend to make an abandon
ed people comfortable.
| The Territory of Hawaii, as well as the
| Republic of Hawaii. and the Monarchy
before IL, have all done well-yes, more
than we'll for their unfortunate citizens
but that Is not saying the Federal gov
eminent cannot afford to do even more
! than we have done. Every intelligent
person or prospective tourist will always
avail himself OF reliable information IN
re the country or locality he desires ia
| visit, especially If there be any question
as TO the safety OF the trip or healthful'
ness Of the locality, and when as all IN,
printed matter In regard to Hawaii i
abundant and tolerably correct, there
seems no lack of the medium of informa
J ton. Now, once more: II you or ! wer'
doomed to go to the settlement We woulo
say by all means II you have any re-
gard for our welfare, hand us over Ia
the Federal government, where We could
have the many advantages the Federal
| government could give, not the lePsl
among them being the attention OF th'
| foremost scientific specialists IN tins
| world
The saving would not be 100000 pc
year. but about $4,000. as the biennia
appropriations run. This outlay Is no
precisely a loss as the money goes int
local trade which il might not do II
the case of Federal expenditure.
But even a saving of 100000 ANNUALLY
would not cut much of figure com
pared to the losses In the tourist trad
and from lack OF homeseekers, etc. du
to making this a dumping ground 70
the victims OF loathsOme disease. y
present the nation knows little ahou
our leper colony; but II would not b
long after we had advertised Hawa
! in each state and Territory as a plac
+ to immune the whole cOuntry's leper!
before this group would be known a
the Leper Islands. That phrase woul
stlgmatIze us beyond escape. we coul
make no Roadway against II.
As for the care OF the lepers We douh
that they would be as well Statistic
Il with life in hospitals, as subjects O
young surgeons, surrounded by tn
stern police or military restrictions b
/. which the government would try
keep the peace between the natives an
the desperate white victims from IN
mainland. as they are now with thei
free village lie.