Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-23

which commission ] nave the honor 10
be q member
In this connection. Mr.. Pratt quotes
the appeal for the bounty mentioned
made in the Governors report TO the
Secretary of the Interior, together
with resolution having the same OBJ
ject passed by the Legislature. The
writer and others had backed up these
appeals by letters to members Of Con-
gress, including the entire wyoming
delegation, in response to which had
been received letters promising as
sistance
Il cannot emphasize too strongly"
he goes on to say. the urgency Of Sc
curing this appropriation, II it is pos
sible to be had. for many reasons; but
principally because, while an appro-
priation has been made, there is no
money in the Territorial treasury to
meet in any way the awards for losses
soon to be made to upwards Of 600
different claimants by the Fire Claims
Commission. for. although the Terri
tory made an appropriation of $780,
900, there was no provision for secur-
ing the revenue either by taxes or by
loans. AS soon as awards are made,
claimants will demand immediate pay
ment, II being a well known fact that
may OF them are in INDECENT and great
ly reduced circumstances because Of
their losses and in desperate need Of
immediate relief. There being no
funds available to meet the awards
and so much being at stake will give
reasonable grounds for the Governor
calling together the Legislature to pass
n loan bill to meet these demands as
well as others"
Mr., Pratt points out that the GUS
toms revenues collected in Hawaii ag-
gregate about 100000 monthly. II
this could be turned into the Territor-
ial treasury 100000 would be realized
every ninety days. which Is One-ilfth
of the amount Of the appropriation,
and claimants could have their awards
met in five equal instruments at ninety
days each. while the awards would
have an immediate commercial value.
The leper Bill.
AS regards the establishment of
leper settlement at Molokai," Mr..
Pratt says in conclusion of his letter.
there are many considerations favor
ing the localizIng of the people az.
flicted with this disease. and while II
may be undesirable to have perma-
nent institution of this kind estab-
] I,gh he La, Ia.
failure to do so would not relieve the
Islands of the notoriety they now have
in respect to leprosy or avoid the ne
cessity of maintaining the present set
Element at the expense Of the Terri
tory. The establishment of a settle.
ment under the control and auspices OF
the United States would have the ef
feet to concentrate those afflicted will
leprosy throughout the Islands int
one locality and would afford com
Portable home for all unfortunates boil
here and elsewhere under the mos
favorable climatic conditions witt
would be given the most scientific
treatment possible to be had. at tn,
expense of the Federal Government
II would have the effect also to remove
the vagueness and uncertainty which
now obtains as to the location Of tn
settlement in the minds of intendin.
: travellers either for pleasure or 70
business, as many people in the State
and elsewhere imagine that leprosy 1
quite prevalent throughout the Isl
ands and that by coming even to Ho