Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-16
GILL. WAS AND SL0GGETT
MAKE STATEMENTS
BEFORE The COMMISSION

Continued from Page g.
Or. French was sent up for one month
only In order to give the Board time to
look around for suitable man.
After about a couple OF weeks there
was a petition from the ierers at the
settlement. stating that Or. French
was very much liked and asking that
he be allowed to remain permanently.
The Board thought. unGer the circum-
stances. that II would be Just as well
to allow DR.. French to remain little
longer.
Mingled With Lepers.
In August. the resident superintend-
ent. Mr.. McVeigh, reported that DR.
French was not maintaining his posi-.
ton very well. He was seen to min
gle with the lepers, to go to picnics
with them, to ride in carriages with.
leprous women and all kinds OF things
OF like nature. He was removed at
once. after stay of three months at
the settlement. There was absolutely
no evidence OF any kind that the doc
tor could be prosecuted on. No charges
could be made. He simply did not
maintain his position we'll and so the
Board let him out In answer to ques-
ton as to the present whereabouts OF
DR.. French, witness answered that he
had left the country.
Invitation to Commission.
DIR. Sloggett stated that the settle
ment was run on an extremely econom-
ical basis and that the Commission
could see the workings OF the entire
place. DR.. Sloggett then invited the
Senators to go to the settlement as the
guests of the Board. Senator Mitchell
thanked him for the Commission.
Separate the lepers.
Just here. Senator Burton asked wit
ness the same questions relating to
the living together OF males and fe-
males which he had propounded to the
Attorney General during the morning
session. The answers OF Or. Sloggett
were practically the same. He was In
favor OF leaving them alone. To at
tempt to separate the sexes would be an
extremely great hardship.
Asked as to the contraction OF the
dread disease by children. Or. Sloggett
stated that he had never heard OF a
case OF any child OF leprous parents
taken to the Kalihi receiving station
who relapsed and showed signs OF lep.
rosy. Asked II there was not danger
of the spread OF leprosy by the freeing
OF children Of leprous parents. the wit.
ness answered in the negative. stating
that the children were invariably
clean. There was no danger OF the
second generation showing the disease.
Leprosy was caused by IA specific ba.
cillus Just as tuberculosis.
Wendeiin Episode Revived.
The Wendelin episode of the Molokai
leper settlement was revived by Sena.
tor Burton who asked number OF
pointed questions regarding the recent
unpleasantness.
Burton-Has Father Wendelin been
removed yet?
Sloggett-Is he reliable man?
Duty as a Priest.
Soggett-He does his duty as a
priest and is conscientious. cannot
say II he is reliable or not. We have not
decided to remove him. We believed
that he was interfering outside OF his
duties as a priest and we asked the
Bishop OF Panopolis to remove him.
We decided later to allow him to re-
main. with the understanding that he
cease his interference.
Burton-What did he do?
No Specific Charge.
Sloggett - There was no specific
charge.
Burton-What, did you decide to re-
move him without a specific charge?
Sloggett-The whole correspondence
Il open for your inspection II you wish
to look at II.
Burton-But you can tell us what he
did.
SlOggett-Well. we decided that his
influence was making trouble. He in
cited the lepers to interfere with the
management OF affairs In general at the
settlement. There was friction con-
stantly. There was dissatisfaction at
the settlement and Father Wendelin
egged the lepers on. No, he did not
write any letters.
Courtesy to Bisnop.
Burton-The Catholics here passed a
resolution condemning your resolution
and then you decided to allow Father
Wendelin to remain at the settlement
out OF courtesy to the Bishop, did you
not?
Sloggett-To great extent, yes.
There has been no trouble since. No