The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-20

DECLARE DELEGATE
NOT HAWAIIAN
Say His Act is Not That Of
Friend of the
People.

Once more have the lepers at Kaiau-
papa spoken, and their voice is even
stronger against Wilcox and his plans
for their future than ON the occasion
of their resolutions which were laid be-
fore the Senatorial Commission.
The latest meeting of the lepers was
held on Wednesday last at Beretania
Hall, at the settlement, and the gather
ing was a very large one. The speak
ers denounced the attempts of Wilcox
to transfer them bodily to the Federal
government for control, and as well
they refused to> listen to any explana-
ton as to his meaning when he urges
such transfer. The majority Of the
speakers predicted landslide for
Prince Kuhio and the Republican tick
1 ct. 1t was said that the lepers would
now begin to lay before their friends
ean over the islands their fears for the
future in the event of the reelection of
Wilcox, and would also appeal to their
people to prevent such a happening.
The resolutions which were adopted
and which have been sent to prominent
men on other islands as well as to Ho-
nolulu, are as follows:
An appeal to the Hawaiian people
from the Leper Settlement at Kalaupa-
pa, Molokai.
To the Hawaiian people in general;
hn nf
unfortunates.
We. your unfortunate relatives and
friends living in the Settlement where
sorrow and woes abound, separated
from you on account of the sickness
that befell us. wish to appeal to you.
You all know that the man we once
trusted and in whom we put our faith,
and whom we elected as our Delegate to
Washington, has returned evil for good
to US poor unfortunates, and to the
people in general by introducing a bill
In Congress which calls for the trans
ferring of the care and maintenance of
the Leper Settlement to the Federal
government.
Such action by the Delegate without
referkng the matter TO us, the unfortu-
nate lepers. is one Of the most dirty,
cruel and low doings of man toward
his fellowmen.
You must not think that by such CIV
ing over of our care TO a stranger We
would be benefited. Far from it. A
stranger would not be painstakipg, and
moreover. have no love for the Gnfor-
tunate Hawaiians, and If such a Dill
be passed our troubles and sorrows viii
be greater than We can bear.
We are willing 70 bear our own woes,
sorrows apd our heavily laden burdens
cheerfully. if by 50 doing you viii be
saved, but has the intention Of pifing
sorrows upon sorrow any traces Of leYe
of the Delegate tor as2 o. 1s il true
then. that you also have followed the
acts of the Delegate and have Joined
with him in heaping sorrow threefeid
upon US?
r. w. Wilcox stated befoFe the Sen
atoriaI Commission that The ma joFlty
of the Hawaiian pe0pis haye shown
their Willingness 10 give oyer our care
to the Federal government"
Is there any truth in this statement? =?
Is 1t also true lndt tnefe are HaWa1ianS
besides Wilcox who wish to put us in
an oven of fire and to increase our sor-
rows hundredfold? We VIII answer
and say no"
Has the bond of love between hus-
band and wife, father and children,
! family to family, feIlowman to man,
been put asunder? We think it has
not, and right here we denounce Wilcox
and saw that he is not a frIle TJawaiiap n
We have an old saying which goes:
'See to your fellowman first, then to
your dog" 1t is not the same with
wilcox. He has given his aloha to a
dog rather than to us.
We have sent petition signed by $50