The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-08
ROTTEN FOOD STORY
IS ITS OWN
ANTIDOTE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE con-
sIDERs THE WISDOM OF REFUT-
ING THE AsPERSIONs CAST ON
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

The statements of Delegate Wilcox
before the Senatorial Commission
charging the Board of Health with
sending shopworn goods and rotten SAL
mon to the lepers at the settlement, to-
gether with the repetition of these
charges more in detail brought out by
Tx-Judge Humphreys cross eXamina-
ton of the delegate, were considered by
the Chamber of Commerce this morning
at it's monthly meeting. A resolution
was adopted branding the statements
as falsehoods and libels both on the
Board of Health and the merchants of
Honolulu, and expressing the confidence
of the Chamber of Commerce in Presi-
dent Sloggett of the Board of Health
and in the membership and admins
tration of the Board.
The matter was brought up by H. A.
Isenberg. He called attention to the
statements, and moved that the Cham-
Der of Commerce express its entire con-
fidence in President Sloggett of the
Board of Health and in his admins
tration of the leper settlement, and ex-
pressing the hope that he would long
retain his position as a member and
president of the board.
Mr. Isenberg spoke quite strongly OF
how keenly DR.. Sloggett felt these raise
statements rejecting, If they were true
so strongly both on him as man and
on his administration as an official. He
felt that the Chamber of Commerce
ought to put itself on record as refut-
ing these statements and supporting
President Sloggett.
j. A. McCandless said that these
statements were not only reflection on
the Board of Health and it's president
but on the merchants of Honolulu who
supply the goods furnished by the board
He therefore moved as a substitute for
leo Int~ hn fol
lowing:
THAT a committee of three be APP
,pointed to refute the charges made be-
fore the Senatorial Committee against
the Board of Health and the Merchants
OF Honolulu"
1t was suggested that this did not ex-
press the confidence of the Chamber OF
Commerce in President Sloggett. Mr.
McCandless said an expression of con-
fidence might be added. w. NJ. Giffaro
seconded Mr. McCandless motion to gel
it before the Chamber for debate. In
the course of the debate on this sub
ject c. M. Cooke stated that immedia-
tely following the statements of Dele
gate Wilcox on this subject before the
commission a letter in refutation haC
been prepared and presented to w. G
Irwin, president of the Chamber o
Commerce for his signature as presi'
dent to be filed with the commission
This letter set out that all supplies fol
the settlement were furnished TO the
board on tenders advertised for, anC
other matters going to make it clea1
that the charges could not be true, Mr.
Irwin however doubted his right TO sigI
it as president of the chamber, tn
matter never having come before th'
Chamber and no action by it ever hav'
ing been taken. f. w. Macfaciane pre-
sident of the Merchants Association
was then asked to sign it and ,preseH
it as the president of that organization
but he took the same view of it as Mr.
Irwin had. For these reasons and th'
fact that the Commission concluded IL
hearings before meetings of the Cham
ber of Commerce or the Merchants
Association could be called, no refu
tation of the charges complained Of ha'
ever been presented to the commission
Secretary Spencer asked if anyon
other than Delegate Wilcox had mad
the. charges before the Commissioners
w. w. Harris replied that his re 3ollec
ton was that Wilcox alone had mad
the charges, but that they had bee
reiterated, emphasized, and been mad
more in detail by the cross examination
of Wilcox by Ex-Judge Humphreys.
Mr.. Isenberg said he was sattsfic
with Mr. McCandless motion if to
were added an expression of confiderc
in DIR. Sloggett This Mr.. McCandles
said he was willing should be adde's
and the matter would probably nav