Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-20
BURTON ELECTED 4 HAwAuAy.
Prince Cupid Chosen Because Of San
ator's Remark.

Prince Cupid Chosen Because Of Gan.
ator's Remark.
HONOLULU, Nov. 5.-To Senator
Burton Of Kansas, more than to any
other man, belongs the credit or dis.
credit. as the case may be, Of the vic
tory Of the Republican candidate,
Prince Cupid. for delegate to congress
from Hawaii in the election just held.
Prince Cupid Kalanianaole, one time
heir to the Hawaii throne, has been
chosen to represent the territory on
the floor Of congress. Senator Burton
did not intend to interfere in Ha-
waiian local politics and if be had de-
sirea to do SO there are no indications
that he would have favored the prince.
10 fact, as member OF the United
States senatorial commits 4ino, which
has been holding sessions in Hawaii
very recently, he showed q DISPOSE.
ton to favor the other side. He was
evidently opposed to the Dole admin
istration or at least his attitude gave
that impression most strongly, but
In a remark he made in one OF the
hearing when the leper settlement
was being discussed, the Republican
campaign committee found its strong.
est material in behalf OF the young
prince.
Robert W. Wilcox, the present dele
gate to congress, introduced bill in
the last session Of congress to put
tho leper settlement on the island Of
Molokai under federal control, and
though the measure was from the
first rather unpopular among Hawaii
ans, be stuck to it. In doing 20 he
made some Of the peculiar statements
which have come to be common in
Hawaii. and which make q political
campaign in this territory like no
other campaign under the American
flag. For instance, Wilcox deliber.
ately told bis audiences that the
white doctors in charge Of the leper
settlement were inocculating Hawaii
an children with the leper virus, in
order'so kill off the race, keep the
settlement going, and make money
out OF the settlement business. This
statement in many forms, has been
repeated over and over again through.
out the campaign. Similar outland.
ish arguments are not uncommon,
but this time they proved effective.
BUTTONS OWN REMARK DID 1T.
During the hearing before the sen.
ate commission on the subject Of fed
eral control Of the leper settlement,
Senator Burton remarked that II the
United States government took hold
OF the settlement there would be no
more marriages Of lepers, no more
mingling Of the sexes at the settle
ment. 1t is a fact that there are
marriages contracted and children
born at the settle ment every year,
under the present system, and Bur.
ton said that the federal government
would not tolerate such a thing. At
torney General Dole Of Hawai-, ex-
officio member Of the board Of health,
declared himself opposed to such a
severe measure as the separation Of
the sexes at Molokai. There are $50
lepers at the settlement, and they are
allowed perfect freedom within the
confines OF the settlement. They
have their own homes; they marry
and pursue their own occupations,
and Kalaupapa, the village Of lepers,
is like any ordinary village in every
thing except the facts that its inhab-
itants are hopelessly diseased, and
may no leave the boundaries Of the
little plain where the settlement was
founded years ago.
Senator Burton insisted II at the
federal government, il it took charge,
would seperate the sexes, and enforce
rigid rules OF quarantine. That was