The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-07
LEGISLATORS ARE
TOLD OF WANTS
OF UNFORTUNATES
Committees Visit the Settlement for
an Investigation Of Condi-
tons and Desires.
(From Mondays Daily.)

Many were the wants expressed by
the unfortunates at the leper settle
ment to the committees of the Legisla-
ture which spent yesterday in inspect
ing the settlement villages. The cold
rain kept many in their homes, but a
large gathering was on hand to meet
the Legislators.
Through a committee the lepers asked
for more clothing. more food, every
thing, in fact and not least, for DIR.
Goto the Japanese specialist, who, in
the opinion of many, could effect per-
manent cures.
AS an investigation the visit was not
great success, but it gave an oppor-
tunity for the Legislators to see the
settlement and come in contact with
the patients, and all expressed salts
faction with the conditions.
ASHORE IN THE RAIN.
In a driving rain the Kinau's pas
sengers went ashore at Kalaupapa yes
terday morning at $3.50 o'clock, the first
boat carrying Senator McCandless,
chairman of the Senate Health Com
mittee, and the press representatives.
Superintendent McVeigh and Deputy
Sheriff Hitchcock received the visitors
there. The Leper Settlement band, led
by Brother Servants, greeted each boat
| load with a burst of music.
AS the rain began descending in a
torrent Superintendent McVeigh decid
ed that it would be impossible to hold
a meeting of the people with the COM
mittee in the stockade. and it was de-
cided to open Mr.. McVeigh's home for
the purposes of the committee. After
everybody had landed and first greet
ings We're over, a general gathering
took place at the superintendent's resi-
fence. From there the committee,
headed by Senators McCandless, Brown
and Kalauokalani, and Representa-
tives Paele, Vida and Aylett, went to
the Bishop Home for girls. In the
school house the girls were assembled.
The glee club and pianist gave sew
eral musical selections.
GIRLS WE'LL FED.
Senator Kalauokalani stated the OBJ
jects of the committees presence. He
asked them to answer all questions
freely concerning their treatment and
wants, and to make whatever sugges-
tons occurred to them.
Mother Marianne said she would like
more hospital accommodations. The
blind had no suitable residence, and
such n place was necessary. All that
she thought was required in the way
of buildings were a large general hos
pital and home for the blind. The
superintendent said he had included in
his estimates to the Board of Health
last November, thirty new buildings,
five of which were for the Bishop Home
and the Governor had requested appro-
priations, AS far as Mother Marianne
knew the children were all satisfied.
Aylett asked Mother Marianne
whether DR.. Goto's medicine was being
supplied to the children. She replied in
the negative, adding that the supply
had just run out. Senator Kaiue and
others endeavored to show that the dis
ease had increased because OF the lack
of Gotos medicine. Asked as to COM
parison of the cases before and after
the Use of Goto's medicine, Mother
Marianne replied that the children had
grown older and naturally the leprosy
had developed. In the young the reme-
dy helped merely as cleaning medi-
cine. Pulaa then interrogated the chill
dren who answered in chorus that the
Mothers statements were correct.
AT HOME FOR BOYS.
The committee secured horses and
rode to Kalawao and the Baldwin
Home for Boys. They We're cordially
greeted by Brother Dutton, whose self
sacrifice in behalf of the lepers has
become so widely known. After being
shown through his quarters the guests
went to the school house where the
hnVS' hand nj
The boys We're assembled by Brother
Dutton and We're told by Senator Ka-
lauokalani Of the objects of the visit.
Prince kuhio was introduced to the
boys and received an ovation. Ka-
lauokalani asked for complaints, IL any,
as to -four, meats, and all food stuffs,
Several members began private investi-
cations and came to the conclusion
that one or two boys were not lepers.
Brother Dutton had no special rec
| ommendation. There were some inn
provemehts needed for the Home es-
pecially In the matter OF sewerage