The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-05
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not yet been confirmed by the Senate
technically speaking, for he resigned
the commission that was confirmed and
took another when Carter took office.
81 did not suppose there was to be
any fight" said the Governor, until 1
read the accounts of yesterdays meet
ing. 1 am not certain yet as to the ex-
act status of DR.. Cooper's commission.
1 have his resignation as president of
the Board of Health, and have accepted
it.
THE Board of Health does not seem
to me to have taken a comprehensive
view of the whole finances of the Ter
ritory, but rather to have looked at the
matter for it's own department. 1t is
not a question of cutting down all de-
partments alike on a percentage basis.
That is impossible. The Board of
Health received more from the Legisla-
ture than other departments. The At
torney Generals Department is no COM
parison, for outside of the police it only
consists of a mere handful of officials,
each of whom has been cut. The De-
partment of Education was not increas-
ed by the Legislature, and the salaries
of teachers are down very low.
Il wonder if DR.. Mays, who recently
arrived here and now refers to our
treatment of the aborigines,' compar-
ing it to the Federal governments Civ
ing blankets to Indians, thinks the ma
tive Hawaiians want the same treat
ment as the Indians? Does he think
that our whole treatment of the Indians
is a credit? The Hawaiians do not want
TO be considered wards of the govern
ment like the Indians, and we want
them to be Independent citizens.
Or. Mays speaks of depriving the
poor of medical care and of the dispen-
sary. 1 do not think they will be de-
prived of it, by cutting out the gov
eminent physicians salaries. know Of
no class of men more humane than ply
sicians and none have a larger list of
charities. The greatest of them take
pride in giving their skill to aid the
poor. 1t is a source of pride to New
York medical men that they give their
services to hospitals. DR.. Bull, the
greatest surgeon in New York, gives
half his time in this way.
When we had the dispensary here,
Investigated and found that an average
of two persons a day visited it, and the
visiting government physician treated
about the same number. The taxpayers
were paying $225 per month for this.
I'm four districts, Hama, North and
South Kona and Puma, 1 have left sub
sides of $50 per month for a govern
ment physician. In others 1 allow in
my recommendations $40 per month to
pay small incidental expenses, such as
postage on reports. 1 believe that in
every district where there are physi-
clans residing, they will be willing to
take the post of government physician
for nothing but the honor and prestige,
and will be willing TO serve the needy"
The Boards figures for physicians are
81, 900 per month. Carriers are 1920
Governor Carter referred to the case
of a Hawaii physician, which was re-
ported some time ago, who refused med
icine to a man who took a long night
ride to get some for his wife, demand
ing that the last lot be paid for first. !
are being preferred before the
Board of Health. The Puma physician
lives in Hilo, said Carter, and is draw
ing a subsidy supposed to be for living |
in Puma. There are other defects in !