The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-07
PINKHAM TELLS Ills
Story UF THE JUNKET

Neither went ten steps from the boat.
~ should say there was the ordinary
supply of liquor on board the steamer.
Quite a number Of persons came On
board well provided with n private
stock / saw few fragrant instances OF
drunkenness There were some in
stances Of over indulgence disclosed at
the embarkation. I saw but one in
stance of violence. One person, beside
himself with liquor, started to attack
some lepers. but was collared by Mr..
McVeigh and forced down the steps in
to boat. Others, more or less un-
certain In their movements, were slow
to embark.
Finally. all were supposed to be on
board, though special boat had to be
sent later for the Secretary of the Ter.
ritory. | was the last person to step
into the boat and TO mount the lad-
der of the Kinau. AS l started up the
ladder, l congratulated myself that all
were safe on board, that no accident
or particular injury had occurred and
so little happened contrary to the rules
of segregation.
During the short afternoon. / saw
all the members of the Senate and
House Committees. They neither ques-
toned, complained nor conferred with
me. The afternoon was short, which
may excuse some of the lack of OBJ
servance of the rules and those who
forced the rules. The officers direct
ed the visitors to the Superintendent's
home and fenced grounds. The lepers
kept their word with scarce an ex-
ception and nearly every breach was
contrary to their wishes.
THE President Of the Board OF
Health never countermanded his orders
that no one should be permitted to
land at Kalaupapa. The President of
the Board of Health was given no OPP
portunity to change his orders. The
Board of Health is responsible for the
landing at Kalaupapa and Is obliged at
all times to aid ships boats to make a
landing The loss of life or serious
injury at the landing would by public
opinion, If not law, be attributed to
the carelessness of the officers of the
Board of Health. There can be no
such volition as individual RESPONSE
bilitv-in boat load of passengers.
THE permits of the Board of Health
were practically revoked March 18TH
The landing and subsequent DISPOSE
tion of the people was forced on the
Board of Health by combination of
circumstances. 1t would be unjust to
hold the committees of the Senate and
House and it is both unjust and un-
manly to hold the Board of Health or
its Representatives responsible, but, il
you choose to do so, let it fall on the
shoulders of the President of the
Board of Health"
The cross examination developed few
new facts. Pinkham said that he did
not try to put people in the corral be-
cause it was not his business His
power in the settlement is delegated
to Superintendent McVeigh; he is in
charge there. Through McVeigh Pink
ham said he was responsible for all the
committee might put on him. He would
not shirk the responsibility. Orders
had been given to keep the people on
board but the Legislature seemed to
have taken things in it's hands so it
would have been foolish for the health
officials to attempt to put people in
the corral. Everything possible was
done to keep the people from coming
in contact with the lepers and the
cases of contact were by people who
violated the law when the officers did
not see them.
The committee adjourned immedi-
ately after the cross-examination to
the call of the chair. At the next ses-
sion Mr. Pinkham will sum up the
testimony and argue the case.