Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-27
Rep. Fernandez Is
Leading Witness In
The Pinkham Inquiry

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landing the captain Of police had told
him the visitors we're arranged for,
adding that they would not have to 20
to the corral. He saw no arrange.
ments for segregation. 1t was, how.
ever, understood that there was to be
no embracing or kissing. He saw the
white-badged attendants escorting PEG.
pie to Supt. Mcveigh's cottage.
On Examination by Pinkham-On
the boat that morning about I o'clock,
Pinkham had told him that they and
another Senator were to go ashore and
see about landing arrangements. But
later Pinkham went In the second boat
without asking him to go also.
Here Pinkham read Fernandez re-
marks TO the House Thursday on Pink.
hams communication. Fernandez said
those were his words. Also Pinkham
read a letter from Captain Clarke to
him, declaring the landing to have been
very dangerous.
Says Officers Drunk.
Fernandez-"In my opinion about all
that danger Of landing, the officers Of
, the boat were drunk, and besides, too
lazy to do the work. When I went
ashore at Waikolu, I did not get a
drop Of water on me. although Capt.
1 Clarke had anchored first at Kalawao
and said he wanted to see how the
+, landing was there. We objected that
he was wasting time; then he went to
Waikolu. From that | was satisfied
/ that the officers Of the boat were too
lazy to row the people ashore. They
said Waikolu was as bad as Kalau.
papa, but the committee found this
was not true. ION question by Pink
ham) My opinion is that the President
Of the Board Of Health was entirely
responsible for the people after they
got on shore and in landing
| Question--Isn't It rather strange that
the committee didn't wait for me
| (Pinkham) to come back from Wal.
kolu and report"
, Fernandez (angrily)-"The permits
gave us the right to go ashore. It was
none Of my business II Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Austin did 70 ashore with
us. did not consult Supt. McVeigh
about landing the people when l was
at his house because l understood the
arrangements we're made. Ito Pink.
ham excitedly and pounding the desk
with his fisD: You should have seen
that what the permits called for was
carried out"
Pinkham then tried to pin him down
to a statement as to where the health
committees responsibility ended and
the Board of Health's began in the
landing Of the visitors. Both became
excited. and Pinkham said he was go
ing to have an answer to his question
II 1t took all night. At this Senator
, Achi objected.
Achi-"That question is not essen.
tial.
I Pinkham-"It Island very impor.
tant."
Achi-"The discussion Is not on the
landing. but on the observance Of Sc
gregation after landing.
Pinkham-"I claim had right "a
refuse to let the people land on &C
A., count Of the danger"
And Pinkham won his point and
continued his inquisition OF Fernandez
Fernandez said that he and Mahelons
assisted the people ashore from the
boats. His permit allowed him to "a
at large.
Pinkham Ito Achi)-"Is, there a Law
against clean persons coming In con
tact with lepers"
Achi-"No. but the health regulations
amount to law.
| Pinkham Ito Fernandez) --"If there
were such law-did you break 1T
Fernandez-"If there had been such
a regulation would not have broken
It,"
Question-"Did you touch q leproui
person.
Al don't remember doing So"
Q.-"Did you receive any permits
sion to let those people on board com,
ashore?"
A.-"Mcveigh told me to land them
Q.-"Do you believe that under an,
conditions that might exist In LANDING
people the person In charge would hav,
a right to prevent landing?"
Fernandez did not answer.
Pinkham repeated his question.
Ar there was danger he woult
have right to refuse"
Q.-"Did you protest against visitor
not being sent to the corral?"
A.-"No."
J Q.-"In case the corral would no
hold all the people. would the Super
intendent be justified In taking peopl
with corral permits into his owl
yard"
Ayes"
Representative Warehouse was mex
called. He saw no visitors In priyat
houses ut the settlement. saw no polio
arrangements for segregation. no Of
forts to maintain segregation. Sal,
TINT CANAAN Clarke rafuaad tha "a