The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-07

spilled. The first little passage at arms
was over the admission OF a bunch
OF letters from the Leper Settlement
that Mr.. Pinkham asked to be allowed
to read. Senator Achi Immediately OBJ
jected, saying that no evidence should
/ be accepted unless II was sworn to-
This view was not shared by the other
members of the committee who ex-
pressed the opinion that the commit
tee was not court of law and that
the rules of evidence did not apply.
! We are here to get at the truth. and
II these letters throw any light on this
what they are worth" said one of the
matter they should be accepted for
members. There is no way for us to
get these lepers over here to testify"
The letters were read, and they gave
a very good picture of affairs at the
Settlement on the 18th of March, from
the lepers' standpoint. The unfortun-
ate inmates at the Settlement protest
that they faithfully tried TO observe
the rules of segregation. but that the
Honolulu visitors forced them to break
them. A letter was read from the Ka-
laupapa police captain, telling of the
efforts made to keep the clean away
from the sick, and of the persistent at
tempts made by the visitors to break
the law. Representative Mahelona was
especially roasted" by the Molokai
officers for his action in attempting to
force Captain Waimau to cease taking
up the permits of the visitors Several
lepers told of their efforts to keep away
from their relatives, who finally forced
caresses on them. Silas Carter certi-
fies that the statement made by his
brother that he kissed him 100 times
is absolutely false. He states that he
kept David from kissing him until just
before he was to embark. when he took
him unawares and kissed him twice.
He accounts for his brothers action
by saying that he was more or less
under the influence of liquor. Several
other letters state that many of the
visitors were under the influence of
liquor and attribute to this the breach
es of the law.
PINKHAM'S STATEMENT.
After the letters had been read, Pres
ident Pinkham read his own statement.
1t was a story of the events leading
up to the junket and the events of the
day itself. The statement began by
reciting the story of the determination
Dole's decision in regard to political
campaigning there. The police who
went along went at their own request
as visitors, but it was suggested that
If they went in uniform they might be
useful in case of emergency.
The statement then goes on to tell
what constituted the corral at Kalau-
papa. AS the regular corral would
hold scarce one-fourth of the people
to whom corral permits had been is
sued, Mr.. Pinkham expected that the
corral would be augmented by the ad-
dition of the entire landing, warehouse
and the yard of Mr.. McVeigh's house
as temporary corrals, and that the peo-
pie would be allowed within the limits
named, as it would be impossible to
confine them in the corral proper.
There was so much mourning on the
part of those who would not be able
to get to the corral or other designated
places to see their friends that orders
were given for the appointment of
thirty proper men to escort visitors
through the settlement to see friends
who were too sick to come to the meet
ing places.
REFUSED THEM LANDING.
Mr.. Pinkham told of the dangerous
condition of the landing and of his go
ing ashore. After comforting with Mr..
McVeigh both he and McVeigh ordered
that no one be allowed to land. Nc
Weigh stated that If the sea did sub
side and people were landed that the
assistance Of the Honolulu police would
not be required and that the people
would be offended IL outside authority
were used. Mr.. Plnkham then made a
round of the institutions and again in
spected the landing. but found the sea
still high and that conditions did not
warrant the revocation of his order
that no one should land. He then
went to Mr.. McVeigh's house and soon
after was surprised to find that people
were landing. He went to the wharf
and Lieutenant Luehiwa asked If he
had any orders, but Mr.. Pinkham said
that he had none, as Mr.. McVeigh stat
ed that his own officers could control
the people. The people Mr.. Pinkham
met had Settlement permits. He walk
ed around to see If the rules were be-
ing observed and saw no infractions
at this time. He went to the meeting
and later went to hurry up the en-
barkation. The Kelaupapa officers
warned the people against contact, ir
, loud voices.
Concluding, the statement says:
las to the behavior of the people
generally, saw but one breach of the
law away from the landing. AS 1 lef
the band stand l saw a young woman
weeping and standing near young
man whom took to be brother. AS
quick as a ray of sunshine, she tu.r-
ed and kissed him. At the landing
, there may have been some hand-shak
ing, as they passed between the 1--WE
lines of lepers, but, the instances mus
have been infrequent, for I can ,e
, member none in particular. 1 wa
sure 1 saw one Representative gree
a leper, but as he denies it, I TAX
y his word. The breaches of segregation
Were mostly confined, so far as 1 oh
l served, to the time of departure IN tn
!, landing. saw David and Silas Car
6 ter close together and was impelled t.
speak to them, but as there was Ii,
contact, refrained as they were on tn
steps.