The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-24

be held in English. II seemed TO tins
speaker. though. as the statutes did no
say examinations should be or should not
be in English, that English was tbs
proper language according TO the prac-
tee ali over the mainland
DR.. Wagon believed il was within
the power Of the board of examiners
10 make a rule that examinations be
in English. II was the custom through
out the United States. He would move
that il was the sense OF the Board OF
Health that the examinations should be
continued in English.
Mr. Andrews did not believe they
should express any sense" of the
board, because the examiners had
power to make their own rules.
DR.. Judd. after Secretary sCharlock
by request had read the rules relating
to the examiners. asked if the term
necessary qualifications did IT imply
that physicians should know the lam
guage of the country in which they
were to practice. The statistics given
by the president showed that the jap
anese doctors had a large share OF
practice among other than their own
nationality.
Mr. Pinkham's figures showed that of
726 deaths in the year ending August
Is, white physicians attended 421 of the
cases. Chinese physicians 40 and Japan
csc physicians 256. and of those attend
ed by the japanese physicians 157 were
of their own race and 80 of other races.
He gave it as a fair conclusion that
two-fifths of the practice of the Japan
csc physicians was drawn from other
nationalities than their own. At the
last meeting he had informed them thaT
in the past four and one-half years
Al japanese and 20 white physicians had
been admitted to practice. He now in
formed them that of the SO white ply
sicians, % have left the country"
ATTEMPTED COERCION.
1T is simply trying to force some
thing down our throat" Dr. Wayson
commented on DR. Judd's remarks
DR.. Judd asked the Attorney General
il the law empowered the Board OF
Medical Examiners to make the rule.
rs it contrary to any treaty stipula-
tions?''
NO" Mr.. Andrews replied: sit is
not discriminating against any par
ticular nationality
DIR. Wayson quoted Editor Shiozawa
as saying that three out of five Japa-
nese physicians in practice were not
responsible medical men. How would
it do he inquired after the interpola-
ton of another matter, ito have the
Board of Medical Examiners write a
letter to the Board of Health asking
for it's endorsement of the English
rule?"
DR.. Judd said the rule was made in
1902 when Drs. Andrews, Taylor and
Wayson were the examiners. Notice
representatives.
DR.. Wayson's suggestion of inviting
letter from the Board of Medical Ex-
aminers was adopted.
PINKHAM'S MANIFESTO.
In addition to President Pinkham's
statistics already mentioned. he made a
number of statements at length about
japanese physicians.
One of them, without the response
bilities of citizenship, was permitted to
testify in the Kaipu case before che
Z. S. District Court, and only in his
third test did he find proof of the
disease which four white physicians
had already ascertained from their
first tests. Then, in the Makanui case,
the same doctor was deputized with
two white experts to make an exam
nation, and the ease so wrought up
the members of both houses as to
threaten their friendly relations with
the Board of Health
The president said he knew of no
japanese physician who had been re-
English language or who had been re-
fused an examination in his own Ian
guage.
Il believe the evidence tends to dis
close a growing desire to exploit the
profession beyond the limits claimed
and a growing disrespect for law on
the part of the Japanese the message
stated. Its author went on to tell Of
his employ ent of two detectives to
5 ( evi e1ce of unlawful practice
Two convictions of Japanese had been
obtained, and two others had quit their
illegal practice.
CONDITIONS ABROAD.
Requirements of various countries for
medical licenses were appended to The
statement. thus, as here condensed:
England.-Must be graduates of
recognized British college. Graduates
of stipulated medical schools in Ger
many, France, United States, the Colo
MES, ETC., may qualify by one-year
course at Durham University.
Germany.-Candidate must pass in
German language. Requirements are
severe. Exceptions may be made by
Federal Council in individual instances
of distinguished scientific attachments.
France.-Must have French diploma
of Doctor of Medicine. Foreigner must
reside in France four years and con-
form co all requirements of citizenship,
including liability to military service.
Itaiy.-Practitioners must have de-
gree of MD. from one of II Italian
A properly qualified med
ical man (preSupaa hIU fareionar