Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-22
SPITE WORKERS

OF all the spite programs that ever
went to an ignoble end, the plague
scare inaugurated by the Advertisei
In order to say nasty things about
Pinkham is the most perfectly expos
ed and discredited.
or course, spiteful things are still
said by the morning paper-Tthat's its
special mission in life-but II has been
repudiated by its own alleged support.
ers and is now busy in its endeavor to
demonstrate the several kinds of a
"weak sister" is its investigating com.
mitteeman of forty.eight hours ago.
In fact. the public Is slightly in doubt
as to which the morning paper now
disikes most-Pinkham or Richards
II seems to look upon Richards as one
who left 1t in the lurch in time of sore
need. The public recognize that Rich
ards has a reputation for honesty to
protect and consequently could not
allow the Advertiser to lead him int
a general sanction of its vicious mis-.
| representation.
Added to the literature in the case 10
what one Rath thinks Of his fellow
church-worker. Richards, and a letter
I from Mrs. Thompson, in charge of tha
Free Kindergarten sanitation work.
Mrs. Thompson's letter relates con
dition of affairs which, according to her
own statement, calls for attention from
the garbage department of the County.
more thought from the philanthroplc
spirit of the people Of Honolulu, and
is now being dealt with by the health
officers as vigorously as funds and Al,
thority allow.
/ She says that she found people
cleaning up their garbage because they
thought that she was an Inspector.
This indicates that the people in thai
section have a very wholesome fear oJ
the inspector. No one but the morn
ing Pinkhamphobist holds that these
people don't require watching.
| Mrs. Thompson has also found that
disgusting and contagious diseases are
prevalent in that (Palama) quarter,
No one doubts that among a class Of
people not personally clearly such
diseases are unfortunately always
more or less prevalent. Mrs. Thomp
son would undoubtedly find more in
other cities with cosmopolitan popula
tons. Mrs. Berger. manager of the
Associated Charities, the police and
the health authorities could also un
doubtedly tell a similar story. And
they must also admit that such a
class of people must be born again bH
fore they will voluntarily take propeI
care of themselves or voluntarily keel
their surroundings in apple-pie order
Mrs. Thompson deals with the broad
financial necessities of the situation
when she expresses surprise that
money and every available assistance
is not put to use to check dangerous
diseases now prevalent in Honolulu.
Best doctors should be employed and
paid suitable remuneration to watch
over the public health"
This letter is a more vigorous blow
at the Advertisers spite campaign than
Richards reputation. Pinkham, this
man whom the Advertiser started al,
this Misrepresentation to discredit, has
bent his energies and given OF his in
come to keep open the free dispensary
which deals with this class. The Leg
islature refused to appropriate. That
is a great misfortune, but Pinkham Ia
not to be blamed for that by anyone
except the Pinkhamphobist. Pinkham
has secured the free services Of good
physicians. He has collected money
but Pinkham is no coin manufacturing
mint.
Pinkham, for whose benefit the Ad'
vertiser inaugurated the spite cam
paign, does not have control OF thu
departments or all the funds that mus
deal with what Mrs. Thompson seei
the town is sadly in need. And Mrs
Thompson has sense enough not t.
take up with the purely spite side o.
the Advertiser-Ra Pinkhamphobia
Mrs. Thompson speaks from thu
standpoint of the philanthropist. Tit