The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-08-25


| ills to which the flesh IL heir and
unable to do so on account of the un-
feeling attitude OF the local Board of
| Health.
Mrs. Caroline Lansdau has a crouch
against the Board of Health. as the
perusal of the following epistle, re-
ceived at the Advertiser office yester-
day, will bear eloquent witness. Here
| is the letter as 1t came to hand:
Dear Editor: While your paper
shows so much interest IN the Japancse
rights on the Medical question, would
| you kindly call the attention of your
readers to the rights of an American
NJ. d. I came here on Dec. 10th, 1904.
| There was no medical State Board here
| or Territorial Board that was recogniz.
ed as such and of course no board as
we have in America. ] made inquiry
and found that the Board of Health
here did issue medical licenses ! made
inquiry of Mr.. Pinkham. He said that
a fee of ten dollars were required to
be deposited with the application, that
being the cost of license. When /
was here few weeks, the examining
of Drs. was changed from every month
to every three months. Then law
was passed or advertised that months
Imprisonment was the punishment for
| practice without n license. At the
end of 3 months there was no exam
board. 1t took 2 more months to form
q board of anti-Americans. In the
meantime about 90 of the Elite told me
that a lady would not be tolerated in
| a profession here. Half the Drs. in
| town had no use for lady M. D.,
and it was their theme for months to
keep the lady out. / took the exam,
but knew that ] would not get Justice
from men that insulted me to my face,
telling me to 90 back to the States
if | dared. DR.. Sinclair told me that
/ had or must have fed from crimes
| committed in the States. Dr. Hum
phreys told me diploma was no good
here, college education did not count
and said you would not be allowed to
practice in California / told him that
! am at present trained DR.. in the
State of California also in the State
of Missouri and the State of Illinois.
That l also passed government exam
as physician to the Indians and have
an appointment now in the government
hospital in Panama canal zone. | took
the exam with the firm conviction
that ! would not get a license from
those men. With me was man named
Mccall. He failed in an exam three
months before and was allowed to take
it again. The men who are cowardly
enough to insult defenceless lady and
one who expected at least courtesy
from the members of the profession
pnuI1 not riua hnr iustina I want n
DIR. Herbert. ! said DR.. when am
to get license. He could not look
at me. He was ashamed to look at
person that he was robbing of all
rights. He said we will not give you
one. / asked about my percentage.
He said / VIII not tell you. l said
DIR. on your honor as man can you
say that ] did not pass on your papers.
He said it does not matter. We all
agreed that you should not pass.
said Mr.. Mccall got second chance
He said we VIII give you nothing.
And | am lady American, Irish pa
rents, my father was Chas. NJ. Mas
sey of Grandstown, Ireland, county
magistrate. My mother was of the
English Russels | am a neice by
marriage of the late r. b. Woodward,
Francisco, Cal. He was millionaire.
| taught Chinese here in the old Bethel
church about 20 years ago. Went to
Medical College in San Francisco in
1884, graduated in 1883. And my col
lege is still in existence now, and DR..
w. Harry, S. f. Health Board and DR..
Mehrman, Coroner for Oakland, were
my classmates. i took courses in
| kn oil
Oregon, it is now the Oregon Univer.
sity. | practiced in Chicago II years
and one yeir in 1894 practiced and
year in st. Louis, lecturer in col
lege of Midwifery, and the rest of my
; practice was in California. / got hurt
in railroad accident two years ago
so came here to get strength. But
thought | was coming to an American
anex and see what / have got. De
prived of the means of making living
: or supporting myself and also deprived
of honor in my profession and insulteC
and maligned. About English in exam
DR.. John Pinto was allowed to answer
all questions in his exam in French
! and the examining board did not un
l. derstand French. DR.. Sinclair was tn,
one tnht SAID ne cOulu ana ne passed
on the papers which practically left
n one man to do the duty of three, anC
e he has Portugee wife. so wher,
is the justice and they refuse to return
: the $40 deposit. All are for fair PLAY
r for the Japs, but not one man o.
woman asked for fair play for th
o white woman. am ain Eclectic Physi
: elan with reference as to standing from
8 three States and from the dean of m,
II college. But am woman withou
r means and friends.
CAROLINE Won LANGDAU.
II 627 Beretania Street.
;. After the communication had bee
- deciphered, thanks to the zeal wit
D which the different members of tn
staff went to work. reporter was de
tailed to interview Mrs. Langdau.
- The lady in question received tn
+" newspaper man cordially, upon learn
ing that he was not a member of tn
;. local health board and reiterated tn
statements contained in the epkstle.
She said that the Board OF Healt
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