Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-29

the men VINO nrSt broke the rules by
shaking hands.
Fernandez Broke Rules.
4 Abraham Fernandez of the Board Of
Health was the next witness. He got
ashore In the afternoon after the YES.
sci returned from Waikolu. He saw
many escorts with badges at the land.
ing. They gave him no directions. Fer.
nandez shook hands with some leper
friends at the landing. He did not
know that this was not segregation.
I"J broke the law" he admitted, how.
ever, later on.
Fernandez went about in the settle
ment for three quarters of an hour and
later went to Mcveigh's place. From
there he went to the church and at
tended a meeting. Segregation was
not observed there. There was kiss.
ing and hand.shaking and later on Wis.
iting in the houses. No one pointed
out the corral. Everyone was busy.
He was stopped on the gangplank from
going ashore by police officer. but
Rep. Warehouse told him he could 60.
Fernandez saw no one under the influ-
ence of liquor. No officer made any
attempt to enforce segregation, not
even outside Mcveigh's place. where
there were officers from Honolulu and
guards around. Several women atten.
ded the church services unattended by
guards. Fernandez saw no guards
stopping people from leaving Nc.
Weighs house. He saw no lepers en-
tering, however.
Pinkham Calls Aehl.
| Pinkham next called Senator Achi.
He had visited the settlement four
times. He went there first in 1898. He
found Mcveigh to be very popular. diff.
ferently from before. The inmates
loved him and would make any sacri.
fee for him. There were but few com.
plants, and these were not caused by
actual grievances. McVeigh was not
considered by Achi as being In solo
charge when the President of the
Board of Health was there, as he was
the superior officer.
"Then you might say the Governor
was in charge" said Pinkham.
mo; he has no power there" an
swered Achi.
Achi was told by the captain that he
could not land. He went with the
steamer to Waikolu, but got ashore In
the afternoon. He saw lepers all
around. also In the corral, which was
filled with them. This surprised him.
These conditions dissatisfied Achi very
much. He went to Mcveigh's house.
He saw Pinkham there, but made no
complaint. because he thought Pink.
ham could make and change regula.
tons. Achi and his son were allowed
behird. A gentleman who came In tho
boat with them lost his permit. Achi
offered to give him his sons permit,
but found II had his name on It and
therefore took back his offer. Achi
admitted that he might be mistaken
about the corral. The place he took
for the corral might be another affair.
Aehi Mistaken.
Dickey and Pinkham asked Achi to
describe the corral and decided that
he was mistaken.
Aohi said he had seen clean and un.
clean mingle. Any man who was the
head Of department should be able
to handle any situation under It which
might arise. With regard to the dan.
ger of landing Achi said that this was
not for the Legislature or the Board
to decide. That was the business Of
the steamship company and the pas.
sengers. Achi did not know who or
dered the boats down. It might be the
COMMITTEE. II the passengers got
ashore and could not get back no one
was responsible for their care. Achi
thought they could be sent across the
pail.
Commttee Gave Order.
The Senate and House committees
met on board the steamer. The cap
tain said he would risk the boats but
the people must land on their own re-
Isponsibility. At McVelgh's house
Achi met Lane. They signed a paper
stating that 1t was not fair In the
steamship company to land some and
not all, and telling the steamer people
to land all the passengers who had per.
mits. The haoles were landed and the
Hawaiians kept on board. The letter.
signed by Brown. Achi and Lane, de-
manded that the Hawaiians should be
landed. The steamer people evidently
assumed some responsibility in hold.
ing them back Achi assumed the re.
sponsibility to demand that the people
. be let ashore. The steamer was none
! OF the Board of Health's business. Il
, considered you had nothing to say
then" said Achi. "As soon as people
landed ashore your responsibility be-
, gan"
The permits allowed the holders to
land Pinkham had no right to change
A them. II the Board authorized Pink
, ham to make out permits 1t was his
, duty to do so. The House made itt
! request in good time and preparations
, should have been made. The permits
a and the methods OF carrying them on,
n Oh