The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05

him undWareS and Kissed MIN 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 We're 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 Pinkbam 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
of the status of Nolokai by Judge
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.
l 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 We're 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 We're landed that the
| assistance Of the Honolulu police would
not be required and that the people
would be offended if outside authority
| were used. Mr.. Pinkham 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.. McVefgh'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.. MrVeigh stat
! ed that his own officers could control
| the people. The people sir. Pinkham
met had Settlement permits. He walk
ed around to see if the rules We're be-
| ing observed and saw no infractions
LOT a n the in
| and later went to hurry up the en-
| barkation. The Kalaupapa officers
warned the people against contact, In
| loud voices.
| Concluding, the statement says:
| AS TO the behavior of the people
generally. 1 saw but one breach of the
| law away from the landing. AS I lef-
| the band stand I saw "a young woma Il
| weeping and standing near a young
man whom I took to be a brother. AS
quick as 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 Two
lines of lepers. but, the instances must
have been infrequent. for I can ,e-
member none in particular. I was
sure L saw one Representative greet
a leper. but as he denies it, I take
We're mostly confined so far as I OBJ
served, to the time of departure IN the
landing. I saw David and Silas Car
ter close together and was impelled to
speak TO them. but as there was 10
contact, refrained as they We're on the
steps.
I'm the last boat from the Kinau
came two native gentlemen. I Wit
| messed then a scene of pathos seldom
equaled m this world. y father, step
ped ashore and three children started
forward TO embrace him. when two
local officers. true to their duty. step
ped between and kept the family sep
arated. For a short time. they stood
and wept and then slowly the father
| returned to the boat. The other in
stance was that of q white haired gen.
tleman who stepped ashore and threw
! himself into the arms of a son. who
jumped down from the breakwater. He
too directly returned TO the boat.
Neither went ten steps from the boat.
II should say there was the ordinary
supply of LIQUOR on board the steamer.
Quite q number of persons came On
board we'll provided with a private
stock I saw few fragrant instances of