The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-27

a. physician az present. are dangcrou.
TO the puh0c health.
Yet boa about their abilities aud
know ledge ~ Medical reioncer Have
any ~ them made mistakes which have
caused al. issth % patents Who pco-
pie belle, would bc safe end well to-
day u they hid been properly tr,ats II
We do net believe In many eases.
where pilsi ians Of the tN, races at
tended the same patients at the same
time. the > nose has shown himself
superior TO the white.
The Ens ssh Government has reccg-
nized th.r abilities end .cientifc
know ledge for a long time, End lately
have entered irto an agreement with
Japsnese vernment. h which
tlse phya cans each nation has full
I.ght TO p lrtice In either country.
One OF the contemr iarles In Hilo.
the Hilo .rincrr" has an article cop
led from one q the Med'- i Reports
OF japan which say. hit the Jgpa-
ness Government has star ed regotia-
tions with the Uaited States OF An erica
to allow the physicians OF their respec-
tive countries 20 practice in certain
places, said places tn De designated by
these two governments, erd probably
the Hawaiian Territory will be one of
these places.
Furthermore. the United Stetes Con-
gress has appointed a commission COM
posed of their best medical minds to in
vestigate the treatment OF the sick rnd
wounded during the Russo-Japan wer.
by the. Japarese Medical Department.
fully recognizing The remarkeje and
unpreceder ted success offending tho ir
high order e; treatn ent. The report
OF the sid comn 'ssion has been pub
lished by Congress and meets full en-
dorsement OF the Medical profession in
America ard It will rrdoul .edly have
its effect on W medicine and sur
gerry.
The way the English government
acted Ia to be commended and We have
no doubt Uncle sam. whom the Japa-
nese, have the greatest respect for. as
the father OF their modern civilization.
will also agree. and be sure 10 grant
the same privileges as friend Johnny
Bull has done
The ply sicians TO wi ON we trust our
lives are not those frcr savage or
semi-civiized countries but from Jap
an, which. haSirs adv need so Il r
amongst the civilized nations cf the
world. would certainly. never Issued
licenses TO practice medicine - per-
cons not having the qualifications
Beware OF your feeling for race dis
elimination. but use your own common
sense in considering this matter and
grant Territorial licenses 10 those who
have already obtained them from the
Japanese Government where examina-
tions are carried out according to the
most up-to-date way.
To examine the japanese physicians
in language which is practically un-
known 10 them does not show much
respect to the most favored nation Of
the United States OF America, and is
certainly not an international way OF
treating the science OF medicine with
henor and respect.
OF the science mus, GER
tatniy be Shown by applicants. for IL
cense TO practice as physicians. but
you can not e, pect them TO express
this knowledge in foreign language.
An American going TO Japan, hold
ing a diploma from an American Col
itBt' III Apply lliB IOr uCtnSt 10 prdctlCe
medicine In that country certI ,nly
would not be expected to fake an ex-
animation in the Japanese language.
Why should the Japanese. holding a
diploma from a Japanese Medical
School. have to take an examination
In the English language IN order to be
able 10 practice medicine in the United
States?
We sincerely hope that this ruling
OF the Territorial Board OF Examining
physicians that the examination must
be in the English language. be omitted.
1t is certainly far from being proper
to have to take this matter before the
court. to have IL settled. Moreover.
we have heard that the members OF
the Board will tender their resigna.-
tions as members OF such Board. II a
decision Is given In favor OF the Japa-
nese. We are very much surprised to
hear OF these childish actions
In conclusion OF this article. we
earnestly request these gentlemen Of
the Board TO have the broad mind OF
true Americans. remember that all ma
tions are brothers when In the same
profession. and therefore treat the Jap
anes- fair. just and proper.-Havsiian
Japanese Chronicle.