The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-02
THE MOLOKAI SETTLEMENT VISITED


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agreed In their praise Of the settle.
fncnt officials. the President of the
Board uf Health. the superintendent Of
the settlement. the resident physician
and the other officials with whom they
had dealings
LIQUOR QUESTION.
a petition had been presented 20 the
Legislature asking that the sale OF pure
liquors In the settlement be allowed.
and this led TO a spirited debate. the
majority OF the residents be ng seem-
ingly against any such movement.
The speakers In favor OF the free im-
portation and sale Of liquors argued
from the standpoint that at the present
time the settlement was full of swipe
Joints. to prevent and abolish which
was beyond the power of the police.
Pail OF Kauai, who spoke plainly on
several OF the questions at issue, said
thst he would never vote to allow liq-
uors In the settlement. as II would be
as criminal as would be the giving OF
poison to the patients.
Give us more food and keep the llq-
uors out" shouted Kahalekukona, be-
ing cheered by his fellow patients for
the sentiment.
wALLACH AN ISSUE.
One of the presented petitions asked
the Legislature to prevent the granting
of permission to j. Lor Wallach to
practise on the people of the settlement,
presented to counteract the prayer of
the citizens of Kalaupapa, who desired
Wallach's aid. The good sense of the
petitioners of Kalawao was praised by
Coelho, Long, Kaleiopu and Coney but
the good advice of these speakers and
the exposure they made of the fake
doctor were to some extent neutralized
by the injudicious and mischievous
speeches of Kaleo and Kahana.
Kaleo told the sufferers that he was
decidedly in favor of allowing Wallach
to come to the settlement and practise.
Wallach had cured himself of leprosy
and should be allowed by the Board of
Health to come and cure others.
Kahana went even further in making
!ll-timed remarks, his speech proving
to be plea for the quack and showing
a desire to infiame the patients with
the hope that by using the medicine
mans specifics of Wallach they might
be cured. He declared that Wallach
had satisfied him of is ability to cure
and that the Legislature was not fair
to Wallach, insomuch as it had never
asked him to make good his claims.
A petition for increased pay was pre-
sented, Senator Smith stating that the
same was now under discussion in the
House and that the item for free
f,,
spite of the Governor.
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
Polikapu, the spokesman for the Ka-
lawao residents, asked for an expIana-
ton of the bill before the Legislature
making leprosy ground for divorce.
The impression prevailed that by the
bill divorce proceedings must be
brought against any one sent to the
settlement, and there was a general
air of relief when it was explained that
the proceedings were optional, not COM
pulsory.
A quartet club then sang song of
welcome and thanks for the visiting
legislators, composed for the occasion.
LEPROSARIUM SITE.
The visitors then accompanied DR..
Brinckerhoff to the site of the proposed
leprosarium, a beautiful level stretch
of ground at the foot of the towering,
verdure- clad pail, which here rises even
more precipitous than at any other
point along the green ramparts. When
1t was seen on the ground the amount
of space that the Federal building will
occupy, the committee We're decidedly
impressed with the scope OF the pro-
posed work.
THE BISHOP HOME.
Returning to Kalaupapa, the COM
mittee visited the Bishops Home for
Girls, the inmates of which played and
sang for the visitors. 1t was here, of
all places, that the terribly pathetic
side of the settlement life was Impress
ed upon the committee. and, in the
one or two addresses that were made.
the voices of the legislators trembed
and there were many bedmmed eyes.
Sister Marianne showed the visitors
through the schoolrooms and wards of
the home, assuring the visitors that the
inmates were happy The quiet way in
which this Sister and her assistants
spoke of their duties. eliminating all
reference whatever or suggestion of the
sacrifice of their lives in their work for
others, was one incident of the visit
which will live long in the memories of
those who heard.
MONDAY LUAU.
An elaborate luau was spread at
noon in the yard of the superintend-
ent's house, and here, for a short time.
the surroundings We're forgotten, for