Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
.Al[A(A DISCUSSED
IN CLOSED SESSION

J. Lor Wallach and the medical
bills before the Legislature were the
text of President Pinkhams message
TO the Board of Health submitted yes.
terday afternoon at its meeting. It
read as follows:
hand you herewith an officially
certified copy of Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. . as passed by the Legisla-
ture, now sitting
This resolution requests that J.
Lor Wallach be permitted to practice,
fer a period Of six months, at the Ka-
lihi Receiving Station, or those lep-
ers, TO the number of twelve. who
may desire to come under his charge.
would advise the Board to ignore
the fact that DR.. Wallach is both un-
licensed and Is under conviction on a
criminal charge in the First Circuit
Court.
Should patients as well as the Leg
islature desire Mr.. Wallach to treat
them, the only recourse is to give him
every reasonable opportunity and as
sistance In such way Mr.. Wallach
will be solely and absolutely respon-
sible for the entire care. treatment
and results to the patient, the Board
simply furnishing ample accommoda-
tions and paying the bills.
The Board should insist on Mr..
Wallach devoting all his time to
these patients.
The Board cannot with dignity ac-
cCpt Mr.. Wallach's services without
oompcnsating him for his time,
which Is provided for.
submit reply to the Honorable
Senate and House of Representatives
In connection with Concurrent Reso-
luton No. . and recommend its adoI,-
ton.
Mr.. Wallach was given by both DR..
Brinckerhoff and myself an opportu-
nifty 10 submit evidence to substan-
tiate his claims. lie refused to pro
duce the slightest proof
Neither the Federal nor Territorial
health officials could maintain for
one moment the confidence of the
world at large II they were to yield
10 the mere assertions of adventures
in secret remedies.
Medical science Is too far advanced
for any. responsible Board of Health
or medical authority to accept the
blum of a man who claims his mcdl-
cal knowledge was acquired at the
age of II years, but. as the rcspon-
sibility has been assumed by our law
making body, II is proper the Board
yield its judgment respectfully to the
Legislature, at the same time placing
itself on record that II may maintain
its standing before other Boards of
similar character.
The Wallach incident has not dis
turbed your executive In the slight
est degree
The attacks on the control of con-
tagious and infectious disease have
disturbed him greatly.
The Territory of Hawaii Is eX-
posed to contagious and infectious
disease in a peculiar and marked de-
gree
Except as the law directs. II does
not concern the Board of Health as
to what treatment Is applied to le-
gally responsible person OF legal age
suffering with disease be the treat
N ent faith, prayer or other intangi-
BILE methods, or even the highest med
zeal and surgical skill, but II does
concern vitality the Board of Health,
the community At large. foreign ma
lions and the Federal Government
that any person permitted to practice
for the cure of disease shall be SO
qualified and skilled in diagnosis and
pathology as TO be able to promptly
recognize contagious and infectious
diseases and Immediately report them
to the Board according to law.
Once in receipt of legal informa-
tion as above, the Board of Health as
Sumas the responsibility of protect
ing public health.
Foreign nations can quarantine
against MS,
The mainland can quarantine
against us.
The Federal Government can con-
fine our commerce and ourselves
! within our own borders.
Our isolation Is such we cannot
avoid the consequences OF any laXity
on our part,
We may be assured the above nam
ed rights will be exercised against
ourselves and our commerce should
occasion require.
The law should never concede the
right to ignorance to hide itself be-
hind asserted inherent rights and be,
liefs 10 the peril of public health, but
should tx such high standards OF
knowledge and qualification for those
who practice on disease that the in,
tent of the law as to contagious aud