The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-25

any proof that Wallach might produce
that he can cure. We are alone re-
sponsible and Il Is up 10 us alone to
decide whether he shall be allowed 10
practise or not. l certainly do not be-
lieve that he should be allowed 10
practise until he produces very salts
factory. evidence concerning the cases
he says he has cured"
LEGAL QUACKS AND OTHERS.
DR.. wayson. in seconding the motion
that wallach be allowed to go ahead
and see what he could do. stated that
he did so because II seemed the easiest
and best way TO dispose OF the healer
and his claims. He defended himself
from any charge implied that he was
violating the ethics of the profession.
explaining that there were quacks in
the profession as well as out OF II.
Although there are some politics in
this situation as IL Is today. l want
il distinctly understood that I am not
here representing any political party"
said DR.. wayson. Regarding Wal
ZACH and his claims I do not regard
them now as political. 1 believe that
the situation as 1t stands now is one
Of the Hawaiian people and the lepers
on Molokai. II my presence on this
board is not wanted I am ready TO
resign at any time. My idea OF the
ethics of my profession are as high
as are those of any member OF it. /
have associated with men with the
very highest ethical views and l have
also seen legal quacks as well as other
quacks. Wallach's personality Is not
in this matter at all. but my princi-
pal reason for seconding this motion
is in order to bring the matter to a
vote and have II settled now. The
question as TO whether Wallach can
cure leprosy or not is a hard one to
settle unless we allow him to treat a
of cases and see the result.
I might bring patient cured of tn
berculosis 10 DIR. Baldwin. but If the
patient was cured he could not tell |
II he had ever had tuberculosis, and |
Or. Baldwin is a skillful man. The |
same with leprosy, as there is a sim
Iarity between the marks of the raw
lges of that disease and others.
Il am willing to go so far in this
natter as to let Wallach have a num-
Der of cases as provided for by the
PRESIDENT. I know what leprosy is. 1
lave tried to cure cases Of it. have
'een good results brought about. but
have never seen a cure. / do not
NOW OF any cure for leproSy. / wish
did. But the mess which will be
stirred up while We are looking for
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Nallach and the agitation that will
ONE will be a darned sight worse
han letting him try"
SOT READY FOR WALLACE ANY
WAY.
President Pinkham explained that in
ny event it would be two or three
months before Wallach could be given |
he proper facilities. The bids for the
ew station at Kalihi would be adver
ised for on Saturday or Monday. but
ne buildings would not be ready this
ear.
SELF-CURED LEPROSY.
Mr. Smith asked DR.. Wayson if it
-ould not be possible to produce proof
satisfactory to a reasonable man open
D conviction that Wallach had cured
Ome cases. DR.. Wayson stated that
UGH would be difficult TO produce, as
here would be no supporting evidence
hat the person had ever been a leper, {
rovided he were cured now.
There is no question in my mind
ut that there are many cases of self ,
ured leprosy, the same as there are !
asses of self-cured tuberculosis" he
.ated. But the question now is not
neither Wallach has or has not cured, I
Ut a question of finding out in the {
uickest way whether he can or not.
: we turn him down now it will not
? the end of it. Other petitions will
other US. 1 want TO see the matter
titled. and this seems 10 be the east :
Il way 10 do ii" i
But would that settle it?' asked b
:. Baldwin. I'm my opinion the very C
asst time in which anything could be I
owed would be two years Now, why Z
Lnnot Wallach or his friends bring
me of his cases to us In the pic
res he has published in the Referee
perhaps you have all seen them" !,
None of US read that paper" inter
,sed DR.. Wayson.
Why cannot he bring some of these
.re?' continued DR.. Baldwin 1t
light show something. These people
year Wallach can cure. Mr.. Motley
Us he knows of cases. Why not pro- a
ice something? Anything at all in Il
e way of evidence n
DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRO-
CEDURE IL
There are decent ways of doing
ings and ways that are not decent"
id President PinkhaHl, who went on
exhibit a sample of leprosy serum D
ought here by DR.. Brinckerhof, =
ade in Germany as the results of ex-
riments in Turkey. With the serum
are explanatory documents. expl1in- :
2 in detail the experiments made
d giving the formula Of the serum.
Here we have the whole story, with
is other matter We are asked to :,
,rk in the dark Two things come =
TO this question One our common
1se and the other our sympathy with
2 lepers at Kalaupapa- With these
ople We tan go and talk sense, but -
T TO the people here because as soon
We Try we go up against the stone =
ice Of q bluff On one hand We have =
OEic5Ca rha other hand none