The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21

casting vote.
THE DELEGATE SPEECH.
Delegate Kalanianaole rose ami spoke
substantially as follows:
II visited the Settlement by the per-
mission of your president Ny visit
was made owing 10 rumors in Honolu-
lu that the Board of Health had lost
control of affairs at the Settlement.
On arrival there l met and consorted
with the people.
when l asked them about the re-
ports that they were liable to make
trouble they answered: 1t is a shame
that the people of Honolulu should agi-
tate this Wallach matter to the extent
of saying that the people here had
broken the laws They said there was
no truth in the statement that there
was any trouble. 1t was disgraceful,
they said to me, that the people in
Honolulu should say such things, know
ing how well the Board of Health had
treated them.
GA meeting was called by Mr.. Nc
Weigh. AS to their treatment they said
they had never been treated better,
and a great deal of the credit they
gave to Superintendent McVeigh and
Mr.. Pinkham. The people loved them.
As soon as I spoke of the Wallach
matter enc and all jumped up and ask
ed, What are you going to dos |
asked them if they wanted Wallach.
One and all said they did and | asked
them to pass a resolution expressing
their wishes.
s'This is the resolution they passed,
and 1 would ask that the secretary read
their petition"
Secretary Charlock, on being handed
the petition and agreement in two
separate papers, read them as follows;
PETITION FROM MOLOKAI.
To the Honorable Board of Health,
Territory of Hawaii, Honolulu,
T. H.
We the SGT petitioners residing at the
Molokai Settlement desire to state TO
your honorable body
That we believe the laws OF the Ter
4 ritory of Hawaii must be obeyed; that
no person is exempt from the oollga-
ton to so obey and that he who VIII
fully and knowingly disobeys is men
ace to the best welfare of the Terri
tory, it's citizens and all social ano
political order;
That we recognize the fact the Board
of Health is under the most solemn
II obligations to carry out the laws OF
the Territory of Hawaii, among wh1cf
are the laws relative to the practlse
of medicine and surgery;
That the Board of Health has nc
power to grant exceptions and immu'
nifty from the laws of the TERRITORY
of Hawaii, except only as provided II
, Section 1927 r. L. of Hawaii relatiV'
to the treatment of leprosy;
That the Board of Health in pursu
ance of it's duties must act within tht
law and upon it's own or Its acereditet
agents knowledge of facts and evl
dence. and that it is in duty bound
] to seek evidence of convincing ma
ture before taking action on any clam
or passing any measure;
That we are of the belief that Boart
of Health has no knowledge whateve
of any cures of leprosy by J. Lor wal
ZACH. and that, if such evidence ex
lists. 1t has been refused the Board o
Health. hence the board has been just
flied in deferring action on our petition
/, of October 9th, 1907, that it might seei
+ and also give an opportunity for tn
| production of evidence;
We beg to state our position ant
: feeling in the matter, which are a.
I follows:
That we have been assured by ou
, friends that they have seen cures 0
leprosy brought about by treatment 0
J. Lor Wallach;
That whatever may be the opinion
] of others as to the ability and chaf
acter of j. Lor Wallach, we cannot blu
t believe our friends have told US tn
: truth concerning these cures, as
would be a great crime to deceive us
a That while the hope of a cure b,
the treatment of j. Lor Wallach ma,
prove only hope, we feel we Shouts
Y not be deprived of that hope and tina
1 the disease with which we are affiicte
q should appeal to your honorable bod
, to sustain that hope until proven
disproven;
/ Therefore we most respectfully petit
a ton the members of the Board
. Health to set aside their just reques
| for information and evidence;
That they set aside their SCUM
Judgment and authority to the limite'
n degree we request and permit them
selves to be guided solely by con
: sideration for our feelings in the mat
d ter;
:, That they permit J. Lor Wallach I
o treat twelve lepers at the Kalim Ike
cefving Station, Honolulu, under IN
terms and for the periods named an
e submitted herewith that we ma,
g know whether or not j. Lor WaliacI
! can cure the disease leprosy an
whether the statements relative to hi
J. ability to do so have been TRUTHFUL
stated to US or not.
e We request the Honorable }. r. IA
f lanianaole to present this petition {
: the Board of Health.
In our behalf we authorize our Com
mittee of Seven to sign this petition
s Signed at Kalaupapa, Molokai, TN
: the 18th day of November. A. D. 1901
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