The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-15
STAR CHAMBER
MEETING HELD
BY PINKHAM
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser,

1nIOugn the agency OF 1IcSlueHb
Pinkham, of the Territorial Board OF
Health, the Wallach matter has once
more been brought to the fore and
there were interesting developments at
the meeting held yesterday afternoon.
The meeting had merely touched on
routine matters till President Pinkham
announced that there was nothing more
to be brought before the Board, when
Fred c. Smith asked quiet question
that caused all. the trouble.
Smith picked up copy of the Star
and holding it in his hand s2id:
81 see that one of the afternoon
papers states that Prince Kuhio has
gone over to Molokai carrying author
ity through which lie could promise
the people there that Wallach would
be allowed to treat twelve lepers, who
would be brought to Honolulu for this
purpose. l should like to ask simple
question in regard to this matter. Has
the Board of Health given this author
itya If it has, am interested, as 1
have not \been aware of any meeting
which has been held for this purpose.
"The Board recently passed reso-
luton that it would have nothing more
to do with Wallach till he had showed
some proof that he could cure leprosy.
Has this resolution been reseinded at
any meeting2"
This seemingly straightforward ques-
tion seemed to take President Pink
ham aback. He hesitated, and hemmed
and hawed for a few seconds, while
the members of the Board waited for
his answer. Then he said:
81 don't think that anything has
been said that would give the author
ity for such statement. Kuhio had
a permit to go to the Settlement but
what the result of his visit will be 1
do not know. The only news that
have had from the Settlement has been
that everything there was quiet and
my attention has been called to i'm
provements wanted there, among which
is gasoline engine -
"All that l want to know is whether
Kuhio has been given the assurances
mentioned in this newspaper" said
Smith. "Of course, 1 don't believe
everything that l see in the newspapers,
but l should like to know what there
is in this, as where there is so much
smoke there must be some fire. What
can you say about this matter9"
Il know of no authority given to
kuhio,'' stated Pinkham, putting spe-
eial stress on the word authority. eff
he gives a guarantee, it is on his own
word, and on some private expressions
of opinion. l am not responsible for
what appears in the newspapers.
DR.. Wayson. in a low voice, which
could not be heard from where the re-
porters sat, made some mention of
a meeting held at the Young Hotel.
Pinkham replied still lower, evidently
intending not to be heard, though the
hrst question was only missed on ac-
count of the passing of wagon near
by.
Wayson then said that whatever had
been done must have been at private
meeting that he had not attended, as
he was sure that nothing of the kind
had occurred at the meeting on Tues
day. This caused another remonstrance
from Pinkham and the meeting was
adjourned.
The members of the Board gathered
outside the door and ehatted with re-
porters. Mark p Robinson stated that
he had attended two meetings held
privately, the last at the Young Hotel,
where President Pinkham resides. Way-
son asked the reporters what they
thought of the matter and when told
that they were going back to make an
attempt to get the truth out of Pink
ham, said: 4
" Well, if you can get at it you will
ind that Cupid had his assurances
down in black and white, and that
has copy of them. Whether
they were signed or not 1 can not saw,
Fred C. Smith stated that he had
known of both meetings that had been
held but had not attended either. The
second one, which was held at the
Young Hotel, he stated he understood
he had been telephoned to attend, but
that he could not be found. He said
that he would not have taken part in
the meeting anyhow, as he had con-
sIdered the entire matter settled by
the resolution passed by the Board.
The two reporters, the Advertiser
reporter and z. P. Irwin of the Bulle-
tin, went into Mr.. Pinkham's Office.
where they found him, seated at his
iesk. The Advertiser man asked for
full statement Of what had been done
IN the secret meetings, but was refused
point blank. Irwin then broke in:
"Look here, Mr.. Pinkham. have
always treated you squarely, and the
Bulletin has T have i'll