Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-29
MENTAL AGROBlIIGS
IN WAILACH MATTER
Worse Middle Than Ever
In Board Of Health
Over QuaCk

! Walllch was once more the center
6f attraction at the meeting of the
{ Board of Health Wednesday after.
! noon The meeting was the occasion
ui some mental gymnastics on the
| part of the members which ought to
! make even the Board OF Supervisors
| CnyiOus. When it was all over the
| whole affair was in worse mess than
| ever, and the question which has az.
| itatod the Board for months was left
In more unsettled condition than be.
| lore
The specific theme of discussion
vas the new conditions presented by
the Committee of Ten on behalf of the
"doclCr,' and which had been signed
! by him, WGllaCh demanded. through
/ his agents that he and three mem.
hCrs of the Committee be allowed to
20 to MOlOkai TO assist I'm the seleC.
! ton of the twelve subjects for his Tex.
| pcrimcnts," and that he be given Il
Key to the outer gate of the Kalihi re.
CCiving station.
The Wallach matter came up after
all the other business of the meeting
had been disposed of. In his regular
'''a'''t0' w wv lDOdlNt Hdtl
Indicated that he thought the Board
would allow Wallach to have the final
say as to the subjects turned over to
lin to work on, though he said moth.
Ing about the healer" going to Molo.
kai. He prefaCed his remarks by stat.
ing that he did not consider that the
Board KNOWS Mr.. Wallach," that II
was dealing only with the 527 lepers
at the Settlement and with the Com.
| iIittce of Ten.
Before the meeting was over sever.
al of the members had turned meta
Lhorical fiip-flOps and found them
selves facing the other way. Dr. Way
son In his statements and questions
indicated that he had had about
enough of Wallach and Wallachism
| and might be found voting contrary
TO the way he had previously voted.
Mark Robinson also took another
!ack and stated that while he had new.
err before called Wallach faker, he
believed him to be a real fakir and
that he didn't know anything about
lcprosy anyway.
Fred Smith expressed his disgust
With the whole matter and announced
That he would refuse to vote. not only
on the question before the Board. but
upon any other question dealing with
Wallach or leprosy.
DR.. Baldwin voiced his belief that
| ls the Board had given Wallach u vote
CT confidence. Il was up to them to
treat him as gentleman and not as
a criminal
DR. Wayson started the fun by ask.
ing the Committee of Ten whether or
not Walach would refuse to carry out
lis undertaking unless he were al.
lowed To go to MOlokai to select his
own patients.
John Lane, for the Committee. re-
blied that he thought 1t only right to
let Wallach go to the Settlement and
select his patients instead of having
| 10 reject them here. The Committee
had discussed the matter pro and con.
aid Lane, and thought il better to
support Wallach in that contention.
The further amendment in reference
20 the key he thought was one which
The Board would be willing to agree
10. Then he said, I'VE need have
no further discussion of the matter"
at matters not" said Wayson,
Whether Wallach be allowed to visit
The Settlement or not. The question
as to whether they have CONSUMPTION.
ETC, or not does not rest In his hands
hut In those Of the five physicians. |
have been willing to help the Hawaii.
tns In this matter, but think Mr..
Wallach Is going just little too far.
"Mr Wallach only wants chance
20 make a trip to the Settlement. He
wants to go there to stir up an excite.
nent the same DIS he has done here.
III he is honest in his promises he
iced have no Fear. | am not saving
what way | am going to vote, but |
%ant to say to The Committee that II
ecu Insist oil this condition, you will
iall the whole matter up"
-oophoIe for WaIIach.
Shanks Mossman tried to convince
Or. Wayson that by refusing this con.
iition, lOOphole would be left to
Wallach. If the examination of the
,ubJects took place at Kalihi and any
persons were rejected and went back
10 Molokai, 1t would discredit Wal.
ZACH.
Gentlemen" said Wayson, IF |
had cure for leprosy, | would be
willing to have myself shut up at
Nalihi for five years"
Pinkham stated that he had dis.
Hussed the matter of the selection
with the Committee of seven at Molo.
Iai, and they had said that they were
me ones who knew most about len
rosy. The condition was made by
hem.
Ridiculous Proposition.
"lf you give Walach a key to the
utter gate, where is the Board? 1t is
the most ridiculous thing ever
heard Of"
Wayson said he thought he was
skiing the Committee for ynry MIiln