The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-11
WALLACE NOW
HAS LAST
HOPE
From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

tFrOn W eGneSday AGVerlSeT.)
Governor Frear gracefully turned
down J. Gor wallach and his Home
Rule hackers, despatching a letter yes
terday to Charley Motley in which the
buck is passed up TO the Board OF
Health AS was predicted, the Govern
or gave as his main reasons for the
refusal OF the petition that Wallach
be allowed to treat number Of select
ed lepers the fact that the matter was
one to come properly before the Board
of Health and that the committee de-
sired by Wallach was not one to take
inteIligently in hand the question Of
either disease or cure.
The refusal OF the Governor 10 en-
terrain the Home Rule program failed
10 dampen the ardor OF the healer or
his patron Motley. Now they propose
taking the matter up directly with the
Board Of Health at the meeting OF that
body either today or tomorrow. There
is reason 10 suppose that this time the
Board Of Health will be found willing
10 make a proposition TO Wallach,
probably 10 allow him TO so TO Molokai
10 demonstrate his claims. II is taken
for granted by both Wallach and Not
ley that the references TO the Board
OF Health in the letter OF the Governor
are straight tips TO them TO make this
attempt.
The letter OF Governor Frear is as
follows:
Executive Chamber. Honolulu, Ha-
wall.
October S. 1907.
Mr.. Charles Motley, President, indie
pendent Home Rule Party, Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
Sir: I have examined the petition
and accompanying exhibits presented
10 me a few days ago by you and
Mr.. William White representing the
Executive Committee OF the Independ-
ent Home Rule Party OF, behalf of Mr..
J. Lor Wallach, and have given these
and also the statements made by you
and Mr.. Wallach on that occasion due
consideration.
The request is that Mr.. WallaCh be
permitted 10 select and treat lepers
under the conditions set forth in his
statement attached TO the petition. The
conditions set forth in the statement
and explained 10 some extent orally
are, in general, that a committee Of
twenty laymen be selected, subject 10
Mr.. Neallach's approval, 10 go with him
70 the Leper Settlement 20 select If
teen lepers 10 be brought to Oahu, 1
there 10 be subject TO his sole supervi-
sion and treatment for six months, at
a place provided by him and at his
own expense, subject to the approval 4
OF the committee; the public TO be al /
lowed 10 see the lepers when they ar
rive, the history of each case and a /
photograph Of each patient TO be pub /
Ished officially in the newspapers from 4
time TO time: the opinion of the COM 1
miJtee that any OF the lepers have been .
cured TO be final, and such persons /
not 70 be returned to Molokai. The /!
committee. I understand. are to form /
their opinions from outward appear
ances, without expert or meteorological /
test.
An VIII agree that the discovery Of /
= cure for leprosy would be one of the
greatest boons that could come TO these
islands. Many believe that Mr.. Wal
ZACH has such g cure; many believe
that he is an imposter or self-deceived;
many feel that he should be given an
opportunity 10 show what he can do
some because they believe in him, some
because they think il would please
Others and do no harm, some because
they think il would be the best way
10 prove him an impOster; the Legisla-
Iure al its last session passed con-
current resolution requesting the Board
OF Health 10 give him permission 10
treat lepers.
The board is, OF course. under the
law the appropriate body 10 act in a
matter of this kind and 1 might well
refer the petition 10 that body with or
without suggestions on my part, but