The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-20
Mass Meeting Addressed by Many Hawaiian
Leaders---WaIlach Receives Leis
and Flowers.

Mossm9n, the only speaker who ad-
vanced any new idea and the only
one who gave any rational excuse fol
his position. He said:
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL.
ct am here at this meeting that /
may publicly put myself on record.
Medical science tells us that leprosy
is the least contagious of all the bacilli
diseases. (Great applause from Wal
lach.I 1t also tells US that the most
contagious of the bacilH are those of
consumption. Leprosy is a disease
| most prevalent here among the Ha-
waiians. Consumption is a disease
most prevalent here among the whites.
| To the law of segregation the Hawai-
ians have given their consent, but the
| whites have not consented to segre-
| gate their consumptives, and the Ha-
waiians are willing that this should
be SO, even though leprosy be less
| contagious. 1t is to your honor as Ha-
waiians that you have consented to
this for as long as you have.
But my point is this: For con-
sumption you can take what medicines
| you like and no one will interfere.
What we Hawaiians demand is the
same right. with special privileges to
none. (Cheers and a small protest.)
II hear one gentleman calling in de-
rision. 1t is clear that he has no rel,
ative on Molokai. His voice, too,
sounded like that of a consumptive.
(Great cheers) When I hear anyone
deriding such statements I believe in
talking to him in the words of truth.
When the daily papers speak of us in
derision in response to the demands for
our rights it is un-American and,
thank God, it is not Hawaiian. It
does not sound like the Americanism
1 heard spoken from this platform a
few months ago by Congressman of
the, United States.
'It was a great surprise to me to
see the action of the Board of Health
in this matter and I want to go on
record as disagreeing with the papers
of Honolulu in backing up the Board
of Health against the Legislature, be-
cause the Legislature expressed the |
will of the people and the people are |
above the Board of Health. When the
Hawaiian people unite as they have
tonight they will get what they want, !
even if the heavens fall. We have no
politics in this. We have fought on |
political questions and We will fight |
again, but on this burning question
we are all united
RESOLUTION PASSER.
The resolution which had been pre-
pared for the occasion was then read
by Hon. A. S. Kaleiopu and greeted
with an outburst of applause, a call
for vote seeing a crowd yelling its
appreciation. The resolution was sim
liar to those already presented to the
Board of Health, calling upon the
board to turn Wallach loose among a
number of selected patients.
wALLACH IS CHEERED.
J. Lor Wallach, the star of the cast,
was called upon by the crowd long
before it came to his place on the pro-
gram, but he arose as soon as the
resolution had been passed. AS he
walked out to the front of the stand
a gorgeous red and white lei was pass
ed up from the crowd and hung
around his neck by his interpreter,
Charley Motley. Then Wallach spoke:
'aHere 1 stand before you. I feel
that God is with you. I positively
!
that can prevent the poor little chill
1ren from departing from you, moth
ers, Dear mothers, you all know what
t is if your child has hands like that
hands extended with the fingers
will make them like this (
fingers wiggling-''Would you be sat {
SIZED with me then? The poor little 6
hildren with white spots, no feeling
n the center, would you be satisfied
f / would cure the spots and bring |
he feeling back? These red spots. ! q
With no feeling in the center, so that 1 +
ould stick a pin in without hurting.
7ould you be satisfied if I would cure
hese? I positively guarantee that II
will cure the worst of these spots. e
Would you be satisfied if I brought C
hese people back from Molokai? r
Would you be satisfied if there are no c
lore children taken away because L
hey have a little white spot on them? Ii
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I be- b
eve that you have heard enough from n
lie. 1 have been in these islands for b
early three years and 1 have said q
nd said and said that 1 can cure the a
o-called lepers. All I want is Il
hance Now it is up to you. If You
sally think that the resolution before Il
on should pass, say so. It has been II
repaired by your leaders, who have 81
ot together, the three parties, for the a
rst time in years.
'You all know very well that l have Fl
cen officially pronounced as fraud. Il
ow what do they know about me? le
ave they ever given me chance to st
Ill? If I was a fraud would l stay as
ere for three years fighting this hor- OF
BILE government? I am here now to
D what your leaders want of me. II
yhatever they say goes with me-" p'
wallach was loudly cheered again re
; he concluded and the meeting was lie
rer. te