The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-22

derstood. But come here as humble
servant of the Hawaiian people to ex-
press their wishes to you"
do 1 understand that there is any
question of the sympathy felt by the
Board of Health towards the Hawai-
ians?" asked Pinkham.
II do not believe that there is" an
swered Chillingworth, "but 1 am glad
matter ought to be cleared up now
Il think so, too,'' said Pinkham. eff
| there is any such feeling amongst those
present want to hear it now"
The president then went on to refer
to the various occasions when charges
had been openly made in the Legisla-
ture against the Board Of Health. He
referred to the fact that in the Settle
| ment now was one Hawaiian woman
from whom Dowie, the late "Proph-
et," had secured $1,000 for a cure. He
also explained the principle of medical
ethics in regard to the making public
of medical discoveries and showed
clearly why such was necessary. 81
take back seat to no one in the mat
ter of sympathy for these poor people"
Sdiu lutT6 Is IlO lIidu dlIlOIS YOU
who has shed more tears for the wo-
men and children of the settlement
than the President of the Board of
Health. There is no harshness any
more in the matter of treating iepers.
neither is there any halIng of suspects
away to Kalihi. On the very day fol-
lowing the last meeting here a man
and his wife came to see me. The
woman is the mother of three children,
with one yet to be born. She suspected
that she was a leper, but she had con-
fidence IN me and came to see me.
We talked the matter over the same
as it would be talked over in a family
and told her to go back home until
her baby was born, then to come and
we would talk the matter over again.
She was not chucked into the lerer
wagon, as some people think we do.
Other people come to me. They have
confidence in me- At the Settlement the
very first man to express Indignation
at the reflections made upon their law
and order was William Motley. I slept
there with the doors and the windows
Unmatched. I know those people. They
know me. When 1 passed over the
pail on my way back, and that pail
is dangerous, there We're many prayers
that / might pass it in safety. If the
Board of Health were properly repre-
sented to the people there would not |
be this feeling against the board thai |
is abroad. In doing what shall prop
ably do in the matter of this resolu-
ton and petition, I shall not probably |
be guided by my reason"
ALL PRAISE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The remarks of the president were
ly every member of the delegation,
every one of whom stated that the
Board of Health was doing all that was
possible for the lepers and was worthy
Of commentator in practically every
thing the members had done, with the
exception of the stand they had taken
)n the Wallach matter. Charles Not
ey said that the Hawaiians were
,linging firmly to this one hope and
Urged that their hope in Wallach be
lot taken away without the man being
given a trial. Senator John Lane re-
minded the president that if the Ha-
yaiian electors should be forced to it
hey had it in their power to elect a
straight Hawaiian ticket by drawing
he color line. He stated that Wallacr
vas not to be considered in the mat
er at all. but the wishes of the Ha-
yaiian people. H. ]. Mossman, Frank
Harvey and ]. NJ. Poepoe followed
llong similar lines, and Supervisor
fern concluded his remarks by saying ,
hat the Hawaiians would know what
o do with Wallach if his trial should
prove him a faker.
William White informed the presi- ]
lent that this was a case where he ,
lad to exercise his faith and not keep
insisting on proof of Wallach's cures
,eing presented. He stated that he had
cen neither Queen Victoria, George
nor Jesus Christ, although
lie believed that there had been such
Meeting between the president and the
delegation, something which was sat
lewn on severely by the other men,
,ers of the delegation.
At the conclusion of the meeting Mr..
BOSNIAN moved a vote of thanks to
he president, which was seconded by
enator Chillingworth and carried.
WAYS AND MEANS.
After the meeting had broken up,
President Pinkham discussed the mat
er in an informal way. He called to
he attention of the delegates the fact t
hat the monthly appropriation for t
ledicines for the settlement was $3.50, /
yhile last month the expense had been
yer $500. /
That's all right" said Chilling '
Iorth; you overdraw if you wish to. c
Ven see that you get what you want"
-"Well. when / ask for a hospital next T
me, you give it to me. I want to tell r
gu that that hospital is being built T
nyway just as fast as We can save h
ollar to put into it. We are crowded
II the time for money, though. There t
as never been a time when we could
i've the people regular hospital treat
lent and you can't make the people
Ike their medicine regularly without t
/. You can't take even a leper by the p
ruff of the neck and make him swal- F
w medicine if he doesn't want to. I
ell just spit it out. AS it is, though,
e are doing lot. 1 want to tell you
lat we have had just as many cures