The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-22

mission or your president MY 'isi
was made owing to rumors in Honolu
lu that the Board of Health had los
control of affairs at the Settlement
On arrival there 1 met and eonsorteC
with the people.
when L asked them about the re
ports that they were liable to make
trouble they answered: 1T is a shame
that the people of Honolulu should agi-
tate this Wallach matter to the extent
of saying that the people here had
broken the laws They said there was
no truth in the statement that there
was any trouble. 1t was disgraceful
they said to me, that the people in
Honolulu should say such things. know
ing how well the Board of Health had
treated them.
GA meeting was called by Mr. Nc
Weigh. AS to their treatment they said
they had never been treated better,
and a great deal of the credit they
gave to Superintendent McVeigh and
Mr.. Pinkham. The people loved them.
GAS soon as 1 spoke of the Wallach
matter one and all jumped up and ask
ed, What are you going to dot L
asked them if they wanted Wallach.
One and all said they did and l asked
them to pass resolution expressing
their wishes.
''This is the resolution they passed,
and / would ask that the secretary read
their petition"
Secretary Charloek, on being handed
the petition and agreement in two
separate papers, read them as follows:
PETITION FROM MOLOKAI.
To the Honorable Board of Health.
Territory of Hawaii, Honolulu,
T. H.
We the 527 petitioners residing at the
Molokai Settlement desire to state to
your honorable body:
That we believe the laws of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii must be obeyed: that
no person is exempt from the obliga-
ton to so obey and that he who will
fully and knowingly disobeys is a men
ace to the best welfare of the Terri
tory, it's citizens and all social and
political order;
That we recognize the fact the Board
Of Health is under the most solemn
obligations to carry out the laws of
the Territory of Hawaii. among which
are the laws relative to the practise
Of medicine and surgery;
That the Board of Health has no
power to grant exceptions and immu-
nifty from the laws of the Territory
Of Hawaii except only as provided in
Section 1927 R. L. of Hawaii relative
70 the treatment of leprosy;
That the Board of Health in pursu-
ince of its duties must act within the
aw and upon its own or its accredited
agents knowledge of facts and evil
1ence, and that it is in duty bound |
% seek evidence of a convincing ma
ure before taking action on any claim |
,r passing any measure;
That we are of the belief that Board |
If Health has no knowledge whatever |
# any cures of leprosy by ]. Lor Wal
ach, and that, if such evidence ex-
SITS, it has been refused the Board of
Health, hence the board has been just
fed in deferring action on our petition
f October 9th, 1907, that it might seek
of evidence;
We beg to state our position and
ceiling in the matter, which are as
Ollows:
That we have been assured by our
riends that they have seen cures of
eprosy brought about by trealm of
Lor Wallach;
That whatever may be the opinion
others as to the ability and char
cter of ]. Lor Wallach, we cannot but
elieve our friends have told US the
nth concerning these cures, as 1t
ould be great crime to deceive US;
That while the hope of a cure by
lie treatment of J. Lor Wallach may
rove only a hope, We feel we should
ot be deprived of that hope and that
lie disease with which we are afflicted
lould appeal to your honorable body
sustain that hope until proven or
sproven;
Therefore we most respectfully petit
on the members of the Board of .
ealth to set aside their just request !
r information and evidence; p
That they set aside their sound
dgment and authority to the limited 9
gree we request and permit them
Ives to be guided solely by con-
Iteration for our feelings in the mat 3
That they permit j. Lor Wallach to y
eat twelve lepers at the Kalihi Re-
living Station. Honolulu, under the D
rms and for the periods named and d
omitted herewith that we may
ow whether or not ]. Lor Wallach
n cure the disease leprosy and a
neither the statements relative to his >
ility to do so have been truthfully =
ited to US or not.
We request the Honorable ]. K. Ka- =
lianaole to present this petition to .
z Board Of Health. Il
n our behalf we authorize our Com
ttee of Seven to sign this petition. D
signed at Kalaupapa, Molokai, this 6
: 18th day of November, A d. 1907. os
Vim. Motley, A. ]. Kauhaihao. Jno. =,
Wilmington, J. K. Keliikuli, George AZ
.nikad, B. Palikapu. Jno. T. Unea.
CONDITIONS OF TEST. tn
We the Committee oe co..o.s Sc