Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-21

The President Of the Board of Health
| Is responsible for the cure of lepers.
/ why does he not try at least to find
I, a remedy for those poor people at the
settlement? He seems to be afraid OF
getting someone to cure them for they
might be relieved of that dreadful dis.
ease. II Is apparently probable that
he wants to retain his position in or.
der to draw his fat salary continuously.
Should Wallach, after getting permit
from the Board, succeed in curing
those lepers there at Molokai, It would
be the greatest thing that he could do
towards our felow.men. In that
event Pinkham would be ousted.
Board Would Poison Lepers
Abraham Fernandez followed Kala.
ma and made a short address.
This is not a question that pertains
to one individual, but 1t pertains to
all. 1t has been customary for the
Board Of Health to send people who
are cross-eyed and whose swollen ears
Gre hanging down low to the settle.
ment. The physicians Of today. per.
forming an operation on a patient, can
not altogether guarantee whether he
OF she will pull through successfully
or not. Sometimes they make fail.
IRE and the patient dies in conse.
quence. The Board, however, does not
interfere with the physicians who
make such failures. admit that Wal
ZACH Is not licensed physician: but
| know that he can cure lepers. cGive
us trial. shouted man in the
crowdD | don't believe in a Board
which tries to interfere with our treat.
ment or cure. believe the sick would
be poisoned II the Board of Health
we're permitted to interfere with the
cure of lepers. CPololei!) The trial
Is the first Of all things and without
1t nothing that We see today would
have been accomplished. Give Wal.
ZACH trial and well see something.
! (Applause.)
leprosy VS.. Consumption
II. j. Mossman said that he merely
intended to place himself on record
The medical world had stated that the
lcprosy bacillus was one OF the least
10 be feared in point of contagion. The
disease OF leprosy was prevalent
tmong the Hawaiians, while the dis.
case of consumption. which was one
Of the most contagious diseases known,
was prevalent among the haoles. Lep.
ers were segregated. Why not con
i or tItN afi Thn ..Vht L.. n
consented to segregate consumptives
The Hawaiian people were waiting for
this to be done. II was to the credit
of the Hawaiians that they had con
sented to the segregation of lepers as
long as they had. In consumption you
could take what cures you would
hat the Hawaiians wanted was equal
rights and special privileges to none
| Here a voice told Mossman to try
II Wahach could cure him.
zone gentleman speaks in derision, .
he answered. 1T Is evident that he
has been on Molokai and by the weak
ness of his voice 1t sounded like that
\ OF consumptive."
! The newspapers have been speaking
in derision of our demands. Such con
duct is un-American and, thank God,
II Is not Hawaiian. 1t does not SOUND
Ike the Americanism which hearC
on this platform few months ago by
Congressman of the United States. 1t
has been great surprise to me to see
the action OF the Board Of Health.
/ witch N nlnnn Lao,
ing against its action in bucking the
Will OF the Legislature, of which II If
merely n creature. When the Hawaii
an people are united, as they are to
Eight, we will have our wish. We have
fought and we will fight again on po
litical matters, but on this question we
ere all united.
God Sent WaIlaeh
VIM. White, Oily Bill, humorous
speaker from Maui, was next called II
step forward.
Il was Instructed by the chairman
not to talk on politics, and l will not
do So" he began. "What ! want is to
see the lepers cured. There are many
doctors in Honolulu nei but none OF
them can cure lepers. Have faith in
Wallach, friends, and everything will
be all right | know that God has
heard our prayer, and for that reason
He has sent down here In our midst
Il small man called Wallach. know
can easily knock him down without
the least trouble. Uaughter.) My
Lame Is not Oily Bill. daughter
again. have almost forgotten my
name. HaughterJ As far as this
leper question is concerned, the senti
nent of the people, especially the liza
waiians. could be recognized through
these great political parties represent
cd by their leaders here tonight. MANY
marvellous things have been invented
not necessarily by scientific men bu
by non-scientific as well. Wallach il
a marvel and that is why he claims
that he could cure lepers. ] woul,
like to ask you to support US in gu
effort. Endorse the resolution for TN,