The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-22
THREE JAPANESE
DOCTORS D0WNED

ueaitn yesttruhy ~ WIS "hnhfhi"un'J
voted that the Board recommend t
the Treasurer of the Territory that
in accordance with a report Of the
board of medical examiners, no license
be issued to either DR.. Naotaro Tsut.
sunni, DIR. K. Miiima or DR.. K. Ichikawa
to practise medicine and surgery. This
was on motion of DIR. wayson, second.
ed by Mr.. Robinson, after a short dis
cussion. ~ EisH tc 70 ugA9
BY the same motion a license to DR.
Horner Hayes was recommended. 20
1t was not the. regular meeting day
of the Board, but the president called
one on account of public comment up
on the plucking of three Japanese doc
tors by the medical examiners. s7
Action was also taken, on the presi.
DENTS suggestion, to secure legislation
for deporting alien lepers d9N Ape
In his message the president, re-
ferring to the rejected doctors, said:
"The latter gentlemen were given
a written examination in their own
language, through an accomplished in
terpreter of their own race. In addi-
tion they were examined orally that
they might have an opportunity to
disclose, further their, knowledge on
some points on which they were radical
ly incompetent, according to their writ
ten replies. The oral examination only
confirmed this deficiency. Much time
and patience was expended in these
examinations and every care taken to
be lair and just to these candidates. "
When the entire message, which in
cluded the deportation matter, had been
read the president said:
81 do not know if there is any ac-
ton to be taken further than that the
Board express it's opinion on the sub
jects presented"
Mr.. Smith moved, seconded by DR..
Wayson, that the report be accepted.
The president did not think it was me-
cessary to present the evidence in
support of his assertions. DR.. Wavson
said the only thing was to sustain the
medical examiners, Mr.. Smith adding
that it was to be presumed the ex-
aminers had the final say.
DEFIANCE OF LAW.
In connection with the matter Of
licenses the president appended to his
business message an extract from his
report to the Governor. He submitted
the other matters as follows: ~
"In another item of administration
some leading Japanese are defying the
laws of the Territory.
GA short time ago the laws of the
Territory were broken as to the treat
ment of leprosy and unlawful escape
of leper. Apologies were made.
"On the night of February 10Th an
other Japanese leper with the conniv.
ance of Japanese, who are intelligent
enough to know they were scheming
to break the laws, broke from the Ka-
lihi receiving station. Upon receipt
of the information 1 caused the town
to be searched and also the departing
S. S. America Maru. We failed to find
the leper.
thereafter every japanese leper con-
fined in the Kalihi receiving station
will have his liberty SO restricted he
can not escape. ,,e,,,.
DEPORTING SUGGESTED
elf the Japanese Government and
Japanese residents desire to have the
Territory of Hawaii transfer any or
all Japanese lepers to their friends or
the Japanese official representatives
that they may be sent to Japan, there
is no doubt but the Territory would
be pleased to be relieved of the ex-
pense and responsibility of their care.
"If such is the case ] would rec
ommend the Japanese residents to at
once present the matter to the Board
of Health, and the Board after con-
sideration submit their conclusions to
the Governor and Legislature.
cit is not the intention of this de-
disregard or hold in contempt the laws
and regulations of the Territory Of
Hawaii entrusted to this department.
After the motion on licenses had been
passed the Attorney General stated
that the medical examiners, in their
earnestness to show good faith toward
the Japanese, had disregarded his ad-
vice. Previously there had been an i'm
preston of the Board of Health that
there could not be mutually of minds
in examinations in foreign language,
and on that understanding he gave the
advice that the examiners need not
give the examination other than in
English Afterward, though, every OPP
portunity was given to the Japanese
and since then two or three applicants
of that nationality had proved their
qualifications. 1t was five or six months
ago he rendered the opinion.
BILL TO BE DRAFTED.
els there anything to be said about
this escaped" the president inquired
of the Board.
DR.. Wayson thought the suggestions
of the president were good. 1t would
be well to get alien lepers out of the
country by official action.
Mr.. Pinkham said they ought to get
legislation on the subject now the
Legislature is sitting.
Dr. Wayson thought if the consul
took charge of such people there was
no necessity for legislation. ufs
~ think there is considerable doubt
of the legality of such an act, ~ Attor-
ney General Peters said 'sAs first
blush opinion would say that when
a man is in the custody Of the officials
at the receiving station he is in the
same position as any one else. Before
he comes into the custody of the Off
cials, even, he may come under the
law making it penal offense to con-
ceal leper."
Mr.. Robinson said that as soon as
n man WAS suanaatol of Al, l;.aaaa