The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-11

is unnecessary for me TO consider al
the present time.
Respectfully yours,
l'(Sgd) WALTER F. FREAR,
Governor"
DEMAND FROM KALAUPAPA.
Yesterday the following letter. ad-
dressed 10 the Advertiser, was handed
in by Charley Motley. 1t is the first
public plea so far 20 be made from the
! lepers themselves since the Wallach
agitation has been revived, and is CIV
en- for what it is worth. The letter
says:
''Kalaupapa, Molokai, Oct. 4. 1907.
Editor P. c Advertiser, Honolulu,
Oahu.
Dear Editor: Kindly permit the
! following items through the columns
OF your paper. expressing our views at
I the Settlement in regard TO ]. Lor Wal
lach's treatment
The expressed feelings OF over two
/ thirds of the inmates is towards ]. Lor
/ Wallach to come in the Settlement and
use his medicine on US afflicted with
the disease of leprosy and We say pub
licly through columns Of your paper as
American citizens and hold our rights
under its Constitution TO ask that right
towards our health. We express and
request the Board of Health TO allow
7. Lor Wallach to come in the Settle
ment and use his medicine and treat
ment for the cure OF our diseases. II
the president and members of the
N TO-,
press they are murderers.
There will be mass meeting and
petition will be made to the Board of
Health and Governor for the purpose
Of getting J. Lor Wallach TO come in
the Settlement and use his treatment.
In wish for to be cured,
wv. X. KANAIKAALOA."
FIX THE LAW" SAYS MOTLEY.
In commenting on the letter of the
Governor yesterday, Charley Motley
sounded the keynote Of the political
campaign he proposes making unless
the Board of Health listens to the Pc
tiJions that will undoubtedly be present.
ed at the first meeting.
The Governor says in his letter that
the law will not allow Wallach to cure
the lepers,'' began the Home Rule lead
err Then I say, fix the law. And we
will see 10 it that at the next election
the men who are elected to all offices
will be men pledged TO fix the law I
did not enter this thing for politics,
but I am ready to make 1t political
and see that the law is fixed. Fix
the law That will be the cry Of our
party in the elections, and the law will
be fixed
WILLING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS.
Motley, in the event OF the Board
of Health offering to give Wallach a
trial under conditions other than those
presented in the recent petition, Is will
ing TO urge concessions upon Wallach.
Yesterday he seemed more willing TO
talk of meeting the board half way
than Wallach himself was.
Wallach was asked If he would ac-
cept anything in the way Of an offer
to go to the settlement itself and car
~ on his work.
Decidedly not" answered Wallach; |
Il want TO be somewhere where the !
people can see what I am doing. 1 !
will not place myself in the power of
the Board of Health. I can not trust |
them. Once my room was broken into. |
my desk forced open, my papers and /
all the medicine had there stolen, but
nv watch, my microscope and other /
things of commercial value were left. |
Do you think il was an ordinary thief
that took my papers? I have said tn
,r-sH do
Motley argued against this stand and
eventually persuaded the healer to
agree 10 consider a proposition from
the Board of Health if the members
wanted to make one. He suggested
that the Board of Health had very
Easy way Of testing whether he was
The arrant humbug claimed.
There are many cases Of Porto
Rican worms among the japanese
here" said wallach, cor what are
commonly called hook worms. Persons
Who have these are in a bad way, and
20 far none of the doctors here have
been able to treat them successfully
II all. although a good many treat
hese sick persons as consumptives.
Vow. I have a cure that VIII bring
bout q healthy state OF Ine pooS III
even hours and a half, less than
lay. II the Board of Health and the
Ioctors think that I am fraud let ;
hem select four. five or six of these
lex persons and by microscopical tests
rove TO their satisfaction that they ,
eallv have this disease. Then let me
axe them away for treatment. II
10 not return them the next day free
Z all traces of the malady, free by
tests, then they may call I
ne the biggest faker in the world and
will promise not TO ever bother them
gain. This will be an easy way TO
rove me and will not take six months
T week. but less than one day =
Then. when have shown them that /;
can DO what no doctor in the Islands
an do. if they ask me for the pre-
cription I use I will give it TO the I
ledical fraternity here free Of any !
barge. the only condition being that r
he medicine shall be known as Wal
lch's Discovery. 1 want the credit
nlS. no money"