The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-14
THINKS AMERICANS
A VERY HARD BUNCH
9RoucHY BRIrIsHER sAYs AM cRIcAs MISSION IS TO REI
LATE HELI-THINKs EVERY Thing IN THE COUNTRY IS RUl
TEN AND CALLS THE TIED STATES GEHENNA"

LONDON, August 29-One of the
attacks on Americans and
American institutions ever published
in London is that appearing in the
current number of the Academy, a
leading literary publication, under the
title of "The United States of Gehen-
ma" Arthur Machen is the author OF
the article, which, he says, was written
after a thorough study Of the laws and
people of the United States.
"The whole legal system of America
from the bribed bully on the bench
to the unspeakable policeman at the
station, is abandoned to utter and
corruption and wickedness
The people of the United states
have mission in the world. Yes, if
Tartarus should lack inhabitants, if
hell is required to be repopulated.
1T is amazing that an American
should dare to utter anything in Eng
land except thanksgiving that he has
left the foul soil from which he
sprang.
R@+@~@%&+@~%%@~%%@~@%$+@%-@
expounded his claims of being able to
cure the disease of ages" by mysteri-
Gus connections of powdered worms
moss from female rocks secured 1000
feet below the sea level" and other
such things. The pressure of opinion
was too strong for the few members
who did not believe in Wallach more
or less sincerely, and he carried the
House by storm, the unconvinced
members, not having courage enough
to oppose what they saw was desired
by the great majority of their consti-
tuents.
The Senate also took a similar stand
and the Board of Health was ordered
to give Wallach a show. Then it was
that the Board got stubborn and in
spite of the per-emptory instructions,
refused to take any stock in Wallach,
and said so to the Legislature. This
called forth some hot screenings from
some of the members of the House,
and both branches passed resolutions
reprimanding the Board, but this body
stood firm and Wallach was never rec
ognized.
Wallach has handed The Star the
following:
EDITOR STAR: Sir:-Your paper
has ever been fair toward me and now
that am again topic of public dis
cussion, l would ask the favor of a
| little space in your columns. Every
man is entitled to fair play, inueed
Fairplay's home is conceded to be in
America. All that l ask for is fail
play and chance to make good. Or
to put it differently, offer $500 90 and
the privilege of proving me an i'm
poster, to my very dear friends, the
enemy. The last legislature would
have given me the chance l wanted
but for the autocratic action of the
Board of Health. Then 1 offered tC
forfeit 500. 90 should l fail to cure
twelve cases of leprosy. Since theI
my experiments have more than evel
convinced me of the signal merits o.
my remedy and today / stand ready
to forfeit $500. 90 should l fail in siz
months to completely cure any /.
cases of so-called leprosy brought t.
my attention by the Board of Health
President Pinkham recently Offered
$500. 90 for a proved" cure to tn,
satisfaction of the Board of Health 0
a case of leprosy. This proved" buli
ness left too wide a lOophOle for tn
introduction of personal prejudice TO
me to bother with. l offer to forfei
$500. 90 should fail to cure, such fail
ure to be proven to the satisfaction o
the people.
am a working man, Mr.. Editor
and grace of speech and pen are,
know, not mine. My heart is in m
medicine, however, and l am going t
fight my battle to the last ditch, gu
premely confident of merits ultimat
success. / believe that am entitle
to a square deal for my square PROPOSE
ton, and 1 feel certain that the publ
cation of these few poor lines in you
valuable journal will help me immeaf
urably to obtain the chance to max
good for which l have so long an
earnestly sought.
]. LOR WALLACE.
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