The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-10

their unhealthy eOnQ4tion. There was
not a mattress or cot that was not
nest for bed-bugs and lice; we were
given no blankets, pillows, soap, or
towels. until a committee Of us had in
person interviewed Doctor James and
demanded the same; our food was un-
palatable, to say the least; the meat,
in the form of nauseating stew, was
mostly fat, and all of ii greasy; Sat-
urday night We We're sent blankets
which still retained diarrhea stains:
we have not become brutalized enough
as yet, to force ourselves to sleep in
them; our drinking water was the
warm water otherwise used for wash
water on the island: the lavatories
are fitted with hopper toilets which are
not allowed in Honolulu; these toilets
are without seats and are daubed with
filth; a sufficient supply of water in
the tanks and proper plumbing ar-
rangements would have assured their
thorough flushing; even flushing leaves
the filth untouched, and a pool of
water on the lavatory floor; just pre-
vious to his inspection, DR.. James had
told us to clean the toilet ourselves;
when he saw the condition of the lava
tory he forbade us to use it; on his
tour of inspection, he threatened US
with visit from the United States
Marshal and commitment to jail on
the charge of disturbing the peace"
What was our crime? We demanded
clean blankets, pillows, soap, towels,
cold drinking water, better quarters,
sanitary lavatories, and wholesome
food, nevertheless we got all we asked
n 7r.xr ~
Ramus. accompanied by Drs. Sinclair
and James, inspected our quarters, we
told them exactly how we had been
treated, and showed them in what
condition the quarters were in when
we came; the only satisfaction our
complaints received was the following
remarks of DR.. Ramus: Doubtless
you've been in worse quarters before
this" one of our number, a German
subject, declared he would appeal by
telephone to the German Consul
against the unjust treatment he had
received; DR.. Ramus promptly denied
him the use of the phone, yet not
many hours afterward one of our num-
Der was allowed to answer a phone
call from Honolulu.
The quarantine laws are just and
good, and as American citizens we are
ever ready to abide by them; but we
insist that all American citizens are
equally amenable to them.
Signed. E. w. Coffin, born in U. S.:
William Kelly, Spanish war veteran,
born in U. S.; Alfred Ferreira, born |
in Honolulu; Otto Meyer, born in Ger
many: August Freitas, born in Ma |
deira, citizen u. s.; Manuel S. Mason, |
born in Honolulu; x Korean citizen, |
his mark: X M. Souza, citizen of Por- |
tugal, his mark: Misuse Uyeda, citi- |
zen of Japan; B. Kodama, citizen or |
Japan: A. Meschos, citizen of Hawaii; |
x Francisco Lopes, born in Madeira; |
x John Toria, born in Porto Rico; |
Charley Alexander, Civil War veteran.
COPY.
Sworn to before me this seventh |
Law of September, Ammo Domini, 1907,
as tn Ill parties thereto. except as to /
Korean citizen by his mark, no name
and John Toria, they not appearing
before me.
P. H. BURNETTE.
Notary Public, Honolulu, County of
Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.
DIR. RAMUS RETICENT.
DR.. Ramus, to whom the above state
nent was shown yesterday, declined to
make any lengthy explanations or de-
lials of the matters referred to.
1--WE expect to have a certain amount
If kicking every time we have to put
anyone in quarantine" he said. This
,rowd was a little worse than usual,
hat is all. Two of them particularly
we're kickers and the thing got so bad
,ver there that 1 had to go over once
md read the riot act to them. I had
elephoned the Marshal and he was
III ready to go over If he had been
Ieeded.
"I will admit that there were some
for complaint the first day
hese people were on the island, because
ye had no idea at all that we would
,e called upon to take care of any
eople from the Sierra ana we were not
eady for them. But there were no
over there. Things are quite
/ E,
omfortable. not a Young Hotel, of
curse, but comfortable.
This matter regarding DIR. Sinclair
all old stuff. What DR.. Sinclair did
we'll within the law and there is
othing to say about it at all.
II prefer to say nothing at all in the
latter and I refuse to be drawn into ;
ny discussion. In the service We ex-
ect these kicks and get along by not
aging any attention to them"
you know, when people are staying
4 Quarantine Island they have lots OF !
ME to think up things and write pa
ars,' remarked DR.. Moore, as his t
lare of the discussion. :
DIES OF HIS INJURIES.