The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-14

they have seen fit to refuse. Although
they have granted this permission UNI
known to the public, our wishes have
been at last realized. If it had not
been for the Star we still would have
been in the dark.
Il believe as have done right along
that Wallach should be given a
chance, if he fails he will have done
no more than the doctors have done.
No one has been able to cure the ter
rible disease so far. Leprosy is a ter
rible thing, and if any one has a rem
edy I believe in letting them try and
cure.
CAS- the matter has been decided up
on by the Board of Health, l can hon
estly and truthfully say that the mat
ter will not be made a political issue
next year. All we have asked for is
justice and a fair trial, and we have
received it at last. l do not think that
President Pinkham has done anything
towards giving the PERMISSION to wal
ZACH, because if he had been able to
run the whole Board the necessary
permission would never had been
granted"
Prince Cupid when asked as to the
condition of affairs at the Settlement
replied in the following statement:
81 arrived at the Settlement the other
day and found everything to be in the
best order. There is no trouble at all
there everything is quiet and peace
full The lepers are satisfied with the
treatment that they are receiving, and
the whole trouble has been caused by
the people here, not up there. Inc
letters that nave been written from
here have been the cause of exciting
the poor unfortunates to a certain eX-
tent, but all this talk about danger Of
bloodshed and riot is all untrue.
Il was met by a large number OF
lepers from the Settlement who came
down half way on the hill to meet me.
They are all anxious to have Wallach
treat them which is only natural, at
ter hearing that it lay in his power to
relieve them of their terrible afflic-
ton. Regarding my going up there
with special powers invested in me by
the Board of Health, can say that it
is not so. I heard that there was
trouble up there that might mean
something more serious, but when 1
arrived l found everything to have
been very much exaggerated. As to
Wallach being given cnance l know
nothing. about it,
"Wallach has been represented as a
Saviour by their relatives and friends
here in Honolulu. 1t is a case just
the same as a drowning man grasping
for the last straw. If Wallach could
cure their troubles then they wanted
to have him try Whatever has been
done in the matter here l can honest
ly say that l know nothing about it.
l went up to Molokai on my own Volt
ton"
President Motley, of the Home Rule
party, on the other hand, says that the
people of Kalaupapa would not receive
Kuhio at all. Motley got some letters
from the settlement, in which the
statement is made that Kuhio could
not get the people to attend his meet
ing or hear him at all
Fred c. Smith stated this morning
that he had been invited to attend two
meetings at the Young Hotel to talk
over the Wallach matter. In the first
instance he had not been at home, anC
in the second he declined. Il have
not changed my opinion in the leas
regarding the question of Wallach,
said he, land shall not do So No
can't say that did not know some
thing of the facts as published in The
Star yesterday, before that time.
guess there were some of the BoarC
members who were not asked to tina
meeting, but | was asked"