The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
WALLACE GETS HIS
PERMISSION To CD
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To THE SETTLEMENT
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There are three points the president |
of the board will discuss: LIST. The
demand for the production Of evidence
of cures by ]. Lor Wallach. End. The
part Of the politicians. Bird. What is
due the people of the Settlement, 527
of whom believe implicitly the state
ments written them by their friends
relative to cures of leprosy by Wal
Zach. q
on the 22nd day of October the Com
mittee of Ten representing all political
parties appeared before the president
of the Board of Health, who was alone
in his office, and to him personally
made their Representations and APP
peals. 4
One man only among them claimed
to know of his own positive knowledge
that ]. Lor Wallach had and could
cure leprosy. This man was Charles
X Motley. After much oratory, and
assertions of many cures of leprosy
"a Wallach, almost miraculous in their
: 4ature, and in which Motley almost
hised Wallach to the heights of div
snty, the president of the board quiet
Nv inquired of Motley: Did you not
need to see these cures before you
would believe in Wallach's ability to
GneCl the cure VI lSpIoSs
Motley replied the evidence was nee
essary before he would believe.
The president then stated that con-
Vincing evidence was all that had ever
been requested by himself and, as
Motley had made himself the only re-
sponsible spokesman it was up to him,
Motley, to grant the same evidence he
had required for himself that the
- 0ad
of the truth of his, Notley's, state
ments The assertions of Chas. K.
Motley were so positive and so sweep
ing they challenged the president Of
the board to demand the production
of the evidence. After reflection, the
president of the board was convinced
no other course was open to him and
in his message to the Board, October
oath, he made this demand, and he
also made the demand directly and
personally of Charles K. Motley who
was present.
You have before you Charles K.
Notley's formal reply, a refusal.
The president believed it was the
duty of the Molokai Settlement Com
,nittee of Seven to use their influence
TO secure this evidence and the letter
n of October 25th discloses this fact and
clearly notes the position of the mat
ter.
Mr.. Motley at the Board or Health
offices on October oath in the most
violent language declared If he should
present a cured leper or lepers the
board would Immediately seize them
and drag them away forever. That
but for the law of segregation he
could produce over two hundred lepers
cured by Wallach.
A greater falsehood was never ut
tered, nor more maliciously, nor with
a deeper intent of misleading the ig-
norant and unthinlking, than this mis-
statement as to the board.
The law will not permit any such
proceedings.
During the past three and one-half
years no leper or leper suspect has
ever appeared voluntarily before the
president of the board and been sud
denly restrained and taken forcibly to
the Receiving Station. What was
done previously l do not know
From time to time persons become
suspicious as to their own condition
and come quietly to the office OF the
board and request an examination
which is always referred TO the pres
request is always granted. and in a
day or two they return to find the
result If free from the disease they
depart with their minds and heart re-
Iieved of anxiety and apprehension
They return home and their associates
and townspeople are unaware of the
circumstance.
Within a few weeks an incident OF
this character occurred in the case OF
a Hawaiian gentleman from another
ISLAND.
If found to be leprous 1t usually falls
to the lot of the president to tell the
person of his misfortune, and it is al
ways done in the kindest manner pos
sible. Their circumstances are inquir'
ed into, and those of their families
Such reasonable time as they require
is given for the settlement of theil
affairs, and they go freely for this
purpose. They always promptly return
and not infrequently by preference sc
alone in their own conveyance direct
ly to the Receiving Station In bu1
one instance has the trust and con
fidence of the president Of the boarc
been abused.
This very day, Tuesday, a gentle
man from Hawaii returns TO MS nome
for one week to settle his affairs ane
provide the best he may for his ram
lily. as he is a leper.
While 1 was in Molokai he came L
see me. a week ago he again called
on me and requested an examination
He received every courtesy in my prl
waite office any one receives. He sa
by my side for two hours: he reac
my newspapers. I encouraged him II
n every way L could, and put as mucf
81 sunshine in those two hours as L knew
Y how His expenses of both trips were
| paid him. Yesterday, at his request
me was given advice as to his private
AFFAIRS, and was told how 10 conduc'
himself on his journey. The keeper
of the Receiving Station has been notl-
fed to expect this gentleman and this
man will in a few days return, go &c
and enter the Receiving Station OF NJ
own volition.
Leper suspects and lepers are treat
ed with every consideration the law
our means, and the deepest sympathy
will admit