Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-14
SERIOUS Spit IN
BOARD Of HEALTH
Secret Meetings Cause
Bad Feeling Among
Members
ROW STARTED OVER CUPlD'S
VISIT TO KALAUPAPA
Smith and Wayson Accuse Pinkham
Of Acting in Bad Faith in
Regard to Wallach
Matter

Despite all efforts to prevent the
Wallach matter from coming up at
the meeting of the Board of Health
| yesterday afternoon, 1t forced its way
| Ia the front, with the result that a
/ FERROUS split has occurred In the Board
ard there promises to be a beautiful
row when Prince Cupid returns from
| Molokai.
This matter was the only thing of
| interest that occurred at the meeting,
the rest of the proceedings being de.
voted TO reading and passing upon
back minutes and reports. At the
conclusion of this routine work, Pres.
iGent Pinkham announced that there
was nothing else which he had to
! bring before the Board In reply TO
| a low.voiced question from Dr. Way
son he said he had no Wallach reso.
luton to present to the Board at that
! time. Then Fred Smith asked mild
little question that started trouble.
"One of the afternoon papers," he
said, says that Kuhio has gone to
Molokai with authority to promise
| the people at the Settlement that Wal.
ZACH is to be allowed to treat twelve
| lepers, who will be brought to Homo.
| lulu for the purpose | should like to
ask a simple question about this. Was
this authority given by the Board of
! Health? | have not been aware of
any meeting which has been held at
which any such authority was given.
| | thought the Board passed Il resOlu-
zion that all negotiations with Wallach
were at an end until he brings for
ward some proof that he can cure lep-
osy or can do some good. Has this
resolution been rescinded at any meet.
ing?"
This question was plainly a poser
for President Pinkham who showed
his embarrassment and a disposition
TO dodge the issue. Il don't think"
he said, that any such authority has
been given to Kuhio by any vote of
the Board ! don't know what he may
have gathered from private expires
sions of opinion. a permit to go TO
the settlement was issued to him, but
what the results of his visit will be
don't know. My attention has been
called to improvements needed there.
A gasoline engine is wanted"
J Smith interrupted Plnkham. 81
merely want to know whether Kuhio
has been given the assurances men.
toned In this newspaper" holding up
The paper in question or course,
don't believe everything I see in the
papers, but where there Is so much
smoke, 1t seems to me there must be
some fire"
81 know Of no authority given to
Kunlo," repeated Pinkham. but he
emphasized the word authority" III
he makes any promises, 1t is on his
own word and some private expires.
,sions of opinion. / am not respons.
ible for what the newspapers say"
DR.. Wayson asked about secret
meeting that was reported to have
been held at the Young Hotel. Pink.
ham replied in low voice not aud.
ible at the back of the room, and the
matterbw was dropped for the time be.
ing, so far as the meeting was con.
cerned. The meeting then adjourned.
Outside the Office the members OF
the Board discussed the secret meet.
lngs and both the Wallachites and the
anti.Wallachites appeared to be equal
~ Disguised Fred Smith stated that
although he was not present at eth.
er of those meetings and had not been
asked to be present he had learned all
that took place, and said he was pref.
ty sore about II. He didn't think
! Pinkham had acted fairly. Smith Is
one of the members who has most
consistently stood by Pinkham on ev.
cry question that has arisen, and his
chagrin at being excluded from a
meeting at which action was taken
contrary to his views seemed natural
On the other hand, DR.. Wayson,
who has advocated trying Wallach
was also excluded from the con
, ference at the Young Hotel-or at
least was not asked to be present and
said he knew nothing of 1t. He, too
was pretty sore. "lf you can get al
the truth of the matter" he said, you
I will find that Cupid has his assurances
0 Gown in black ahd white and that
: Pinkham has a copy Of them"
Mark Robinson admitted that III
. Lad been present at the meeting al
the Young Hotel, but showed decid
ed disinclination to say anythinf
about what occurred there or who
else was present.
Smith went back into the office ant
had an interview with Pinkham which
though brief, appeared to be exciting
Coming out, Smith said that tn,
trouble was that Pinkham was tryinl
to carry water on both shoulders. HC
makes promises to the lepers of Ka
laupaDa then comes back here anC
makes his recommendation to thu
Board, and then goes to holding secre
meetings.
DR.. Wayson stated that when Cupit
comes back there will be worse
mess than ever before, This hal
been the worst mismanaged affair
ever heard Of" he said.