The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21


X not believe a man who publicly H
K proclaims he has cured a great 4
4 number of Iepers, and privately &I
K tells me he is not sure he has X
4 cured a single one, is to be relied K
x upon. 1 cannot believe in a man K
K Of medicine whose lecture room is K
4 in the saloon. 1 cannot believe K
K in man of wild assertions whose 4
K veracity is questioned on all 4
K sides.-President Pinkham on X
K Wallach. 4
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The power of politics is now I'M
questioned, and the efficacy of secret
meetings has been demonstrated be-
yond shadow of a doubt by the
Board of Health.
Wallach is to have his chance at
curing the lepers, and incidentally
supply of campaign thunder has been
placed at the disposal of the Hawaii
an politicians which will be of ines
Unable value. When all other pow
ers have failed to move the all power
full Board of Health, Prince Cupid
Senator Charles F. Chillingworth and
Senator John c. Lane come to the res
cue OF the poor suffering Hawaiians,
and 10, all obstacles fade away like
mountain mists in the morning sun.
The meeting of the Board of Health
Yesterday afternoon reconsidered it's
previous actions in the Wallach mat
ter, and by vote of to 8 agreed to
let the female rock expert have a
chance under rigorous conditions. The
demand for proof of cures already eff
fected was waived.
There was no untoward occurrence
at yesterdays meeting, though the at
mosphere was surcharged with vary
| ing emotions.
AS usual the Presidents message
was read following the reading of the
minutes of the last regular" meeting
Mark P. Robinson, the convert of
the "secret meetings." took the floor
and announced his change of heart
He said that he had changed his opin-
ion about allowing Wallach to treat
the lepers since hearing DR.. Goodhue's
statement about the attitude of the
lepers at Kalaupapa on the matter,
and other things which were brought
out at the secret meeting" He there
fore made the motion to reconsider,
and Cupid was given the floor.
The Delegate to Congress stated that
he had desired to go to the Settlement
because he had heard that there was
disorder and trouble there over the
refusal of the Board of Health to let
Wallach treat them. He was agree
ably surprised to find out that these
reports were untrue The lepers were
peaceful and highly indignant that il
should be imagined for an instant that
they were sore" on account of the
Boards action. They were disappoint.
ed and hurt that their friends in Ho.
nolulu should so greatly have mis-
judged them. Cupid said that he was
warmly received.
Then he told of holding a mass
meeting, at which all kinds of nice
things were said of President Pink
ham, and everybody else connected
with the Board He finally broacheC
the Wallach matter, very gently, wheI
on the instant everybody in tn,
hall was on his feet, and the demand
rang out: well, what are you goinl
to do?" Cupid said he told them tn,
only thing to do was to draw up an
other set of conditions for having
Wallach treat them, and send it will
a petition to the Board. The sugges
ton was carried out, and the forma
agreement, which he here presented
, was the result.
David Kalauokalani moved that tn
petition and conditions be granted
and Dr. Wayson seconded the motion
An aye and no vote being called. i
resulted in three affirmative and tire
negative votes as follows: Ayes-L
Kalauokalani, M. p. Robinson, DR..
!. T. Wayson. Noes-Dr Baldwin, c. X
I Hemenway, F. C. Smith.
This put the matter up to Presiden
Pinkham, who called Mr. Hemenwa
to the chair, and read a lengthy ad
dress before he gave his vote with Tn
Wallach hackers.
Pinkham concluded his speech b.
voting in the affirmative because 0
the implicit belief in Wallach of tn
527 petitioners from Molokai He als'
asked that tire COMMITTEE of Ten" 10
cal Hawaiian politicians meet wit
him tomorrow afternoon when tn
matter will beg one into in detail.
At the meeting besides the member