The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-25
UP TO WALLACE
AND MOTLEY

to inform all parties concerned nego
tiations are at an end.
The test now is whether reasonable
intelligence shall prevail or not, ant
whether those who claim to have tbs
welfare of the lepers at heart are pre-
pared to treat with the Board of Health
on a basis that permits self respect
on all sides.
Ny views may not meet those of the
other members of the board.
I am anxious that the lepers and
their Hawaiian friends should have
their minds relieved. I have gone as
far as I cam and the matter so far as
I am concerned rests with the COM
mittee of seven at the settlement, and
their judgment on the evidence their
friends outside submit to them through
the Board of Health.
Very respectfully,
L. z. PINKHAM,
President, Board of Health.
THE SENTIMENT AT KALAUPAPA.
Following the adoption of this re-
port the president related shortly the
details of his recent visit to the set
Element, at which time the patients
there repudiated strongly and indig-
nantly the tales that had been told
of their longing for bloodshed and as
sassination and desire for numbering.
In support of the reputation Pinkham
! stated that he found everything quiet
and peaceful there and with a cordial
sentiment towards him existing
throughout. He found that the lepers
were amenable to reason and prefer
ring that everything for them be car
ried out in an intelligent manner, not
at the demands of men who wanted
the board to surrender to their threats
without a shred of reason.
And the president of the Board of
Health will never surrender to blind
demands he concluded, but he will
always be found ready to listen to
reason"
ROBINSON OPPOSED TO WALLACH
Mark P. Robinson stated that moth
ing had occurred since the last meet
ing of the board to alter his convic-
lions, and these were that Wallach
should never be allowed to treat 1epers
or anybody else without submitting
some tangible evidence of his ability.
'Of all the petitions that have been
presented in this matter, the ones that
have my sympathy are those from the
colony and if we can secure any proof
al all of only portion of the things
that Wallach claims I would be will
ing to listen to the petitions of the
lepers. But Wallach must produce
something for us to go on and he must
be open and .aboveboard without any
mystery about it,
Later on in the evening Mr.. Robin
son stated that in order to satisfy him
Wallach would have to divulge the
nature of his remedies and submit
them to analysis.
KALAUOKALANI CHAMPIONS
iWALLACH.
David KaIauokalani spoke strongly
in favor of allowing Wallach to have
complete and absolute charge of
twelve patients at the Kalihi alton
and offered a motion to that effect
He spoke at length in simple English
phrases and was apparently thorough
ly sincere in his expressions of belief
in the healer.
Here we have J. Lor Wallach sent |
to testify to the people, to the Legis- |
lature and the Governor, saying Z |
have cure for leprosy. Some say
that they do not believe him. Some
say that he is a liar, a foolish man. |
Some say that they do believe in him. |
never saw him cure the leper. /
never saw the medicine, but we feel
bad, my people. and we want someone |
to cure US if he has the medicine. |
believe myself that Wallach has the |
medicine to cure Ieprosy. Give him |
some cases for trial for six months |
If he can cure, good; if he cannot cure
there is no hurt and we can send him |
away. l see the petition from Kalau-
papa and five hundred and twenty
seven men have signed it. believe |
that We should give Wallach a trial for |
six months. Excuse me, Mr.. President |
and members of the Board of Health, |
that is my opinion
Il intend to second this motion of |
Mr.. Kalauokalani,' said DR.. Wayson.
but before 1 do so 1 wish that any
other member of the board who wishes
to make a statement would do So
ANXIOUS TO SEE A CURE.
F. C. Smith spoke strongly against
Wallach. He said that he agreed thor
ouSnIN Win Mr.. thomson and to a |
certain extent also with Mr. Kalauo-
kalani. He agreed that if Wallach had
a cure it should be tried by all means,
as he as we'll as the other members
Of the Board of Health wanted to find
such a cure. But there must be some-
thing to go on.
''Wallach says he has a cure, but
anyone can say that. even under oath
His friends say that he has cure.
but this is too serious a matter to
allow anyone to go ahead blindly, es-
pecially one who has proved himself
a fraud otherwise. As for the politics
that seem TO be in this, the board
should have nothing to do with it
whatever. 1 fully agree with the Pres
dent that the various petitions before
US from the politicians should be re-
returned and not acted up
On, and until Wallach can produce a
cure or some evidence that he has been
able to bring about some satisfactory
improvement in some patient my vote
will be against him."