The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-15
WALLACH WILL Be
HERE WEDNESDAY

wallsch Is in Hilo. but viii prob.
ably return to Honolulu by the Kinau
on saturday. Such is the statemen,
made by Charles Motley.
The supposition seems to be tina,
wanach wants to be here to be on
hand when the Board of Health meets
next Wednesday. at which time Presi-
dent Pinkham promises that the whole
matter shall be made plain. At which
time. also. it is expected that the
boards plan for giving Wallach the
opportunity he has been asking for 10
! test his remedies viii be made public.
Wallach seems to have abandoned
his plan for a tour of the islands. in
order 10 get here in time for the
meeting Wednesday. He has not gone
to any part OF the Island of Hawaii
except Hilo.
Delegate Kuhio returned from Molo-
kai yesterday morning. He says that
he went of his own volition and not
with any authority from the board
to make arrangements with the people
there for the wallach tests. He says
that he heard that there was likely
to be trouble there and he went over
10 quiet 1t If he could. He says that
he was we'll received by the people,
and that they came nearly half way
up the hill to meet him, he going into
the Settlement over the pail.
Charles Motley says that his brother
writes him that the Delegate was
rather coldly received and that a large
number of the people there. himself
among the number, would not go to
the meeting which was called to listen
to what the Delegate had to say.
1t seems altogether probable that the
Delegate is speaking in an official and
not in a personal or specific way when
he says that he went to the Settle
ment without any understanding with
the Board of Health, and with no prom
Uses or representations TO make to the
people there. Kuhio had permit from
the President of the board to go into
not usually granted without the Pres
ident knowing pretty we'll what is
wanted with them.
President Pinkham had a conference
with Kuhio after the return OF the
latter yesterday morning and he SEEM
ed very much pleased with the result
of it. However, he would not say any
thing regarding the matter. insisting
that he would make full and COM
plete and satisfactory statement at
the meeting of the board next We'd
nesday.
There is much to indicate that there
is considerable inharmony in the
Board of Health on the Wallach ques-
ton. Fred Smith did not attend at
least two of the private" meetings of
the board. Dr. Wayson has consistent
ly held that the question is not one
of whether Wallach is a fake or not, |
but is one of policy in view of the
fact that the lepers are regarded by /
the law as incurable, but naturally |
their hopes are aroused by any claim |
of ability to cure, and they grasp at
Wallach's claims as a drowning man |
SrdSpS at Straw DdNlu 6dlduoh1-
lani entertains very much the same |
opinions, and NJ. p Robinson, who in /
the past has voted against Wallach,
is believed now to be willing to accede
TO the request of the lepers represented
in the petition from five hundred and
of them. 1t is not GER
tain, either, that Attorney General
Hemenway may not conclude that the
request of the lepers ought to be in
some way complied with rather than
that the board seem to be in the atti-
Jude of denying them hope. This
caves only DIR. Baldwin and Fred
Smith as pronounced conservatives,
With Pinkham an unknown quantity.
The reason assigned by Charles Not
ey's correspondent from the Settle
nent for the cold reception alleged to
lave been given the Delegate, is 'be- ,
ause the Delegate in the Board of
Health meeting said that Wallach
ught to be thrown out of the window. !
whereas the people at the Settlement :
hink he may prove their savior.
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