The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-11
WALLACE NOW
HAS LAST
HOPE
CFrom Wednesdays Advertiser)


Governor Frear gracefully turned
down J. Ior wallach and his Home
Rule hackers, despatching letter yes
terday TO Charley Motley in which the
buck is passed up to the Board Of
Health. AS was predicted. the Govern
or gave as his main reasons for the
refusal OF the petition that Wallach
he allowed to treat number Of select
ed lepers the fact that the matter was
one TO come properly before the Board
OF Health and that the committee de-
sired by Wallach was not one to take
inteIligently in hand the question OF
either disease or cure.
The refusal OF the Governor 10 en-
1ertain the Home Rule program failed
10 dampen the ardor OF the healer or
his patron Motley. Now they propose
taking the matter up directly with the
Board OF Health al the meeting OF that
body either today or tomorrow. There
is reason 10 suppose that this time the
Board OF Health will be found willing
TO make q proposition TO Wallach,
probably TO allow him 10 so TO Molokai
10 demonstrate his claims. II is taken
for granted by both Wallach and Not
ley that the references TO the Board
OF Health in the letter Of the Governor
are straight tips TO them 10 make this
attempt.
The letter OF Governor Frear is as
follows:
Executive Chamber. Honolulu, Ha-
waii.
October S. 1907.
Mr.. Charles Motley, President, Inde-
pendent Home Rule Party, Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
"Sir: I have examined the petition
and accompanying exhibits presented
20 me few days ago by you and
Mr.. William White representing the
Executive Committee OF the Independ-
ent Home Rule Party OF, behalf of Mr..
J. Lor Wallach, and have given these
and also the statements made by you
and Mr.. Wallach on that occasion due
consideration.
The request is that Mr.. WallaCh be
permitted 20 select and treat lepers
under the conditions set forth in his
statement attached TO the petition, The
conditions set forth in the statement
and explained TO some extent orally
are. in general, that a committee OF
twenty laymen be selected, subject TO
Mr.. Vsallach's approval, 10 go with him
10 the Leper Settlement TO select if
teen lepers 10 be brought to Oahu. |
there 70 De subject 10 his sole supervi- /
sion and treatment for six months, at
a place provided by him and at his
own expense. subject to the approval 4
OF the committee; the public TO be al I
lowed 10 see the lepers when they ar
rive, the history of each case and a /
photograph Of each patient TO be pub
Eshed officially in the newspapers from .
time 10 time; the opinion of the COM
mittee that any OF the lepers have been F.
cured TO be final, and such persons 4
not 20 be returned TO Molokai. The .
committee. / understand. are to form
their opinions from outward appear
ances. without expert or meteorological
test.
An VII agree that the discovery OF
= cure for leprosy would be one of the
greatest boOns that could come TO these
islands. Many believe that Mr.. Wal
ZACH has such q cure; many believe
that he is an imposter or seif-deceived;
many feel that he should be given an
opportunity 10 show what he can do
some because they believe in him, some
because they think il would please
Others and do no harm, some because
they think il would be the best way
10 prove him an imposter; the Legisla-
ture al its last session passed con-
current resolution requesting the Board
of Health 10 give him permission TO
treat lepers.
The board is, OF course, under the
law the appropriate body 10 act in a
matter OF this kind and I might well
refer the petition to that body with or
without suggestions on my part, but