The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-15


you told me that there was nothing
to it. What did you do that fori''
.'Well, 1 don t want to talk about
the matter at all. don't have to talk
if / don It want to-
In speaking of the secret meetings
later in the day F. c. Smith said:
"It's pretty hard to say how this
will come out. When Cupid comes back
it will mean that there will be some
thing new sprung on some of the mem
bers of the Board. 1 was simply look
ing for information. The idea seems
to be that there was a caucus held at
which Pinkham, Robinson, Kaiauoka-
lani, Kuhio and possibly Hemenway
were present. They made some arrange
ments and from all that / can learn
the Star had the matter just about
right. They were certainly not far
off.
eyes, it is rather rich; Pinkham
first making his promises to the people
at Kalaupapa, then coming back here
and making his recommendations to
the Board, and now holding secret
meetings of the kind mentionedA You
can be sure of one thing, that if Wal
lack brings his people over here to
treat, it will not be done by a unani-
nous vote of the Board
SECRET CD MEETING.
The private meeting which took
place a week ago Monday was attended
by President Pinkham. Prince Cupid.
C. F. Chillingworth, John Lane, DR..
Goodhue, Mark Robinson, DR.. Baldwin
and DIR. Wayson. The matter of Prince
Cupid's taking assurances to the Set
Element was discussed but no decision
was reached. In the course Of the dis
cussion Dr. Goodhue told of the feeling
of the lepers, after President Pinkham
had given them the assurance that
he would support the sending of Wall
ZACH to them. He said that the band
played continually and that they were
like a crowd of little children, shaking
hands with each other and happy as
could be. When the news came that
the matter had been turned down by
the Board of Health, everything was
changed. There was no music and ALI
went round with the feeling of having
lost all hope.
DR.. Goodhue expressed himself as
in favor of sending Wallach to MolU-
kai, or at least of allowing him to
treat patients in Honolulu. DR.. Bald
win was against the proposition, while
DR.. Wayson and Mark Robinson were
in favor of the proposition. Pinkham
gave little expression to his views.
In the course of the meeting Dr.
Wayson expressed himself strongly TO
Prince Cupid and the others with him..
Turning to address them he asked
what they were ready to do with War
ZACH, in case he refused to take up the
proposition or failed in accomplishing
what he claimed after he had been al
lowed to. Are you men with back
bone enough to tar and feather him, or
hang the - -?' They were firm
in their promises that he would get
such treatment as he deserved in case
he failed to come through.
Hemenway stated that he was not
sure that he could change his vote on
the subject. Lane then turned to him
and suggested that there were num-
Der of members of the board who
would need confirmation at the coming
session of the Legislature. Hemenway
drew back and stated that If he was
in the matter. he would
never change his vote. rhereupoa,
Wayson advised him to go to fWednes-
day night prayer meeting, where hs
might obtain guidance on the subJect,
which remark caused little pleasure to
the Attorney General.
Wayson suggested that before Cupid
was given any assurances an informal
meeting of the Board should be held,
and that it should be determined then
what should be done. then at formal
meeting action could be taken with
little of the palaver, and~backihg ana
filling that had been taking place. He
said that he was tired of the FOOLISH
ness that had been going on in the
matter and would like to see it brought
to an end without any more trouble.
The meeting was adjourned without
any action being taken but two day.
afterward. on Wednesday. another Sc
cret meeting was held. at which Pres
dent Pinkham. Robinson, Cupid and
chiilingworth were present with otn-
ers. What was done then is a matter
Of conjecture 1t is certain that Cupid
was given assurances that he coulo
promise the people at the Settlement
that Wallach would be allowed to trear
some of them, but under what condi-
tons is hard to say.
AS matters stand at present. DR..
Baldwin. T. c. Smith and probably
Hemenway, are against allowing Wal
ach to treat the patients. Wayson,
kaiauokalani and Robinson are in
favor of the proposition. After the
many changes and varying promises
That have been made by Pinkham. it
8 absolutely impossible to say whether
ne is on the fence or has fallen off on
either SIDE
When Cupid returns from the Settle
hent there is certain to be a warm
meeting OF the board, at which the
matter will be fought out to a finish,
lnough lovefeast may intervene be-
-ween now and then. F. c. Smith and
Dr. Wayson are both outspoken In
-neir disapproval of the manner in