The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-28

Vaudeville is the word to describe the
ssaation the Wallach matter developed
ahyesterday conference of the Com
ruittee of Ten with the Board of Health.
What seemed to have been settled
at the like conference of last week be-
came very much unsettled whenever the
performance opened.
When the curtain was rung down 1T
was for a continuation of the perform
ance next week.
1t was Wallach's new conditions,
signed by him and presented by the
Ten, which upset everything. Readers
already know what the new stipulations
of the professed healer are-simply (D
that he, accompanied by three of that
committee, should be permitted to go
to Molokai and pass upon the twelve
patients to be selected by a commit
tee of FIVE physicians, and (2) that he
have a key to the outer as well as
the inner gate of the Kalihi receiving
station.
For President Pinkham the first sur
prise was in store. After relating, in
his regular business message to the
board, the communications, written and
oral, which had passed between him.
self and Chairman Lane upon the ques-
ton of amending the conditions, Re
seemed to take for granted that the
] Board would practically comply with
tNhe amended conditions, at least so
4ar as giving Mr.. wallach selective
privileges were concerned. This is what
ne said:
81 stated that Board had no wish
to force an unacceptable patient on
j. Lor Wallach and that he could re-
,jeet any presented to him by giving his
reasons in writing. The Board will
in my opinion submit the patients to
said Wallach before any examination
by FIVE physicians as the expense of
such examination would be saved in
case said Wallach elected to reject such
patient.
"Other patients will be presented to
are secured, provided such a number
voluntarily present themselves.
Mr. Pinkham, in opining what the
Board would do, evidently reckoned
without the other members of the ma
lority that his casting vote had con-
stituted last week For here the fun
ny business started.
DIR. Wayson, who had stood all along
for giving Wallach a trial, now as
sumed the demeanOr of member of
the Territorial Medical Association. He
stood up for the dignity of the purfesh.
] Walaeh, in asking to be placed on an
Equal footing with five reputable
physicians, - had reached the limit.
Therefore the doctor demanded a cate
Sorieal answer from Wallaeh S sponsors
as to whether or not the new condl-
fiOns were an ultimatum.
Mr.. Robinson, who had changed his
position with the president last week,
now emphatieally denounced Wallaeh
as a faker who did not desire to have
his claims tested.
Mr.. Kalauokalani even voted at the
meeting to refuse Wallaeh a hearing.
On the other hand-and more fun to
1.-THE two out of the three irrecon-
eilable opponents of having the Board
have anything to do with Wallach now
appeared as his champions. At least
they wanted the Board to treat Wal
Zach with the respect due to him as
one of the Board s own licensed practi-
tioners. They stood alone in voting to
give Wallach a personal hearing when
he had asked for it,
Mr. Smith wanted to have Wallach
treated as a man.
Dr. Baldwin thought the Boards
ncensee ought to be treated as a gem
tleman. His irony was a little biting.
THE PROCEEDINGS
! The matter was introduced through
4he message as stated. In the course
nk the proceedings the correspondence
as read.
ID President Pinkham. on calling UP the
Sbusiness for action. said it was up TO
Ahe Committee of Ten to present its