The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-06
.THWING FINDS
PINkHAIN PECULIAR
Hopes a Man of Sense May Be
Secured to Appoint in
His Place.

Editor Advertiser: l feel the mat
ter of the present and future President
| of the Board of Health is a subject OF
grave Importance, affecting the vel
fare of this community There should
be a level-headed man of common sense
in this position, and one who does not
easily fly off on a tangent. Although
| appreciate Mr.. Pinkham>s good in
| teEtlons, he is a very peculiar man,
and has an extremely odd way of look
ing at things. Perhaps we all have.
| However, during the past year he has
made mess and muddle of number
| of important matters connected with
| the Board of Health. There are GER
! tainly quite a number of self-re-
specting American citizens who will fail
to support every word and every act
of the president of the board -
We want a reasonable man whom we
can go to and consult with on i'm
portant matters, not one who gets
easily upset when another s opinions
differ from his own. The other day,
speaking to him about his action on q
certain matter, he explained it by re-
fering to section 1904 of the Revised
Statutes on contagious diseases. I
then asked him, but why do you
keep lists of persons said by their ply
sicians to have no contagious diseased
He replied at once, in an excited man
ner: "Mr Thwing, if you ask me a
question like that you are not a fair
minded man. I then kept silent and
said no more, as it was quite impossi-
BILE to have him consider the matter in
a quiet and reasonable way A num-
Der of citizens feel as / do, that Mr.. |
Pinkham s usefulness in his present
position is about over. 1t is an i'm
portant matter, concerning the public
welfare, and | think it a duty to
speak plainly A change should be |
made, and nothing is gained by keep |
ing quiet about it. 1t is not only on
account of one thing, or one mistake,
which might occur with anyone, but |
because of numerous eases, showing an
inaptitude for the position he now
holds.
As to his present denial of co-opera- |
tion in a certain matter, Mr.. Taylor |
told me plainly that there was some |
arrangement between the police de- |
partment and the board of health on
the question discussed. Mr.. Iaukea
also said that he did not, at the time
it began, nor now, favor the present |
arrangements, but that this matter had |
been proposed by the President of the /
Board of Health as he (Mr. Pinkham) |
thought it for the best. | am writing
thus plainly on this subject, not for
any personal reasons against Mr..
Pinkham, but becaus / honestly be-
lieve he is not now fitted for the place.
It is my oninion, as a single individual,
and may nossibly be Of little value,
but | think anyone who feels strongly
on this matter, one connected with the
public health, should express himself
freely.
As Mr. Pinkham s present term of
office expires on the thirteenth of this
now is the time to have the
views of anyone in the community. A
prominent man IN Honolulu said to me,
Why, Pinkham is huge joke He
is regarded that wav by quite a num-
Der. know Hon. Mr. Saito. the Jap
anese Consul, well, and have spoken
to him of this subject. He holds an
opinion somewhat similar to my own.
We want a man of sense as Press
dent of the Board or Health, and one
that we can, honor, trust and respects
[ trust sub man may be secured to
take Mr. Pinkham IS place.
E. w. THWING.