Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-04
ANOTHER denial
FROM DR.. O'DAY
vERACIOUS PHYSICIAN
TRIES TO EXPLAIN
Statements on Missionary Clique
and Members Of Profession Are
Changed Again by Turncoat
Doctor
nv P. r. Rarilett.l

That veracious physician and able
laborer In the field of Hawaii promo
ton work has anothe. denial COM
Ing - this time It Is not Portland
newspaper that is charged with de-
liberately garbling and misrepre-
scnting his remarks on Hawaii ana
It's peoplc. but the Bul let n. DR..
oDay has expressed his regret ut
such an exhibition OF moral turpi-
tude IN lengthy communication 10
the Advertiser. which consists, prar'
| ticaily, of reiterated query OF
why didn't the reporter say some
thing that didn't say"
The terms of DR.. O'Day's denial
place him with absolute hnality in
that particular and unenviabic cate
cory first thought Of In his conncc-
' ton when his Portland interview
was read in Hawaii. lie has denied
without the slightest qualification
the statements that were attributed
to him In yesterdays Bu let II.
To the reporter who heard DR.. O'Day
express himself, the physicians let
ter Is a remarkable human docu-
lmcnt, both from the viewpoint OF
logic and Measurements. The Is u J.
'letins statement In regard to II
missionary clique" closing the To-
cal hospitals is confirmed by the
terms of the o'Day letter. His ques-
tions as to why number Of his as
scrtions were not quoted has no
bearing upon the essential state
ments that he did make and which
were published accurately and fully
land with u desire to show whether
the statements attributed to him nj
Portland could he accepted as true
or false.
DR.. O'Day did say-and he stated
~ plainly and emphatically-that his
latitude ON the Molokui question had
resulted in the hostility of the ply
sicians and the closing of local hos
pitfalls to him.
For general information and q
desire to throw light on the O'Da,
attitude the letter of denial--dis
tinguishcd mainly for its lack %
ycracity-is published In full:
Editor Advertiser: - Il reals
seems that our Evcnin Bull lie
II is hysterical. Ilystcria occa
sionally becomes n weakling, as ;
; means of defense, but the Bull
I II need not assume the attitude o
one who has been denied something
In believing was addressing Mr.
Geo. Iccklcy, take 1t Bullc
+, II man was present. although
, was my opinion that the gentleman
, was of the Advertiser staff.
"To Mir. Bcckley I expressed m
y regret that the Portland paper ha
tailed to quote me correctly. fur
ther stated that the Advertiser ha
" been square In the matter insOmuC
j. as It had published the interview 1
y full as II had appeared in the Port
l. land paper. This I stated was
!, clean way of putting 1t because
d would afford me an opportunity G
Y making reply. But stated, 'af
j. er going over the files of the b u !
y ct n tthe files that had been plat
y, cd on my deSk), | was veXed that
ID should presume to be court, iudg
;. and jury and ask verdict befol
b, my side had been. heard. then sta
J. ed that ! had deferred making a +,
V. ply until could get some statemen
.. from Portland. and which intende
A. to offer to counterfeit the miserab
q, statements of the Blu lctin.
ID why didn't the Blu llctin ma
ID say what | did say?
v why didn't he say: 'O'Day sa,
4 that he will have the proof FROM d
Mackay, president of the Fortlai
Academy of Medicine, that when |
a cODay) presented to that body
4 series of leper pictures that il ";