The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-30
FREAR MAY CABLE
ABOUT THE FILIPINOS
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INSPECTOR Brown stated some days ago
that the other fifty per cent. would
not be allowed to land. the rules re-
gariing desirabIes being violated IN
their cases.
Tenney Does Not Approve.
There is something rotten in Den
mark in Manila,' said E. d. Tenney,
president Of the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers Association yesterday when ques-
toned as to any knowledge the plant
ers association had regarding the mis-
TT shipment of FilipinOs now under
going quarantine.
~ do not understand how these peo-
pie came here added Mr.. Tenney,
las | have understood that our agents
in the Philippines are acting III con
junction with the officials of the Marine
Hospital and Public Health Service,
and that all FiIipnos leaving the Phil
ippines for Honolulu would be given
a careful medical examination.
1.-The only way | can work this out
is that there have been substitutions.
L have been given to understand that
the people are not SO badly diseased
and undesirable as reports have led us
to believe, but, of course. there are
some who may be Objectionable.
''Don't believe for a minute that
the planters association want to i'm
port undesirable people here for la bor
ers. That 5 expensive. Its cold dol
lars and cents with US, and we want
the best we can get
IF people are unfit or undesirabl
the expense falls upon us and already
we have sent d number of Filipinos
back to Manila. We don t want to
bring Objectionable people to Hawaii.
| certainly hope we may learn the real
reason soon.
Mr.. Tenney, in his statement. GER
tainlv showed that he did not approve
of the importing into the Islands Of
people who might become public
charge. He is as interested in bring
ing people free from disease, or those
likely to spread it, as any one else.
He showed, in his interview, that he
did not approve of the bringing of dis
eased, manned and unfit workers here.
Serious Question, Says Governor
"This matter presents a very serious
question: said Governor Frear in an
interview covering the results of his
1.-The planters undertook sometime ago
TO have all the Filipinos coming here,
examined by officials of the Marine
Hospital Service, before they left for
Hawaii. Apparently, the work has not
been very effective. Either they have
not examined them, or Others have been
substituted for those examined. for we
are certainly getting in a large number
! nf Ia -hr,
| sarily fail TO pass an examination if
there had been one.
''Of course, there are variety of
diseases among them. and some of the
people are too young. and some are very
old. One is pretty nearly blind. four
or five are imbeciles and good many
have trachoma and a number of other
diseases. Some have tuberculosis.
| ''That can not be allowed to 90 on,
if it can possibly be prevented. [ am
sure the planters do not want it. as it
would be expensive and it would not
help their reputation. | know that the
| planters all take a deep interest in the
welfare of the Islands. too much so to
want to run any such risks, because
the labor question is an exceedingly
| difficult one to the planters. who are
really up against it for good laborers.
1t is difficult thing to get sufficient
field laborers, but notwithstanding all
| this difficulty | am sure the planters
| do not want to import diseased per-
! sons.
''The epidemic on Maui, | am told.
! has been traced to Filipinos among re-
| cent arrivals. OF course, the public
health is a consideration of first i'm
: p+.
! must be taken to keep out the variety
! of diseases. There is danger of dis
eases being introduced from both the
! Orient and Mexico and Central Amer
! lea
''Secretarv Mott t-Smith is taking up
J these matters at Washington with the
surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital
! Service to get as complete cooperation
as possible between the federal and ter
ritorial officials. The federal officials
have always cooperated with us Just as
! far as they could.
| cit remains to be seen what can be
done to keep out these people. They
/ are diseased, many of them, and are
undesirable. The government regula-
! tions provide for keeping out diseased
plants as menaces to the plant life of
| lht loldHuS. olStdSeu anlmalS are
! thoroughly examined before being
shipped at all
"Attorney- General Lindsay is look
ing into these questions now Unless
| the planters could find some way to
effectually safeguard the public health
/ in this matter we must find some way
by legislation, either by congress or
by the legislature.
1T seems to me the planters ought
to be able To find some effectual meth
Cd, although that is a very difficult
subject to handle. -
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