The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-11-24
FBLLAWAY DONE
WITH COMMITTEE
EntomOlogist Springs Surprise
on Mosquito KiIlers-Says
Press Is censored"
lFrom wednesday,a 3 AdverlIser.l }

CFrom Wednesday, = Advertiser.)
After announcing that he was fully
satisfied with the views taken by tho
members of tho sanitary committee on
the reports Of the entomologists and
accepting on behalf Of himself and his
brother entomologists the vote of
thanks of the committee passed on
Monday last, David T. Fullaway, ento'
mologist of the federal experimental
station, concludes now that he has been
sighted by tho press Of honolulu, in
asmuch as some Of the papers yesterday
mentioned the fact that the entomol-
ogists have withdrawn from coopera.
tion with the committee.
Inasmuch as the press had no idea
that the entomologists had withdrawn,
and shared this ignorance with the
members Of the sanitary committee,
Mr.. Fullaway will surely accept an
apology, if humbly rendered The first
intination Of the withdrawal was con
tanned in communication handed in
at The Advertiser office last evening.
The news was broken gently to Wal
ter +. Dillingham;, chairman of the com
mIttee. 'eThis is the first / have heard
of the withdrawal" he said, "and |
am sorry that Mr.. Fullaway is not will
ing to do his share in working under
so efficient and recognized leader as
Doctor Blue. "
Mr.. Fullaway's Letter.
The communication of Mr.. Fullaway
to this paper is:
"Editor Advertiser;-Si the fact
of my withdrawal from cooperation
with the civic sanitation committee
has been purposely suppressed in the
censored newspaper reports of the com.
mittee Is proceedings, viii you kindly
grant me the columns of your news
paper to announce it definitely to the
publicf The reason for my action will
appear in the facts recited below.
ga week ago Saturday, / as well as
several other local entomologists, was
! invited to attend the meetings Of the
committee and offer suggestions on the
chronological phases of the present
campaign. 1 went with misgivings. On
our first appearance disagreementt
arose between the committee and our
selves on the chronological problems
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thorough investigation and in the face
of our previous knowledge and expert
ence together with our findings during
tho week, the points of disagreement
between the committee and ourselves
were so multiplied that we felt it nee
essary to make n statement of then
and ask that they be published, in fair
ness to ourselves. The committee re
fused to do this and the director of tn
campaign stated openly that he de
> sired no investigation on our part
5 feeling competent to accomplish tn
, purpose of the campaign unaided. Un
der the circumstances our Withdrawal
was inevitable.
"The disagreement between the com
mittee and ourselves centers: 1. o.
the banana cutting policy, We believ
and are in position to maintain tina
the number of mosquitoes breeding il
bananas and other water-hOlding plant
. is infinitesimally small in compariso
I with the total number of mosquitoes
2. On the practicality of exterminai
: ing the mosquito. We know that tn
= mosquito can not be exterminated. W
have conceded that it is possible
reduce the mosquito nuisance great,
a At the same time we would draw a
:, tention to the ineffectiveness and ten
. porary nature of such methods of mo
= quito suppression as cutting down b;
r. mana plants and brush, oiling pool
a gathering tin cans and emptying col
a tainers of water. It is matter {
!. common knowledge to biologists this
\. the most effective method of redncin
mosquitoes is to remove their breedin
a places or to render them inaceessib
10 to the mosquitoes. When this is n
9. tempted the work must be of permi
10 nent nature, as temporary expedien
10 are costly in the extreme.
e 1.-THE larger bodies of standing WI
ter, such as duck ponds, taro patche
e rice paddles, etc, are, fortunatel
10 nearly all abundantly stocked with II
"a comparatively few mosquitoes as col
IF pared with what they would furni
b. without the fish. Nevertheless they
n furnish mosquitoes in abundance al
Of their. removal would be a lasting beu
he ut 10 Honolulu In the tenement d
n. tricts and around the abodes Of (
III poorer element OF our population,
is Vulnerable water containers are suppl
he ing a large proportion Of the total nu
o. Der of mosquitoes, especially of the d
en flying species. II is inconeeivable hS
ed these breeding places can be obviat
n, without large permanent force
I'd trained inspectors who would see th
ig the nuisance nbating ordinances are Z
X forced, Most Of these offenders a
ignorant and careless Of their offene
pc 'These remarks, hastily prepaT
" and admittedly representing only a
% per6eial examination of tho city, 1
70 not offered in criticism, bat 10 info
~ the public, from the standpoint Of
~ entomologisi what they have 10 q
~ tend with iu attempting . general
~ duciiop ~ mosquitoes,
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