Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-25
BUSINESS DUTY AND SANITATION.

Business men aroused when the Federal authorities
threaten to let down the quarantine bars between this city
and acknowledged yellow fever ports
Well may they be. Vigilance is the price OF HonoIIu'S
safety.
But the outside dangers not the only that should
cause the leaders of the city to look about them.
We do not wish to distract attention from that which now
uppermost IN the minds OF the members of the business or
CARNATIONS.
We do consider this timely opportunity however, to re-
mind them that there are dangers Within sanitary dangers
that call tor personal observation personal inspection and
personal and community action from these who
are today holding sessions and sending cables to Washing
ton . I'D -..
Some day an answer will come to such cables reading
something like this: .aa.a
"CIean up your own town and thus reduce your
dangers sr to minimum; dsnt lean So heavily on
Common prompts community that is located in
danger zone to DO two things namely keep the common en-
envy as Tar distant as possible and at the time place
itself in such condition that it is in shape to cope with the
enemy in case it should get within the breastworks.
An order from Washington always sets Honolulu by the
ears.
more portentious warning has heen uttered from time
to time by health officers and sanitation experts, and the
press and by members of the Legislature. Dr. Hobby
sounded again in clarion tones at the banquet Of the
That warning is that Honolulu should clean up its boa
holes, its UNFRAMED sections its large SeetIeSs and sewer
less within the city limits and many Of them moi tive
minutes from the pOStOce, OF pay rghu toll in lives and
money. .ss..r-. '''-S-- ...'-
That warning the !etn now reterates while the
Ie Sedteu III SOleIIn S6SSlOH WnMny OF
what they can do to convince Washington. ~ 2gS
Not one in ten of those gentlemen know what Dr. Hobby
or the is talking about because not one in twenty
OF them has visited some OF the sections OF the city that fur
nsh the problems in sanitation and which help to make the
order of the Surgeon General possible calamity. They have
not seen these places therefore they cannot understand the
imperative needs of the hour.
The first thing for the business to do is to ask the
health and sanitation officers to show them the city
makes difference these leaders born and brought
up in Honolulu, they dot know what there is abo, them,
they cannot understand the problems created by Homo
us growth till they make such tour the city the health
officers can take them on and not occupy than two
hours of their time.
n Consequently the bulletin takes this opportunity to
snqest to business leaders, C urge upon them indeed that
after they are through with sending cables to Washington,
they take few hours and unoer the direction Of President
tPra Senator Judd Dr. Hobby, they SEE HONOLULU
las those men can show il to them.
n II the Chamber Of Commerce cannot raise among its mem
IbershiD enough automobiles TO make the trip, the e-
WI will he very glad to undertake solution OF the trans
portaton problem. t'r
Gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce. the BuIIe-
with you in the present protest to Washington but you
gentlemen have work to do right here at home which you are
negeCtng and you will continue to neglect it Just as long as
you refrain from SEEING HONOLULU.
Il you don't believe the n, ask Pratt, ask Judd
TASK Hobby ask Moore ask any of the who ION the
LOB" of trying to make Honolulu clean town.