The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-03-21

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Die charges and lhtf NJ aim
no fAouof roisons
on iht broad lanai Of tho Baldwin
home gathered she Legislators. while
below Id ufaHps and staisfrpd ih Tbs
shade Of the trees stood on sst the in-
mates Of tho home and others from the
settlement Of knlawao
Senator PaB was introduced by Sen.
ator Chillngworth, who ne chairman 81
the committee OF arrangements acted
rs master Of ceremonies and 30 whom
h due the credit, IN large measure, Of
the success Of the trip. Senator Pail
talked straight out 20 his listeners. lie
referred 20 the petition which mum.
b0r Of them had sent 10 the legisla-
ture asking that wines and light beer
be permitted ia the settlement.
"There Ia nothing doing In the line
Of wines and BEER said the senator
I emphatically. ''You may send in all
the petitions you please, but will not
/ vote to give you this poison. | will
be glad to vote for more food, bat will
not help you to your death by permit.
/ ting nqaor in the settlement. Never
will you get it through me. F"
Chairman j. II. Coney of the health
committee Of the house was another
speaker who asserted in just as EN-.
phatic language that no liquor would
be permitted in the settlement. Also
| as to the petition to permit the slight.
| ly sick of the settlement to leave there
was no relief in sight. This had been
tried two years before, but nearly all
of the ones taken away have gone back
again of their own free will.
Some Complaints.
Moses Holii was one OF the spokes.
men for the residents present and
made number of complaints regard.
ing the manner Of distributing the ra-
tions and also in regard to clothing,
stating they did not get enough of the
latter.
Another stated that they did not get
enough cash to spend where they
pleased, but were forced to take orders
on the board of health store and prices
were high and the orders were only for
six months. He said charge of $l.T0
Ia bag for -four was made and com
planned of the alleged high prices, as
sorting that there was a commission
charged of about ten per cent above
market prices for goods at the store
Also, he said, the government store
raised prices just when the warrants
were received. Some sell the warrants
for cash and send the money to Homo
l1lu to buy what they want.
VIII Investigate.
An investigation was promised by
the speakers into all of the complaints
, but they have been the rule, just thu
same sort of complaints for years, anC
the store actually loses money ever!
: year in an effort to sell the residents
) in the settlement as cheaply as pos
sible the little things they need or want
Following the meeting at Kalawao
r the party raced back to Kalaupapa, bu
} hardly had they gone mile when {
} burst of thunder above and beyond thu
l pail gave notice, and few moments
/ later the rain came down in stead.
! shower, which lasted until the party
/ reached the shelter of the superintend
4 ent's compound.
| Then came visits to the Bay View
! Home, where the helpless patients ar
kept and cared for. Superintendent
r Goodhue pointed out the need for new
' building, and this was practically prom
!. Used by the legislators. Then follows
: visit to the Bishop Home, where tn
q Igirls, from two years to sixteen year
n old, reside, under the management o
4 Mother Superior Mary Marianne an
her two assistant sisters.
The girls played duet on the piano
which had been presented the home b
9 former Senator Dowsett and Mrs. Dow
b sett, and then there was chorus o
i girl voices to the accompaniment o
e the organ in a religious piece. TIL
/ investigators were impressed by tn
/ cleanliness of the entire surrounding
It of the home and detached cottages, Blu
:. the necessity for new buildings in som
IT cases was made apparent.
o. The mother superior stated, in answe