The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-08


no chances that might imperil the Pa
cific coast We applied the regula-
lions rigidly. No fruit or vegetables
from the island of Oahu had been per-
mitted to be shipped, and through
passengers were held on board liners
while in port. AS the situation i'm
proved, and it seemed safe to 40 so,
we relaxed the quarantine from time
to time. Shipments from outlying dis
tricts were permitted, and first cabin
passengers on Oriental liners were al
! lowed ashore. There was some fric-
ton, of course, but nothing serious.
when the Zealandia came in from
the colonies the experiment was tried
of giving shore liberty to the second
class passengers, and then there was
trouble; many of the second-class pas
sengers grossly abused their privil-
eyes and gave their passes to steer
age passengers and members of the
crew. Instead of appraeciating what
was done for them the cabin passen-
gers seemed to take sides with the
steerage and melted them to resist
ance and anger at the unjust, ridicu-
lous discrimination against them. AT
ter that experiehce-with the best
class of second cabin passengers that
ever came into this port-it was OBJ
vious that we could not so favor those
of Oriental liners.
when the Chiyo Maru came in
! Friday | gave passes to the first cabin
passengers and not to the second
class. There was the usual bad feel
ing and more or less general. com
ment on the freaks of the chUlera
quarantine. BY a recent arrangement
with Mr. Stackable, the United States
customs officers cooperated with us
and guarded the vessel at the wharf.
With this very satisfactory assistance
we were able still further to relax the
annoyance of quarantine procedure
and to permit the townsfolk to come
unrestricted to the gallery of the
wharf. At first there was some misun-
derstanding and people were held at
the main entrance. More trouble and
more irritation.
"Now to come back to our actual
duties as quarantine officers. 1t is
vastly easier for us to maintain a
rigid, non-intercourse with minimum
Ct bad feeling ana ADVERSE criticism.
I l. is only when quarantine officers
endeavor to mitigate the rgors of
quarantine that they nave any real
trouble and opposition. Cabin passen-
gers submit almost without complaint
when made to stay aboard. When
allowed ashore they are indignant
when required to show passes and
when not allowed to carry fruit on
board The townsfolk and tradesmen,
instead of being thankful that hun
dreds of cabin passengers may come
ashore and spend their money freely,
are angry because second-class pas
sengers may not come also.
"The practical bearing of all this
dissatisfaction and adverse criticism
is that it raises in our minds the ques-
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bic to do all this when it only results
in misunderstanding and misrepre-
sentation of our motives and our cap
acity to perform our official duties?
We are willing and glad to go out Of
cur way to an extent not required of
us by our regulations, when it really
docs some good, but we are not willing
y to continue to do so when it results
in abuse and discredit before the
community
Practically it is up to the COM
munity to decide an the kind of quar-
antine it wants; the rigid, non-inter
quarantine regulations; or the pres
ent, LIBERAL, elastic, though in a
measure, inconsistent, quarantine,
/ which permits cabin passengers to
t come ashore and spend their money,
, shippers to send some of their goods
to the Coast, and which gives relief
, to a community which would otherwise
= be almost marooned."