The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-14
HEALTH HOARD AND TOITnCs-

The attempt saua, from Federal conol-whicl
Is the only practical and efficient to keep tins town free IRON cp
encsb making scapgoai OF Dr. Nacab leads the No''''
utter Chi, extraordinary remark:
the Bulletin agree with the Advertiser that Maeal
ted his to how
fails necessity for ANYTHING except federal oRto
is decidedly unfair to President Motsmtn, former Pres
Tbe territorial Bopd OF Health IS not in politics
been a fact produced to show that S
Not in politics forsooh The Territorial Of never
been anything else than political body and anything else
1t has do politics the appropriations wants its employees be
Territorial Committee which looks after their politics rather than their
fitness and campaigns those employees do party work the practical
exclusion OF other duties Only the other day President Mott Smith told
how he had ce in the of the proposed control of the ga
work because if he mtereed with the present regime his bills
would all be killed the Legislature He had do politics to
those bills and he has like his predecessors had to do politics all the
time In each something of public value sacrificed The great
advantage of Federal CONTROL aside from the perfect sanitation would
enforce lies in its freedom from the very influence which has made the
Health mpotent epdem and such
of expense when handling them The Board does not
dare even when the peece walks at MONDAY to refuse JOBS to poll
can how ignorant of hygiene they may be- how cu
ably unwilling The much
they cost
At the election nearly every sanitary inspector
the Board of Health elected the Republican convention Charlie
Ohea appointed Inspector before
gate and identified with of the dest politics Kaaao Clifford
Caoc then secretary of the Board Of Health and since given charge
of the mosquito had himself elected the convention from
Kakaako although his residence in Nakk.
Not political body? Why Territorial dare not
strictly enforce the segregation laws because of politics. Whenever
campaign when Legislature in session. in such
service often crooks the pregnant hinges of the that thrift
refusal of needed appropriations And the Advertiser tells
that "th Territorial Board of Health politics
been fact produced show that Isl and da plead
against the agency which would make thorough job sanitation
here to the Hawaiian taxpayer.
DR. Macka and the supervisors have done badly enough
knows; but the political shrine which they path worn
deep by the political feet of the Territorial health
The Star does doubt that if the Territorial given full
power to act will get rid of epidemic time
ing and that in doing will all the
sight including the good balance the disposal Shippers Wharf
Committee 1t stamped the plague 1890
dollars, which Minister Damon had got together surplus
three millions in destroyed propermang each
cost S50OOO Since organized there have
two OF bubonc plague of cholera each
sanitation between outbreaks when did people
had influence 1t has always had law
when did dare after the pesence
of buildings and real they influential accountable
law for nuances threatening public health for which they
blame? And during epdemcs the Board avoided such
whenever it could Why For politics!
The Advertiser wants the people abandon the kettle
pot but the people who think saney recourse to politics.
know that both kettles should be thrown overheard The
of the Territorial and County health
nadequaces and What people for the
both the efficient and coess professional methods
United States guarantees the health any
port committed