The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-01


and admit that we can not keep our
Hawaii has successfully withstood
the attack of cholera and other con-
tagious diseases during the onslaught
of the past two years. Honolulu is
now free. The city has cleaned its
streets, alleys and byways; its houRfR
gardens, courts and areas. witt
clean and cheerful countenance Hdt.h-
lulu and Hawaii can face anyone who
desires to inquire either as to it's con-
dition or as to its ability.
city Showed Power.
Hawaii has not only its own re-
sources to rely upon, but the service
of Federal officers. With the occur
renee Of cholera it has passed through
no unusual experience That it was hit
with cholera is not to be wondered
at, In view of the recrudescence of that
disease in the endemic foci of the ORR
ent and ITS spread westward. Many
another fair city has been assailed in
the same manner. There is no shame
or .turpitude. in the occurrence. The
main point is that the Territory has
demonstrated, though assailed by chol-
era, that 1t was able to summarily
check the spread of the disease even
under emi-tropical conditions.
With cleaner city and greater
determination, the above auguTs well
for the future. Moreover more than
million dollars has been apppropriat-
ed for the preservation of health in IIa-
wall, during the next two years after
July /, 1911. OF this there has been
set aside $25O,OOO in a revolving fund
which is estimated to do the work of
fairly well for population of
10000.
MOtt-smith's Status.
Concerning myself l hesitate to
speak and do so only because the eff
fciency of the board is attacked
through me personally, as also is Gov
ernor Frears administration. The task
of bringing this department to it's
present condition has been no light
one. That task was set me by the
Governor and the Legislature of 1903.
l reported to the Legislature of 1911
and to the Governor, placing the ten-
was. told to go on further with the
work. | thoroughly agree with you
that, If because of my other duties the
efficiency of the health department or
of Governor Frear's administration is
impaired, l should no longer retain my
position as president of the board. An
intimation' of that sort, or that 1 was
unable to serve the public properly
would cause me to instantly vacate the
position; and 1 know this to be the
Governors attitude as well. AS far
only paper, and yourself the only in
dividual that has intimated anything
of the kind, although l have brought
1t up with friend or two of mine for
my own guidance.
Aside from congratulations, this sug-
gestion of yours appears to be based
on your statement that 1 am half
time for full-pay president" that l did
not know of the existence of certain
pigsties or of a conduit as shown by
my testimony in the swimming case.
The rule against hearsay evidence was
very strictly enforced in that case. AS
president of the Board of Health | do
not go around to visit every pigsLy,
conduit, sewer pipe, privy, cesspool and
the like in the city l leave that TO
its proper department, the sanitation
department. You could go out today
and find a minor nuisance in John
Does back yard, the report of which
had passed under my eye in the mass
of detail brought in by the sanitary
inspectors. If you asked me, 1 could
not swear that a nuisance existed in
John Does back yard. AS to "half-
time" I do not remember making that
statement in the swimming case. 1t is
not a question of time or half-time,
however, but as above stated, ques-
ton of efficiency. And that question [
am willing to leave open.
From time to time you have suggest
ed that the health matters of the Ter
ritory should be turned over to the
army. to the Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service, to the Federal Off
/ GERS, to the sanitary commission, or a