The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-22
THE LOST OPPORTUNITY.

Hawaii has had the chance to obtain thoroughly competent head
for her Health and instead of embracing the idea
hands for fear would her she calmly allows to
pass thus permitting something worse than an unsatisfactory state OF
The change have made without friction whaever
The position OF president OF the Board OF Health rendered V by
the resignation of MotSmih could have been lett u WINE the
Territory completed the toraIes tor obtaining u1
ougy qualified surgeon from the Federal quarantine service to take
charge Had Hawaii done this it would have I9own ' h f
of the world upon her, she would have been oo
at the head of their obtained from the Federal service IN
way the management of health matters has been removed from the
making absolute eareSsneSS OF
Tao 1 Rl of Health being hunting ground for merry
oans it would institution from which enanated safeguards
It would seem that position of president of the Board
Health removed politics improvement in the present state OF
affairs expected Chicago and milwaukee, have each obtained
members OF the Federal quarantine service Tor their cf
manifold advantages Of having such men at the head OF
affairs only apparent They have no tear OF PoSa @
All they have do carry out the work undertaken ana u
If they the dspeasure OF some political party ney
which they are reality only recessed They have no fear OF what the
forthcoming elections may do to them
that Hawaii has not awakened to the advantages
this With efficient at the head OF affairs the Islands must
the local steamers for Honolulu delightful place in
which to spend holiday but they say they nnuerabe
plants about the number of mosquitoes here People
with the idea of staying until the vessel returns ana St
OF that they leave by erimedatey because they Will not put up w
and say that what Manila and other cities have achieved can
h done here, the is a
With surgeon Federal service in charge here there
would not of confidence the organization that there
for he would be who could do his duty eaIess ana TI
only regard the public good Threats would not AFFECT NM ana nc
poyers The would be spared the threat that the CITY VIII
Inundated ultimately by the military othcials stepping
and cleaning up the place This would SEEM IS no de
prophecy it has been said that eventually the CITY
will by the military who will then take hen on e prop
ertv as a guarantee the place will be kept clean
support of the necessity OF strong man to take charge
affairs the dgracefu condition of the cottages in PncboT street
right in the city and almost adjoining SchoohoqSe
mentioned Then the of the waterfront IS another eyeore eoe
obtain first impression OF Honolulu
from the waterfront would seen one doctor
said that depend entirely attract people and
no effort whatever make them comfortable while they
here.
that The Star without precedent when
sought have appointed the Federal
who would be able administer affairs the that best
suited Honolulu who would have knowledge of the requirements
of the position gained the best schools the world He would bring
with him the and best santatona knowledge that has been
conditions How valuable the
knowledge such would be than that gained by hurried
through different cities which the best be only superficial
be easily imagined.
There experiment in obtaining Federal service
representative application from the Territorial officials
would show that the effort clean the city honest and that
Territorial Board of Health being by band of politicians
who will the organization swing for themselves the
elections.