The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-15
TERRIrORIAI OR NATIONALf


The ubus defence of the Board of Health from the charge of
politics useful purpose showing that hampcng
conditions which Federal control of sanitation the on, rem
ed Brought face face with the mdcnac facts about the Board
connection with politics. the Advertiser its own behalf that it
politics of another dndhe of politics which the Board is
forced deal with i'm spite of itself Very well! Without admitting
this be the whole TRUTH the Star willing to discuss the question along
the lines which the Advertiser prefers They lead to the same conclusion
that Honolulu would be free from pdemc must have sanitary
control which possibly be affected by circumstances such as the
morning paper describes
We are told that the board OF Health "badged" by politicians
that fight for its life whenever the legislature conenes that
the employees of the Board may be among the most active poa
of the city but they merely represent themselves; that the board has
lost much power; the legislatures take pride IN curang
health appropriations that the board has been med IN politics
through the efforts politicians fine of circumstances these
to depend safeguards Of public health the
when consider that the of them neparabe from our poll
teal system.
Not one of these handcaps would by United States Pub
lie Health Service There would be no "badgene" by politicians
Federal authority would have fight for its life whenever the
legislature meets power would not be limited its employees would
- 80 lot ri lone or lose their iob. and the Public Health Ser
vice would "mired politics here than in Panama
Manila or than cleaned up Havana and New Orleans
Summarized the Territorial Board cannot do its duty because OF
politics. could be nterfered with by politics. as
Congress expects of them is to do their work thoroughly
the details of Federal control The Advertiser says
of federal control Of health appear to be labor
under the impression that the Federal Would at our
Territory Honolulu filling in the
%Ooka what should do for our
authorities ss aoss any 8nc o a se ss As
of epidemic threatening the safety OF the rS C s nf III anu
The Federal health officials the presence deadly mades would
what they have done elsewhere They cleared out the oat
around epidemic prevailing and made its neigh
boood hea they ceansed Havana well between epdemcs
which hung the place like cloud are gone
they drained swamps Panama between epdemcs and
killed off the mosquitoes if they asked Congress drain the Wal
the protection of the and gasons the money
would be provided without waiting for the yellow fever to arrive They
do not want of cleaning the city, they think the
Territory something towards it. And the Territory would
No Legislature call from Congress put the usual health apro
paons Of the Federal DOCTORS would dare refuse lest
the answer of Congress should be rule by commission
The Advertiser says Federal control would probably mean
would reprint the official statement? Here 1t s
1 The ederalgo will bear all the expense
Locale police
wiIha to
The mosquoes
yellow to carry
Pestfe and
The accumu
eper islands, there being many who
haven nc gathered
Mooka al
in a o
The would be drained along with all SINH
regarding sanitation plantations
in cities woudb be compulson
Now fellow citizens, which kind of safeguard do want to
honolulu Territorial kind the Advertiser describes or the Ma
tiona kind the Federal doctors describe?