The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-01

An interview Win DI' MaChalii iOA-
mer city and county physician here,
arpears in the Butte (Montana) Inter
Mountain of May II. Where he Is di-
rectly quoted the information is sub
stantially correct, excepting that
about 1.-THE federal building"-that still
lacks even a site instead Of adorn-
inc the city. What the reporter says
about DR.. Mackall, on the other hand,
is a mass of misstatements which will
make everybody here roar with
amusement. The board of health,
irstead of being organized by DR.. Mac
kali, existed for forty years before
he ever saw Honolulu, and he was
never a member of that body and on
Iy an employee of It for a few weeks
until the municipal government
adopted him along with the dispens-
airy There was not a terrific siege
of cholera-nothing but a slight epid-
omic quickly suppressed. DR.. Mac
kalYs resignation had nothing to do
with any epidemic-a new board OF
supervisors merely chose another ply
stefan. He wrote none of the flaws
and regulations" of Honolulu, although
he rendered some assistance in the
drafting of one or two sanitary ordin-
ances. Following is the interview in
full:
The idea of japanese trouble in the
Hawaiian Islands in the near future is
secuted by Dr. Bruce McV. Mackal,
who arrived in Butte yesterday from
Honolulu and who intends to locate
in Montana, very probably in Kalis-
pell
DIR. Mackall came to Montana on ac-
count Of the encouraging reports
which he heard about the state, and
he leaves here in the morning for
Kalispell to look over the ground.
He ascribed the current idea about
the Japanese and the yellow peril to
yellow Journalism.
There is no danger of trouble at
any time from the Japanese in the
Hawaiian Islands. They are primarily
Iaborers, although some own stores,
end all make good citizens. Stories
that have appeared in coast papers
about the yellow peril constitute a
good Joke for the people of Homo
lulu"
DR.. Mackall organized the first
board of health in the city Of Homo
lulu in 1908 and remained at its head
until last August, when he resigned
following a terrific siege of cholera
which held the islands in its grip, but
centered in Honolulu, with its 10000
inhabitants, not counting the army
ard marine posts. The cholera YVES
stamped out at the time he resigned
His departure is much regretted by
the authorities there, who furnished
DR.. Mackall with testimonials which
are very flattering.
Honolulu Developed.
Honolulu is developing" continu
ed DR.. Mackall. Among the new
buildings which adorn the city are
the federal building, the new Carne
gle library and others. Pearl harbol
is being developed by the govern
ment, deepened and improved. A
drydock, promised to be the creates
in the world, is being built there To-
the repair of the United States bat
tleships. The army posts are i'm
proving, and Camp Shafter has tn,
reputation of being the best in tn,
service.
The sugar concerns control tn,
island and Americans control tn
sugar business. The island has beel
republican, but it is likely that it will
so democratic this fall"
DR.. Mackall says that the climat
IS fine and that sanitary condition
are improving daily. The averag
temperature for the year is froT
70 to 76, while it varies from 70 to l
up higher. Conditions are very good
although there are not many Amel
leans going into the country
DIR. Mackall's family will follow hi1
to Montana as soon as he decide
on a location.
He is a graduate of Georgetow
university, Washington. He spe1
three years in the medical departmer
of the marine service at Portland
and went to Honolulu in 1904 In a.
dition to organizing the board {