Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-22
NATIONAL LEPER HOME PLAN 49,.
SAREADY WELL ADVANCED

very greatly aid our committee. There
are bills before the committee for a
leprosarium and tubercnlarium, but we
do not knew where TO put them. One
time we brought in bill locating one
Of these sanitariuns In Arizona or
New Mexico, and the gentlemen from
that part OF Gods globe put up and
got en- our necks. and they beat Us
horse, foot and dragon, and ! doubt II
the bill received halt the votes of the
members of the committee when mp
in the house. No one Ealts them. II
1.-THE gentleman can help Us at all on
that particular question we will know
1 how to deal with these ILLS asking
| that these people be segregated and
that location be fixed for their en-
tertainment and treatment
Mr.. johnson Of Washington am
grateful TO the gentleman from. Geor'
gia, and I make this suggestion. 1t
seems To be impractlcable 10. find any
place In continental United States
that will receive without protest these
unfortunate people. thought yester-
day that one of the many islands COM
Prising the Aleutian group in Alaska
could be used as a leper colony; that
they could be put to gardening and
demonstrating. The climate there is
good; perhaps little damp III 8il-
ter. But the delegate from Alaska
protested Immediately; and who can
blame him? - 2 ~ =. ~
thought, too, that the United States
might secure an island in Hawaii and
there construct and maintain lepro-
sarium. But why go 20 such expense,
when Hawaii already has a well-con-
Quoted colony at Molokai and where
va can care for cur lepcrs hetter and
al less expense than rat Diamond Head
or another point IN the United States
proper?
Ali of the plans Tor the purchase OF
islands contemplate the, penditure OF
large sun-from s15a,u60 to $500.
COO. The smaller SUM will pay for the
care OF lepers we are Likely to send
Ia Hawaii in 90 years. There are but
Few ia the United States. l'he most
about 200. ii am told are IN a state
colony In Louisiana. There are few
Sin Connecticut. a few IT Minnesota,
4 dozen CT SO in New York City and
by the way. these are allowed consid-
cradle freedom and one remaining at
Diamond Head, in my stale. This dis
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WIS
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nally ne was q cltlzen Oh NoLtn Sai y.
lima, enlisted IN tne aroy, lousns !,
the Pn1ilpplnes, ana there cOneia'ee 8.
this diseases Ihsh ne T s''lll1 -
North Garoilna y YES 9 inasesI :.
dispute Tor some stllne as 70 Wile. l -
ne had the oisease,S anu ne ca.iie "
washington lot: tnss puil'ose y co
suiting the leaalng SURGEONS ne Ge:
Then ne ieIl ana ippppeu " NEAT e fa.
coma In my stale
Mr. MurdQck-7-Tflt mas las Sesll sone 2
number ei years. ANheres lld ne c t3t' =
from this last time
MI. Johnson OF Washln glool-T,aiay =, {.
ne escaped from tne, Diamona n eau
quarantine statlonsS n y ASA y ~ lon'
crossed the StralIs % Flca lillo y ~
tor1a, British IoiumDla, stayel IS l mere
at the leading hoteis, took one OF .ne
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