, 1915-04-24

our coming. / need not was e any woods
GU this, ! will only ask the hon. Members if
they will believe, that we would play such
o farce?
/ found the soup excellent. All the pa
tients were found clearly dressed, their beds
made up and everything was in order. |
spoke with all the patients and encouraged
them to speak freely. Some Of them could
cut more than they got, but if there was
food left they could always get more, when
they asked for it. The sicknurses were al-
ways willing to give those more who asked
for it, if there was Il balance left in the
kitchen. The overwhelming majority of the
patients was satisfied. Th"re la been u
complaint of the doctor not paying visits
everyday; but long before this present ques-
ton had been raised, IN Investigation had
taken place about this matter and it was
found that there WAS no reason IN the COM
plant.
The person who has stood forth with the
accusations has maintained fnlse accusations,
and when [ say SO. it is because the false
ness of the accusations is not in what they
say bat IN what they omit saying.
Let us take the different cases; there il
j. Moore, the ilItreated and beaten man.
The accusation Omits saying what Moore
hnd done. He was to work according to the
rules, he refused and made resistance aud
had to be locked up. When the guard after
some hours opened the door to the cell, in
order to supply him with water, J. Moore
flung u big rock stone against him aud when
searched he was found i'll possession of u
supply Of stones which he declared it had
been his intention to strike the guard with.
This is the innocent man. AS the hon.
Members will see, the accusation is false in
what it omits to state.
LNyinia Kruse could not eat the food.
When asked, she said, it was not because
the food waa bad, she expressly states, she
had a sickness, that gave her disgust for foo'
james Green could not get down the food,
when examined, it turned cut, that he wns
on strict diet and on account of his sickness
could not get the food down.
Louise Higgins dIl not get sufficient food,
she was always starving. 1t is her that gets
the much spoken of fl III: blue ti5h aud an
other ii III called doctors fish. These f,hos
are ry the person, who stands forth as the
spokesman Of these "illtreated' people,,
cplled scornfully "cal's food. Now [ my
self often get blue fish on my table and [
have spoken with two members Of the Coun-
ell, who both declared, that they know these
fishes very we'll, often ate them and consider
ed them excellent food. Now, if THIS "clt'a
TO ID" is & ,od enough for the Governor and
two hon. Members Of the Council, it must,
| suppose, be considered COOL enough for
the patients at Peters Farm Hospital.
Then we have Elias Joseph who had fallen
down on the floor and been left there in u weak
condition the whole night. The fact j., that
be had tumbled out of his bed in the night
and been lying on the floor only 10 minutes,
when the sick nurse picked him up. Tho
next morning a railing was fixed on his bed
to prevent u similar accident.
Fanciska Joseph could not eat the food.
She says, when asked, that the food was
good, but she was sick and had no Nppilite.
Andreas Adams got very poor food.
When asked, he declares, that he did not
think the ing, edients we're bad, but it was
the WY the food was cooked. The hon.
Members will agree with me, that this Is II
matter of taste.
Weeks complains of starving, he got in the
morning some "warn water and one bread
aud the same in the evening. But the
accusation omits the meal ut 2 o'clock, which
is the chief meal of the day, the dinner.
Then there is Mary Edwards, she COM
plains OF being ordered by the Inspector to
wash his clothes. The Inspector denies, that
he ever has given her suoh work. The hon.
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