The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-17
would STOP ALL
! INSPECTIONS Of
INCOMING SHIPS
|. a. Thurston Urges Time Now
Here For Ending yexatious
Practise
Doctor Trotter unable 10 See
Me-. Thurston's Position He
ps Declares

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sugsesting that the conditions which
called for the ma:ntensnee Of quarhh-
tine inspections Of vessels trading b.
tween other ports OF the United States
and HONOLULU, have altered for the BET.
ter, l.. A. Thurston, At a meeting of
the promotion committee Yesterday
morning, sad that be oelieves the
time has come for movement looking
toward the discontinuance Of the ptac-
tise. tits custom which has aroused
the ire Of many tourists from the main
land, and has brought upon HOnolnlh
and Hilo deal Of unjust criticism. In
effect the practise, said the speaker, "a
now nothing but a counting Of noses.
Mr.. Thurston referred to CONVEX.
sation he had had with DR.. l.. +. COfer
formerly connected with the UnlttU
States marine hospital and Public
Health service here, and now assiataIit
surgeon general At Washington. The
was at a time when, as was wen known.
the plague was more or less serious ~
San Francisco. Dr. Cofef declared II
the time, that, while It would not be
Impossible or diilcult to have stopped
the practise of Inspecting vessels from
thesmainland, AZ 1t was and il q mat.
ter of regulation and not Of law, he
believed that for the best interest Of
the Territory in view of the then sit
uat.on in San Francisco, il would moi
be wise to attempt any move. Acting
upon this advice the matter was drop
ped at thai time, said Mr.. Thurston.
Cor litions have now changed, and
there is now no further need for such
an inspection. added the speaker.
The committee, after listening TO
Mr.. Thurston, decided to eall upon Dr..
F. E. Trotter, chief Of the Unitet
States Marine hospital here, and DR.
J. s. B. Pratt, president of the Terri
torinl board OF health, for their opin.
ion on this matter. These physiciant
will be asked TO meet the coRmittee nj
its next meeting. A"" Az s'4tsE tgrs ~
Speaking Of the matter latar, Dr.
Trotter said ~ ~ t SfJ41ys
!, .oIy do NOT aeite SEQ Mr.. Taurston'l
position In this matte The work OF
Iinspeetion has aIWaysi been dane wiz
despatch at this port. It has Away
been custom, whefe vessels have beer
at sea fUf. six days or lore, to INSPECT
them upon arrival. There is plague u
San Francisco, as well as other dis
eases, and therefore IL is lnecessar,
that passengers reaching here be ex
amined. n ~ HyS% teqfala. . Z, "
Among the other matters taken ur
| Mt the meeting, was the question 81
sending Representative of the Cham
Der OF .commercs TO the mainland 4
confer with officers Of the Great North
en- Pacific steamship company, regard
| ing keeping the vessel on this run
The Chamber Of Commerce will be ask
ed TO consider resolution to tina
effect. The resolution which will b
| submitted for the action of the cham
Der, will empower the committee b
send man to talk the situation oye
with the officials Of the steamship
company. 81 ~ -. !;
The question Of obtaining som
abatement of the rigid quarantine reg
! ulations which make II impossible 4
bring pet dogs into the Territory with
| out subjecting them 10 quarantin
was also takensS up. Several case
| where tourists were kept away iron
the Territory because Of this, were r.
4 ferred to, and the secretary was al
\ thorized to confer with DR.. Victor MOI
gard, regarding the situation. f,tt.