The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-27

Paxson of the board Of health, who asks
what moro can be done by him or by
the board. He has discharged L. Ka-ne
the CNretakCr Of the station, and the
assistant carctaker and has taken other
steps to improve discipline and care
fulncss about the station.
Mrs. Macfarlane. whose letter in The
Advertiser yesterday morning calling at
trntion TO what she claims arc fragrant
abuses at the receiving station attracts
wide attention, declares that President
PaXson has not helped remedy the real
situation by disrharging the caretaker,
but has only made il more difficult to
got the truth of the situation out into
the open where it can be- viewed and
the necessary corrections brought about.
She says that Mr. Paxson has "double
crossed" her in discharging these men
and has now denied her the opportunity
of appearing at a special meeting of
the board Of health which he, himself,
suggested should be called in order that
she might appear before it.
Demands Investigation
There are conditions infinitely worse
than have been so far exposed that de-
mand investigation, according to the in
formation in her hands, she says. These
conditions, if her Information be cor
rect, arc such as will shock the moral
sense Of the community. If things are
as she believes she is prepared to prove,
the health Of the community has been
endangered for the most 'iOus of rea-
sous She demands an inv 'igation by
the proper authorities.
Among other charges which Mrs.
MacfarlanP is prepared to make, and
not ono of the more serious charges, is
that babies born at the settlement on
Molokai are being brought to Homo
lulu by relatives and are not taken to
the proper government homes but are
taken directly into the homes of rela
tivcs, where no supervision whatever
over the children is exercised. No
care is taken to see whether or not
these children develop the disease that
nfflicts the mothers, and no protection
is afforded the nrighbOrhOOd into which
these children are taken.
Worse Than Belgium
~ do not intend to permit this mat,
ter to be lightly dismisscd,' said Mrs.
Mnctaranc last night. | have no fight
to make upon Mr.. paxson, even though
that all my charges were without justi-
1icatiOm, the very same charge that he
now says are justified. | have no fight
to make upon the board of health. I
have a fight to make against cond-
tons that are worse than the condi-
tions the Hunss have brought to Bel
gium, things that are horrible, things
that add to the surrOws of the people
Z ! hat
helping prevent the stamping out Of
lrprosN in these Islands we love. l
hulc been told things by weeping moth
rrs that make many of the reports from
Belgium seem tame. | want a chance
to either prove or disprove these, and
I intend to get it"
Of cials Admit Truth
Charges made by Mrs. Marfarlane re-
gaIding the conduct Of the Kalihi leper
receiving station are admitted as being
trur hv both Sumner S. Paxson, presi-
d"nt Of the board of health, and by
!. ". NrNrigh. superintendent of the
Knl1urnra settlement.
The my point upon which there is
Il question Of facts contained in her
chnrere is as to whore the pigs came
fr"m which she says were sold by
Kn ne. th" Kalihi settlement keeper.
Both paxs"n and MrVcigh say that in
designations made by them indicate that
the only pigs sold by Kane came from
II pi" ranch in which he is interested
with II Japanese. This is not located
ut the Knlihi settlement, but nearby.
In effect, if NOT in so many words,
President pnxson says:
Mrs. Macfnrlanr's charges were in