The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19
AT THE sTOCRADF

Before the mayor and went to
the Etockade. / sent to the labora-
tory In the Cobb Building and Sc
cured copies OF the record OF tho
blood test OF each Of my clients.
When we arrived a; the stockade
he talked with all OF the men and
assured them in my presence that
II they were right they would soon
get "A square deal. az there was go
ing 20 be a new head To the health
department In a day or two: and
that he could not tell them not 10
allow arsenic TO be shot into thenn<
but that their lawyer could. Id
seemed 10 b. really and truly dis
guHtad and out OF patience when he
SAW and learned that these men. sup
posed to be sick. were being treated
worse than animals.
The siockade had twice been con-
demned as too insanitary for human
beings
Hanson seemed in earnest in his.
desire TO do right by these people.
There must have been merit in nv
asking him out to the sfoclade be-
Warren. Judge Gordon and. / b.
lieve. DIR. Mcbride out with him.
You will recall what great things
were going TO be done about build
ing a new stockade and a place for
Guaranteed men ard ali the great
changes that were going to be or.
dered by the chief and the mayor
but the seat of Hell is still there.
Wen. after four months and along
in September. after the hot weather
WAS over and the flies were going
TO sleep for the winter. there were
two small windows cut In TO admit
a little fresh air. Ole evidently be.
nevos that every man should have
his ice. but that the poor man should
have his in the winter and the rich,
man have his IN the summer--jurix-
Ing by the street car deal
When we started for home. gav
Mayor Hanson copies Of the iahorn-,
tory blood test OF my clfcntz. and
gave him the name OF DIR. u O.,
Bates. who would substanftate my
statement that my clients were an,
free from disease. He took therxb'
health certificates out with him the
next day and showed them to judge,
Gordon and Chief Warren right IN,
front OF my clients.
Two or three days after Hanson.
made his first visit to the stpckade;
with me. my clients and SEVERAL
others. who were kanEarooed into,
Seattle's quarantine he'll and who,
were in perfect health. were oryiercsll
brought TO the city hospital at
Fourth and Yesler Way. They nat
urally thought that Hanson WAS s,u-
ing TO be fair enough TO give them
a hearing and that could help them
to get justice.
When / talked to Hanson about
three days later he said: doc. some
of those boys quurantined out in tho
stockade may not be what they
should be, but they are entitled to a
square deal. and they are not get
ting IT." | replied. We'll. Ole. II
this lawless action is kept up by
your police and health departments.
IL will make trouble. The people I
represent are absolutely free from
disease. and have been r.lilroaded
into quarantine for spite" TO which
Mayor Hanson replied: Doc. don't
you stop until you have taken every,
person out OF quarantine that ought
not to be in quarantine. Doc. get
me Just one that has been railroadcd'
into quarantine and ! win fire every
damn man in the health department
The head OF the department is re-.
sponsible for his subordinates. 80
Mcbride will go too"
Next week shall write how Han-,
son was easy for the old gang. and
how the quarantine people suffered,
the fortunes of he'll for retaining me-.
as their attorney