The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-03-29

LAsr week remarks were made IN these
columns with reference 10 the Chinese
population II Kohala- A correspondent
had complained that though double the
amount q men were in the district than
vsre required 10y the plantations. i. was
alu1~- impossible % get lzt1-ers- II was
then pointed gut that many Chinese did
no; labor because they could make an
easy living 10y the Illicit sale Of Egugr
This matter vas alluded. % IN one q the
reports presented az the Planters Cguvsz-
ta1. The committee on legislation recon-
mendei that therg should b. statutory
rrlhibioor q Sale q spTltu5us CT intuxi-
eating LIQUORS % Chinese or Polynesla1-'
Al the meeting of the Planters Labor
and SUNNY Cumuany on SATURDAY. the
subject was tully discussed and a unaui-
nous vote was recdn1ed II favor Il
notion 20 ask t1r total prohibition. Let
u consider for & moment who composed
the meeting winch came 70 tins resolution
There were certainly total aistaiusrs there.
but they were i7y no means IN the maj 5urlry:
there were men who hy their inclination
and bringing up- had 10 Eredllectiu1 to
warlis q total prohibition law= and there
were rprrezantatives from our most I'M
r1rrant commercial houses which do
large amount ot business II importing
LIQUORS q al classes When these latter
announced thai they wert IN fsvurUf total
urolihlti11i II meant that they had weighed
the matter carefully. and that IN spite gi
great business advantages. which came 90
Their houses through the importation u
Euudr. the Disadvantages. which told upon
the planting interest were far greater
and that III consideration of tins they land
aside the smaller for the greater gain II
yrzS 9 very significant fact when Mr.. J
{. Glade aruse and spoke IN favor q tins
m9tiou- The planting Interest have looked
the matter sluareiy ID the face. and say
that there / no half way between total
vroh5biti1n and free ruIn: before the mat
tar came up for discussion there were not
above a third q the members that would
have voted n the affirmative; a. soon a.
the arguments q Mr. :. 7 Alexander.
Mr- Suuzr and others were heard. com
plete change came over the views u the
majority
Should tins rec1mmendatoa be acted
upon hy the Legislature. besides the good
thst may come from Stopping drunkennssz
throughout the group Il VII tel IN
another direction also. 4 urulniltory
Law VII l,e Of no ne unless there be .
veTy eficient police and coast guard iSys-
TEN The gains 70 be made from running
csrroas q srirIts VIII be large and the
islands present considerable facilIties for
carving on an Illicit tTsfie. Il VII h. no
use 10 pass the law. without being ready
to enfurce II strictly: our police force a.
al present culstituted would find itself
unable 70 meet the strain that would h.
PIT upon Il We should b. obliged %
have. what has - often been advocated N
the GAZETTE. vel equipped. well drilled
and properly instructed mounted con
stabulary
There are many lights III which tins
recommendation for total prohibition can
b. viewed. there VII be arguments ad
vznced Tuo and oUn- hui of one thing
there can BE- 10 doubt. when men who are
not only cunsumers themselves but who
Ekevise reap a profit from the sale of
E0u0r. are wiling to make such recon-
mendation they are evidently II eanest
and thev preach the gospel Of Temperance
II pretty strong language