The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-03-29


LAST veek rpmarls verv rnsia In ths.s
columns with rafercucr % the Chine-s
| population IN kohsla A correspondent
hai complained that though d1rbls tbe
amount u meu ucra ju the district thsu
vrrro required by the plantations tt was
alml>t impossible o. gct lal,orer. Il vas
then pointri oui that many Chinese dil
ne lah1y bccsusr thry c1uld uiakr aB
Easy living by the illicit sale ~ blU0r
THIS MATTER vas alluded t1 ta oue - itb
IMPORTS presented az thc Planters Cou,,a
tDp, The committee ga lrgi,lati1u lrc1m
menici that therr ~lluli IT, ,iatutof,
Prohibition - ,alr of spini80g, uF int14i
eating liquors On thins-s 0g PoiyussiAn
Al the Iaovting ~ tho Planters Labor
and supply Company 0u SATURDAY tie
,ubl~ct was iully discussed and q uuaui
nous vote Sas Frcurl-i u favor 20 a
uo,ion % ask f1r total pDhiHuou. Let
us consider fug a monrut Who cuMIl-sl
The mevting which came o. this resolution
Ihcre were certainly total alstainrrs there.
but they were ty no DRau- IN the majority.
there were men Who, by thrir inclination
and bringing up had no pre,ilecti6n 10
Wartis a total prohibition law; and there
were representative frum our mo-t I'm
portant commercial houses, which DO a
large amount - business lu importing
hqunrs of all classes When these latter
announced that they were IN favor II total
pruhimtoni u meant that they had weighed
the marner carefully. and that IN spite II
great business advantages, Wlich eaIne t1 |
their h0Jses through the importation u 7
hqulr- the disadvantages. which told uuou I
the planting interest were far greater. [
and that IN consideration of this thew laid I
aside the smaller for the greater gam. II 1
was a very significant fact, when Mr. j. I
& Glade arose and spoke in favor of thi. I
motion The planting interest have looked I
the matter squarely IN the face. and sav
that there l. no half way between total .
prohibition and free rum: before the mat
Ter came up for discussion there were not
above third of the members that would
have vUtad IN the affirmative: a. soon A.
the arguments Of Mr. ; I. Alexander.
Slr. Soper and others were heard. con-
plete change came over the views Of the
majority
Should tins Recommendation - acted
Ipon By the Legislature besides the r-nod I
= e'aAAt AAyu4 so ping uIuLkeuup<-
throughout the group, It VIII tell in
another direction also. A prohibiforv
laT VII be Of no Use unless there be
very eiaeIenf police and coast guard sv--
lem The gains 10 be made from rr1uIiins-
rargoes Of spirits VIII be large. and the
ISLANDS present considerable fsciIities for
carrying on an Illicit trade. 1t vii BE- ucl
lse to pass the laE. without being ready
b euforce It strictly: our police force. a.
Il present constituted would find itseIf
unable to meet the strain that EouId h.
put upon IT. We should b. obliged 10
have what has 30 often been advocated IN
he GAzETTE- well equipped well drilled
md properly Instruetei mounted con |
'tabulaTy-
There are many lights IN which this
for total prohibition can
- ylewed- there VII be arguments al
Ianeed pro and con. hut Of one thing /
here can b. no Doubt: when men who ar. / 4,
lot only consumers themselvss- but who
IkeElse reap a profit from the sale Of !
lquor- are wiling to make such a recon- :
nenstariOn they are evidently N earnest. ]
nd thev preach the gospel of temperance
4 pretty str-1g language