The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-05
SUNDAY BAND CONCERTS.

Some slight injustice has been
done to the BULLETIN by . statement
in the Friend that all the daily
papers have supported the move
meut for band concerts. This paper
could only have been included in
the category on the principle that
silence gives consent" Our silence
hitherto has been partly due to
waiting for some evidencetbat there
is any considerable popular demand
for band concerts on Sunday. We
are still waiting. In our view the
movement is confined TO . faction
of the Government party, mostly in
the American League, whose main OBJ
ject is to show the missionary faction
the first mentioned factions power.
Apart from theological dogmas, We
believe that q days rest in seven
from ordinary avocations is natural
and wholesome, therefore q benefit
TO the toiling masses OF humanity
in particular. II the bandmen are
compelled or induced to work for
other peoples pleasure on Sunday
while they may not be overworked
aud have their due share Of rest in
the course Of the week--it will open
the door a little wider toward mak.
ing it optional with all employers to
make their hands work on Sunday.
This is the very idea that is being
adopted to-day 10 Europe, which
tends to make what has been called
the continental Sunday more re-
stricted in the commercial liberty
hitherto attaching to it. We should
like to see Sunday noiSc reduced in.
stead Of increased. 4 little less OF
the changing Of church bells --uow
altogether unnecessary with cheap
time pieces in eyerybody's roach
would be great boon. At present
the working people have exactly the
same privileges Of hearing band
music that the wealthy have. II is
much moro pleasant in this country
to attend a band concert by night
than by day. Most OF the lodging
houses aud q large proportion OF the
homes OF working people with fami.
lies are within sound OF one to three
band concerts a week. Make the
Saturday afternoon half holiday
more general aud the working classes
will be better served than by invit'
ing them out in the dust aud heat
of Sundays to hear the band. An,
other objection that, however, car
only he proved valid by experience
is that Sunday band concerts would
lead to Sundays being made gen
eral saturnalia OF sport aud dissipa
tion which would be generally de-
moralizing. We have a Sunday Law
here now which affords complete
personal liberty to everyone TO enjoy
himself on Sunday, only excepting
that he shall not indulge in recrea
tons that disturb other people
There is large class who believe
religiously in Sunday rs a da!
for worship, and adding to thes'
another large class who, although
not attaching any holy character t'
the day, like a quiet Sunday, yol
have a party that should at least b'
allowed to have themselves COUNTS
for comparison with the supporter
Of the proposed innovation befor'
any change is made in the law. An
other reason why the BULLETIN il
against the proposition at present il
that We have protested all alont
against the Provisional Government
tampering with the ordinary legisla
ton Of the country. Let this mat
tor rest until with other question
it can be definitely passed upol
after popular, self-government is re
stored to the country,