The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-28
ASYLUM FOR |NEBR|AIES
ONE WAY TO PREVENT DRUNK
ENNESS.
Prohibition Would Encounter Many
lieves in Gothenburg System.


Young Mems Research Club congre
gated at the home of Rev. Douglas L.
Brine last evening to discuss the
question of how to most wisely and
judiciously control the liquor tca!tic
of Hawaii. The paper was by ID. II.
Case. of the law office of Kinney d
Ballou. After the paper had been
read each member present gave his
own views on the matter.
Mr.. Case, after going quite fully M
to the history of the liquor que Stior,
gave a faithful account of the work
ings of the high tariff, the low tariff
the state dispensary system in South
Carolina and the Gothenburg plan of
controlling the liquor traffic. He then
presented the question for argument
in his own paper: SIS the material and
moral condition of Hawaii best served
under her present high license svs-
TEN, or would it be to the financial
and moral advancement of this lie.
public to inaugurate a change and
adopt one of the three systems under
consideration in this paper?"
The writer of the paper stated that
he believed that prohibition in Hawaii
would encounter many of The difficult
ties and experience the same failures
as it has in Kansas, Maine and other
prohibition states.
"The dispensary system" continued
Mr.. Case. would be far preferable to
prohibition, and for the present might
accomplish much good, but the cC!d
pect an administration as clean in all
departments and so free from political
schemes and schemers as she is today
The time will soon come, annexation
or no annexation, when party politics
will creep into tropic Hawaii and the
dispensary system is too closely con-
insure the liberties of the people.
Il believe that the Hawaiian Govern
ment could best solve the liquor issue
through the adoption of the Gothen-
burg plan, modifying it along such
lines as the geographical, political and
social conditions of the islands might
from all her sister nations, is certain
ly an ideal country wherein to thor
oughly test advanced legislation on
the control of the liquor traffic.
81 would suggest law that would
issue to chartered companies of rep
resentative citizens nontransferable
licenses. one for each island of the
group. Discriminate or favor the use
of all products resulting from natural
fermentation as against the products
of distilation. Allow one store for
the sale of liquors to every thousand
registered voters, or major fraction
thereof. All liquors to be sold in orig
inal packages of different sizes, each
bearing the official stamp of the Gov
eminent. No distilled liquors to be
drank on the place Lunch depart
ments and lighter drinks run in con
nection with each store. Govern
ment commission of inspectors to con
troll the traffic.
provide that any person arrested
on the charge of being an habitual
drunkard and convicted should be sen
fenced to the Government asylum foi
inebriates. there to remain until pro
nounced cured by the proper authors
ties: and that the arrest and convic
ton for drunkenness three times in {
given month should be deemed prime
facia evidence that such person was al
habitual drunkard.
"In closing | would say, so fran,
the law that all motives of self interes
be eliminated and its enforcement en-
tirely divorced from politics and polit
zeal parties. So far as possible avoio
revolutionary measures. Supply pure
liquor at proper times and places tc
proper persons at reasonable prices
For violations of the law resort to per
sonal punishment. not fines. Foreve'
Danish from the islands professional
informers, and Hawaii will have gon'
a long way toward solving the liquo'
question"
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