The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-21
THE PAUAHl EVIL.

Editor Commercial Advertiser: With
reference to the article and editorial
notes in the Advertiser OF the 10th inst,
touching the evil in Pauahi street. per-
nit me to give some additional facts
and to make a suggestion as to- the
remedy.
The last report OF the examining ply
stefan to the Board OF Health for the
week ending October IL shows that
there were 221 registered prostitutes in
Honolulu, as follows: One American
with a foreign name), . British, Is
French. % Hawaiian and LIS Japan
csc. The American with the foreign
name halls from San Francisco; one
of the British women is at present in
the hospital and the other has n hus-
band who consents to her Infamous
business; the French women are re-
cent arrivals from the Colonies: the
Hawaiians are OF all ages from is to
45. and are said to die of rapidly after
entering the evil way; and the Japan
csc, who are more numerous than all
the rest are, for the most part. women
who do not themselves seek shame.
This last statement should receive
especial attention. No Japanese wom-
an has the direction Of her own career
in life. She must be what her father.
or elder brother. or uncle. or guardian,
makes her or permits others to- make
her. But besides this general fact
am reliably informed by Japanese of
the better class here in Honolulu that
those same toughs who take goods from
the shops OF their countrymen and
then intimidate them by threats so
that no arrests or open complaints are
| made, decoy from their homes. espe-
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girls for immoral purposes, and then
keep them and their friends quiet
about it by terrorizing them. The
toughs live by the shame and damna-
ton of these, their unwilling victims
| For these persons 4 have hoped &c
awaken sympathy in this community
| The officials say that for the sake o
the innocent public" the present po
lice regulations have been made. Blu
when L mentioned to certain high OIL
Gals a few days ago the case OF thes'
helpless persons who are in the Niles
slavery that ever was endorsed by NOR
tai. l was told that they ought to ap
peal to their Consul. Their Consul ]
helpless without the cooperation Q
the better class OF this community.
the Government is so DESTROYS for IN
protection of the innocent public as
!, | pay a uOClOI 80 HtA ~ N~N%-.-
line every woman once a week who pile
this nefarious trade and an officer 81
to see that this examination is not ne
elected or evaded for the protectio
of the soldiers and sailors who Wis
. our city. can they not be moved TO r.
auire all men who visit Pauahi stree
for immoral purposes to be examine
that they may not spread disea:
among these japanese victims OF Il
toughs whose deeds you have unde
taken to expose?
Do our officials realize that they ar
in a way, cooperating with Il
- toughs. who are the real conductors
the evil in Pauahi street. by maintain
Il ing the evil as a state-protected indu
try?
One of the leading men in the Boa
D of Health says it is not the judgme
( of the members that this matter shou
L just now be agitated.
s. Let us find out what others think.
D Yours faithfully, w. II. AEBlLL'
50 Honolulu, October 20. 1899.