The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
WHAT DO you PROPOSE


Among the questions propcuRded TO
The Republican in It's Hght IN the evils
og that black spot in Houolulu-ivi-
Ief-is. What do you propose In place
OF IsiIeis- The Republican does not
agree with those people Who declare
that such plague spots as Iwilei are
necessary for any and every ettyt
Neither 6oes it believe that the social
evil can be erzdfcsted any more /fhAA
liquor drinking can Be eradiestsd-
But il does believe that houses OF pros
titution can be carried on in this city
as in other cities in America without
making them show place; regular
exposition, with its narrow alleyvays
and refreshment booths on the outside,
as in the case Of Iwilei.
The trouble with Iwilei Is that in
stead OF lessenins the evil it makes II
worse; magnifes IL many fold. II
makes OF prostitution virtue; sets il
up as a show place OF the city: gives
it police protection; nay. not only that,
but government protection, II you
please, and makes the whole notorious
and offensive place sort OF local exhi-
bition, with its colored lights and
glimpses OF Oriental vice under Terri
torial control
When members OF The Republican
staff visited Iwilei last Friday night
they found lemonade stands. popcorn
and soda water booths by the dozen
running in full blast like similar at
fractions at a circus All that was
needed was the barkers to make Ii a
midway plaisance. Inside the stockade
it was much of midway plaisance,
the inmates of the horrible dens an
swering the place of "spielers" by their
frequent salutations of Hello.
Come in"
Take down the stockade surrounding
these dens, keep the inmates within
certain prescribed limits Of the city, as
is done elsewhere in the United States
but take away the ownership of the i'm
moral women now exercised by the
owners and lessees of Iwilei under the
protecting arm OF the Territorial gov
ernment
In another column in today's Repuo-
lican the Rev W. K. Azbill treats ol
this question of what TO do with the In
mates of Iwilei from the standpoint
OF minister and a practical Chris
tian worker. The Republican com.
mends Mr. Azbill's proposition to the
careful consideration Of every tninkini
man and woman in Honolulu. He say:
that he and those working with hin
propose first to establish a Rescue
Home, which shall be an industria
home for the fallen and homeless, and
second, TO demand Of the government
that it impose the same restriction:
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proposes as it imposes upon the womeI
who live there for immoral purposes
In connection with the rescue worl
Mr.. Azbill says: Il ask the daily pa
pers, or any OF them that are dispose,
to assist us, to start subscriptions il
aid of this reclamation work and L
keep it up till enough is gathered fol
the proposed home for the friendless.
The Republican heartily endorses
Mr.. Azbill's laudable efforts and earn
estly urges its readers to send contri
buttons for the purpose asked, to thii
office, all of which will be duly ack
nowledged and turned over to Mr.. Az
bill and his co-workers. We would b
glad to see any of the other newspaper
of Honolulu who believe in moralit.
and decency and abhor such flagran
flaunt ing of vice as exists at lwilei
open their columns to contributions t
this worthy cause.
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