The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-31
FIRST STEP TOWARDS
CLOSING IW|LEI DthS.
Sheriff Brown Agrees
to Closing Them
On Sunday.
CONSIDERED REQUEST REASONABLE.
ALSO ASKED TO SHUT UP THE
REFRESHMENT STANDS
OVER THERE.
Text of Portion of the Edmunds
Act Under Which the United
States Grand Jury Can
Proceed.
CONSIDERED REQUEST REASONABLE.

OAE SlCP Los DNNA ~ LIZ ~AS1
ing up of the protected houses Of wee
al Iwilei. The next step is sue 10 To-
low in due time. That the course Q:
The Republican in its fight against
this plague spot OF the city is ap-
proved by the people is daily apparent
by the many commentators received
either by word OF mouth from callers
at this office or by letters sent 10 The
Office AS said few days ago, II is not
an enjoyable task, but il is one that
will be carried to Il finish and the fair
name of the city rescued from the
blight now upon it
is carrying on mission work az Iwilei,
called upon High Sheriff Brown and
requested that the houses CT iil-iame
at Iwilei be closed on Sundays. After
listening attentively TO the reasons
presented by Mr.. Azbill for Sunday
closing, Mr. Brown said ne considered
the request reasonable and further as
sured Mr.. Azbill that it would be COM
piled with.
Mr.. Azbill then further requested
that the refreshment stands in the
street near the joshiwaru' be re-
moved, as they AFFORD an excuse for
crowds to hang about the place, ana
in many instances young boys lounge
around these stands waiting 20 get .
peep inside the stockade which en-
closes the Japanese slave women.
Though no promise was made by the
high sheriff regarding this request, it is
believed that these places viii also Ue
closed on Sunday under the law. While
this will be but a step towards de-
stroying the distinctive evils of Iwilei,
it is SO much gained, and ali good ciUI-
zens will commend the high sheriff
for doing even this much, in the face
of Territorial control of the vice.
1t is now pretty certain that the
United States court will have some
thing to say about this outrageous
place which is smirching the skirts OF
Governor Dole's administration unless
that onicial should elect to stand for
decency and good government ana
close up the infamous dens and cleanse
his administration of the stigma now
resting upon it by having within its
circle man who derives portion OF
his income from two of the most de-
grading means OF livelihood known to
man.
The Republican published several
days ago the fact that the United
States District Court would be sum
moning grand jury one OF these days
and that it would come within the
province Of that body to take up the
horrors of Iwilei. This vas secuted
by certain know alls" of the city, who
ridiculed the idea OF there being any
United States law which would or
could reach such evils as those at Iwi-
lei. But there is such a law known
as the Edmunds Act from its author,
Senator Edmunds of Vermont. In the
United States Statutes it is known as
the Act of March 3, 1887, Chap. 5sT.
.9th Congress" being an act in ref
erence to bigamy and other purposes
The following sections of this act viii
show its penalties and what can ne
done by and through the United States
District Court of Hawaii:
Sec 3. That whoever commits adui-
terry shall be punished by imprison
ment in the penitentiary not exceed
ing three years; and when the act is
between a married woman
and man who is unmarried, both
parties TO such act shall be deemed
guilty OF adultery. and when such act
is committed between a married man
and a woman who is unmarried, the
man shall be deemed guilty of adultery
Sec. 4. That if any person related
TO another person within and not in
GLIDING the fourth degree OF consan-
guinity computed according 10 the
rules of the civil Law. shall marry or
cohabit with, or have sexual inter
course with such other so related per-
son, knowing her or him 20 be within
said degree OF relationship. the person
so offending shall be deemed guilty
OF incest, and on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by Imprisonment
IN the pepitentiary not less than three
years and not more than fifteen years.
Sec 5. That IL an unmarried man
or woman commit fornifcation, each
OF them shall be punished by impris-
not exceeding six months, or
by fne not exceeding one hundred dol
lars
Sec. s. That all the laws of the leg
islative assembly Of the Territory of
Utah which provide that prosecutions
for adultery can only be commenced
on the complaint OF the husband or
wife are hereby disapproyed and an
nulled. and all prosecutions for adult