The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-05
A DR.. PARKHURST ARISES
SOCIETY TO FIGHT THE SOCIAL
EVIL HERE.
Proposed to Suppress the Male Benefic-
isries Of the japanese Women by Sc
curing Their Deportation.

curing Their Deportation.
Honolulu is to have a Parkhurst, and /
Society for the Suppression of Vice."
Theodore Richards is to be the Park |
hurst, and the nucleus of the society is
the meeting of preachers and other re-
| ligious workers who met in secret ses- /
| sion last Saturday afternoon at the Y
NJ. c.. A. Similar methods are to be
| used as ParShurst and his society used
| in New York, although a little different
direction to effort is to be given. Like
the New York society, its Honolulu pro-
| totype is going to use and enforce the
| law already on the statute books rath-
| er than seek to agitate for new laws
| Tt will raise funds with which to secure
evidence and hire lawyers to prosecute
violators of the law.
Its first efforts will be directed against
the Japanese procurers who live on the
| shameful earnings of the japanese wo-
men who formerly lived on Pauahi
| street 1t is proposed to suppress them
and their iniquitous mode of life by the
very drastic measure of deportation. 1t
is proposed to secure such conclusive
| evidence against them that their con-
| viction in the courts will be a certain
ty, and then to apply for their depor
tation under statutes and treaties
which the society has been advised are
The law under which the preachers
are proceeding is found in a section of
the immigration treaty between Hawaii
and Japan. There is hardly a doubt
but that the section in question covers
the case. 1T Is also understood that
the Japanese consul offers no objection,
but, on the other hand, is favorable to
any plan of Kidding the country of its
Japanese social lepers. The difficulty
before the preachers is in getting evil
dence in each Individual case, which
must be done. Agents and inter-
prefers sent out to gather testimony
have found both men and women ar
rayed against them. The women have
replied don't know" to questions about
the men concerned. At the same time
the men seem to have had an inkling
of what is going on, and taken pre-
cautions in their own interest
The women have located largely in
Iwilei 1t is there that most effort has
been put forward to locate the men and
get desired evidence against them.
This has been only partially success
full.
Following is the section of the tnmi-
grafton act under which the preachers
purpose operating:
"Article TX. The well being, happi-
ness and prosperity of Japanese sub
jects emigrating to Hawaii being
equally objects of solcitude to both
COIlTdClllB PARTIES, Ills lIllpCltdi jap
anese Majesty's Government consent
. that his Hawaiian Majesty's Govern
ment shall have the right to send back
to Japan all evil disposed. vicious or
vagrant Japanese subjects in Hawaii,
+ who may create trouble or disturbance,
or encourage dissipation of any kind
4 among the enigrants, or who may be-
come charge upon the state"
The meeting last Saturday was
! largely for the purpose of interesting
business and monied men in the plans
= proposed with a view to raising the
money necessary to carry on the cam
paign. Kinney, Ballou & McClanahan
. have been retained to direct the collec-
tion of evidence, to arrange it for pre-
: sentation in court and to be the legal
advisers in the campaign The Attor-
n meY- Generals department has been en-
r listed and will give all the assistance
a | within it's duties. Detectives and in
q terpreters have been employed to Sc
: cure evidence. There has been some
r difficulty in securing the services OF
competent and trustworthy japanese
- for the work, because of the fear they
t entertain of the possible consequences
f. to themselves.
: The class of Japs against whom the
n campaign is directed, has had some
inkling of the matter and have pulled
:. their kimonas little tighter around
# them and are preparing for the tigh
n of their lives. 1t is said there are tive
societies which they control which hav,
resources equal to $4,000 which they
are prepared to spend in the fight. How
they got their information, in view o
= the secrecy which has been maintained
g is unknown, unless they got it from
p The Friend in the last number of whicl
DR.. Bishop says:
"The fire temporarily broke up tn
gang. Professor Richards and othe
: workers for the depressed classes ar
anxious to prevent these men from re
= organizing, and establishing agail
- such a shameless nest of vice as the.
maintained on Pauahi street. Thes
gentlemen have been in earnest confer
ence with the members of the Minis
terial Union, also with business men o
If the city, in order to secure If possible
If the total eradication of this gang o
& Japanese highbinders."
4. Comparatively few of the Japancs
ie colony as yet knows anything abou
n the movement Those who do for tn
Is most part wish it success. S. Mine
kishi, the special correspondent here o
Kobe Shimbun says: "Of course, a
Japanese, we feel Inundated by tn
presence of this class of our own coun
. trymen We wish as heartily as any
one for the eradication of the socia
evil At the same time 1t ought not t
be overlooked that the real cause o
the existence of the social evil amon
the Japanese here in the proportion
I'm which 1t exists is the Hawaiian reg
ulations which limit the number of Jap
anese women who may come here t
4 the proportion of $50 to 900 men. Sue
N an inequality is contrary to the Law
y of God and of Nature. 1t is inevitably
n to be followed by an increase of tn
social evil, and that increase engender
the class against whom this movemen
is directed. If all the men of that elias
ID frNVag HufVa
of them here or develop It among thos
G, already here. Conditions will have =
te be changed before this class can
n eradicated or lessened.
d, "T have had a talk with Theodor
Richards on this very subject. l ha
talk with President Dole some tiur
age and he very largely agreed wit
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