The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-23

was pt-eoI-1DleQ WITHOUT receiving
vote. Ihe entire time Of the confer
ence was spent IN deyising means for
suppressing the trouble after it had
been contracted
In support OF the scheme which is
now In operation here II has been
claimed that the reports Of sailing
masters whose vessels sail out of this
port, show that the men under their
command have less of the disease
than other sailors have coming from
other ports. IL is also alleged that
the abolition OF all prostitution would
render the wosaen end children of this
community unsafe upon the public
streets: and that the closing of the
thing that could happen to the rest
Of the city.
In regard to the last claim, win
say that prominent member of the
Territorial Government said in defend
ing the practice: We have TO con-
tinue the pace for our boys The
officials attention was called to an
other side of the matter by query
concerning the exact status OF the
girls of the family unoer the same cir
cumstances. and he replied that there
could be no likeness between the
cases.
1t is a fact that the latest reports
of physicians on the subject of the
value of examination shows that the
security offered is a false security and
that the very attempt at promising
and guaranteeing the security reallT
increases disease rather than de-
creases it because it increases the
means by which the disease may he
contracted without in any way saving
the vicious patrons from the effects
of their practices.
THE third object of segregation is
the object OF expediency That it is
cowardly and at best ineffective is |
about all that may be said about it.
Those are the three reasons the ad- |
vocates of the license and examina- |
tion for the prostitute, put forward in |
defending their position Morals, |
Sanitary Security and Expediency. |
The people who have studied the. eff
fects of the operation of the system |
say there is no moral purpose to be |
served by its continuance and that |
rather, the moral tone of the whole |
community is affected to an immeasur-
able degree uy Official winking at the |
offense. No one can say that the |
morals of a community can be inn
proved by the public countenancing
of the social evil as it is today coun-
tenaneed by the Territorial Officials
of Hawaii in the stockade at Iwilei
On the other hand any one knows that
where such laxity is permitted the
moral tone of the community must of
necessity De lowered and that the eff
fects of the existence of the place will
extend far beyond the limits of those
who actually come in contact with It.
prominent local clergyman said
a short time ago that a governmeutl
could no more go into a business like
this and retain the respect of the con-
stituent members of the land than an
could carry on such busi-
ness and keep his own respect or the
regard of his fellow-citizens. Now
that is just v, this government is
att smpting t. 60. II receives a por-
ton of the wages of sin; ii shares in
the shame of the outcast women at
lwilei; 1t requires these women to I'M
dergo humiliating examinations and
protects them in the life they lead
by the strong arm of the police. Then
rs result of these things it is in a
position to guarantee the visitor 10
he stockade, immunity from the con-
sequences of his offence. Not only that
but If he is not favorably impressed
With the place ii gives him permission
)y implication to seek elsewhere. This
5 much farther in its effect than one
would think from superficial view.
venture to say that very consid-
Arable portion of the hackmen of this |
'ity profit extensively from the ap-
,roval of Iwilei by the government,
[ is well known that the hackmen will
axe persons to more attractive local
ties for small consideration. To
,rove this it is only necessary to state
hat there is not single Hawaiian
woman within the stockade of Iwilei. {
The old English statute regarding
ne stamping out of contagious dis {
ases. known as the c. d. law. is often S
uoted and cited as precedent for I
ne Act TO Mitigate. now in existence /
n this territory. II will be found quite
eadily that the c. D. law was repeal. q
q as vicious and against public policy ,
many years ago. In addition may say I
hat aside from Paris. where against | +
he report of the official surgeons the :
egregation plan is still in operation. :
here is no place where the system !
so thoroughly in vogue as IL is :
light here in these islands.
Another thing for s.ie moral up-
olders Of the plan to consider is this:
hey say that the Official reports on :,
he prevalence of syphilis show that
Is decreasing in these islands.
'ould like TO see the Official reports
n the subject of Legitimate births. d
Thile / do not know anything about n
ie correctness OF the figures in the =
overnmentai report on tne disease. 7 Il
0 know that there has never been !,
correct report on illegitimacy II :
generally accepted that as the dis ),
,se increases. iilegitimacy decreases :,
I'd that the converse is also true with r
ren greater force. :,
About the places maintained in this 8
" outside of the police regulations
may say that they are direct re =. :
tit Of the operation OF the system y
examinations A woman must be o'
city low who will submit TO an ex- G
of this kind and the eonse- "
fence is that they carry on their a
lsiness without consulting the police. a
justice to the department | must
y that believe that they have neith-
the force nor the money TO combat
e evil although they must have cog
rance of the true state Of facts
Il believe the law auowing such n
ings Is wholly bad for ii increases "a
e real cause by giving supposed I'm