The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-03

. birth proves welcome. and sone
times il IS uaEelcome- In this case
Ehsa the announcement of our OBJ
jet vas made In Article OF cur
Constitution. It met xith very general
approval Both English and japanese
papers OF the day expressed eneour
azemsnt OF the idea behind US Only
one publication questioned. in the
midst OF the already many oEgzniza-
ooHs existing in or city. Whether
this might not add greatly TO the
oveTburdsRed conditions that seemed
to prevail 1t was prophetic in tone
foresesing that we would march up
hill, only to march down again The
said Article No is as follows: -ob
lsct-To secure the enactment and
| enforcement OF laws for the moral
I welfare Of Honolulu. for the protsc
ton of children and the promotion Of
| public decency. and also TO exert
/ moral pressure or public affairs when
necessary This object seemed TIC
/ appeal 10 every one And ~e could
4
port, If We might judge from the ex
I pressions that came from here and
I there But there was failure to re
spond on the part of the general com
munity. to the circulars sent out. Civ
ing opportunity 10 join the new
League The membership has there
fore been exceedingly limited. and
the attendance at meetings has been
small We have had the able sup
port OF the entire ministry of the
city. They (the ministers) have been
our backbone and sinews. They are
indeed our very strength We could
not do without them. But, while all
of this is true, a more general sup
port is needed, in addition TO all the
help they can give. And unless We
may have it, and too a support be
yond the mere money contributions,
our organization cannot hope TO live
long
Third: Our Work. We have in
any degree carried out the lines in
dictated in our express object? In re
ply. We will take up the said object
clause by clause, and see:
(A) Enactment of Laws. We pre-
pared and presented bills for the con-
sideration and action OF the Legis-
lature. which body failed TO act The
chairman of our committee in this
department of our work has already
given you his report, hence there is
not need to more than refer to it.
OBJ Enforcement of Laws has also
been attempted. to the extent of re-
quiring four suits at law finally to
secure the unfolding of the statutes
against the cruelty of people who had
name of All Ho.
(C). Protection of Children. The
girl named as above was rescued from
cruelty and slavery" Was given
opportunity for education, and now
we have secured her permanent sup
port at Kawaiahao Seminary, from
a beneyolently disposed lady. Nine
other children of incompetents and
prostitutes were given by the law to
the guardianship of Mr.. AZbill. mem
Der of our Investigating Committee,
and said children are now placed in
the Industrial Home, or Orphanage in
Kona, Hawaii.
Cd. Promotion of Public Decency.
The Iwilei matter had much atten-
ton. and we have attempted the res
cue of a number of girls from vice.
Where they have needed physical at
tention we have taken them to the
hospital
e.. To Exert Moral Pressure on
Public Affairs. This has been done
in the position We took on the Dis
pensary Act, and in our petition pre-
scented to the Legislature on the mat
ter. We have also attempted to in
fiuence public sentiment by contribu-
lions to the public press of the city,
relative to this measure. We have
attempted to help in the correction
of apparent injustice to Japanese, APP
pearing before Governor Dole, and
presenting to him through our Legal
Aid Committee, all Of the aspects of
the case as we understood them, en-
deavoring to enlist his right to in
terfere in the execution of sentences.
We have listened to teachers. and
parents, as to difficulties arising on
account of truant girls, ald girls in
clined TO go wrong, with a growing
conviction that the sooner the govern
ment is able to establish Home of
Correction or Reform for Girls. the
better it will be for the general vel
fare of our community. AT present
a place is provided only for-bad bows.
Our paid agent, the Rev. Ernest H. !
Shanks, did, during the three months |
of his service. conduct, in addition to /
many matters enlisting his attention |
here, an extended correspondence in |
nineteen different directions seeking |
information from societies elsewhere. /
with objects similar to our own, en-
quiring as to ways and methods for /
correction of evils, etc, etc.
Our donations received have been /
$S11.00: expenditures paid amounted /
TO s656.95. leaving balance in hand |
of S152.05.
There have been many committee
meetings in addition TO those of the
directorate and general association.
II in view of the fact that there
have been born two other leagues
since we were organized, who have
similar objects to ours TO a certain
extent. and if it is correct that the