The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-02
SALOON ON
WATERF RON |.
Intended to Catch
Iron Works
Men.

IL the waterfront OF Honolulu TO be
.ume second san Francisco Front
street, The way Is paved for such q
condition by the issuance OF license
10 Honolulu parties who have opened
M a saloon on the Punchbowl road ad-
ioining the Naval Reservation ana
within a stones throw OF the new lio-
nolulu Iron Works In Kakaako
Yesterday the new saloon dispensed
tree beer over its new bar and sailors,
Iaborers, machinIsts and workmen Of
ali classes scented the gift from afar.
Al noon the structure was crowded with
thirsty men whose work Is on the wa
,crrront, and before o'clock in the aft
arnoon men We're Keeling under the in
auence Of the amber fluid The saloon
is conducted by one klemme, who re-
emily erected the frame structure on
small piece of private property. The
Bishop Estate positively refused To al
low the saloon to be erected on any of
their land holdings.
Messrs Kennedy and Hedemann Of
the Honolulu Iron Works express them
selves in strong terms against the ac-
lion of Treasurer Wright in issuing a
license for the sale OF liquors 50 near
the waterfront, and especially denounce
the proprietor for placing temptation in
The way of the 5OO-odd employees of the
Iron Works Mr.. Kennedy stated to
reporter yesterday afternoon:
There was free beer dispensed in
This new saloon all day, and the result
can Well be imagined. Men were reel
ing about, and in a gutter l saw two
ct
for the future of our employees, If this
saloon is to be allowed to continue, is
such that it win work a dcmoralzing
influence on our force,
1--WE have about 500 men in the Iron
Works This saloon is located In the
angle OF the Punchbow road where 1t
turns Waikiki from the Naval Reserva-
tlon 1t is directly on the homeward
road of our workmen and was lo.lted
here with the idea OF trapping them
During the noon hour our men viii
have an opportunity for drinking beer
ana an hours time is long enough for
chem to get pretty we'll under its intu-
anCe. on pay-days the temptation is
before the men to stop In there and
The probabilities are that before they
reach home much of their wages will be
spent NJ lldN ti - lil'l W ~ t7 anu i'i4'~
iren to do when the bread winner does
not return with his wages? If the men
20 I'm that saloon they win forget that
hey have bills to pay or families at
nome that want food. They will not
think of rents to be paid. All they are
likely to think of when once inside is
to pay their hard-earned money over
the bar.
a
Wright should issue license OF this
kind as we have entered a vigorous
protest against 1T. We moved our
works down to Kakaako on account Of
there being more floor space there, and
We also hoped that our men would be
drawn away from the saloon influences
which surrounded them whilst We were
/ installed on Queen street.
Il consider 1t shame that the Gov
eminent officials should thus place a
strong temptation directly In the path
/ OF our workmen. for that is the only
reason the saloon was placed there. a
new street. the extension OF Halekau-
villa street, is soon to be made to meet
an extension OF the street which runs
by our Eva fence. II this Is done soon
/ the saloon location will be shut off the
main thoroughfare,
! Another gentleman not connected
With the Iron Works said: II suppose
this is part OF our 'Americanlzation,'
so-called Former governments, Royal
st. Provisional and Republican. have
kept saloons off the waterfront; but now
Treasurer Wright thinks himself called
ppnn to put one there and he may make
room for others ! understand he does
ar.t rgrgulf his official 9ggoriatas on