The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-05

was Technically termed trsYauinr ~uniei
/ Charles II and James IL The pahlis
trials AZ the tine zre full Of evidsueS 81
I this infamous means. ard thu iIaries sc
correspondents Of the times show us ths
use Of the term Various acts 10 stimc
late and encourage ths apprNhersiing ..
fsloGs were passed in England. IN 1892
l,S.4. itSs. 17ua and f742 granting. "
wzrsis ranging frcm ten TO Fifty pounds
sterling Offers would sssiuCs poor pso-
PIE. especially 70 utter counterfeit uoacy
. in order afterwards 70 pruSscuts them.
\ certain degenerate BIZ the name OF Nc
Daniel. confessed in I156 that be had
caused by his testimony seventy rlea =
b. condemned 20 death When h Wa
tried. with two Others. for conspiracy ana
perjury the people feared 80 much MS
acquitTai upon Some flaw or other. that
they were siam on the spot In iISz 4
similar case happened IN which SgcrIy
men had become the victims az Al III
former In T>I7 q number OF po,i,e of
GERS eonSpired To induce poor wCEHen TO
pass counterfeit money and Ssszsss them
in the act. they frequently hanged
small ofTenseS INTO capital ones, for in
stance If q w0r6 bag had been stolen
they swore that il had been tel rrith
string 10 the arm and torn nom II by
they received the iuformsrs reward o. tf-
" pounds Another revolving case hap
uened in 1917. when two soldiers wrestie3
for 4 wager OF & shilling and with the
greatest difficulty escaped death. the sen
tenee for robbery having been pronounced
BY the perjurea exaggsratiOn or police in
formers. Mr. Wood. London Alder
man. asserted in 1916. in Parliament
that visiting the prisons he had found
a number OF men. mostly Irish and Ger
mans who had received counterfeit money
with which To Ouy bread. and were SER
Cd upon in the act of passing them by
the police The Ubiquitous rewards were
at length abolished IA 1918 by an act OK
~ George III {. 20. Ever since
the DAYS OF Titus Oates the in
former has been regarded with loath
ing and contempt neither 10 be -
lieved nor trusted. There have been too
many instances in Hawaii where limo
cent people have been prosecuted through
the conspiFacies of informers.
You should not only inquire into
crimes alleged TO have been committed.
out into the management of all public
institutions as well. You may comment
upon and criticize the administration OF
any public officer in this Territory. and
no personal. private or political consid-
Grafton should prevent you from doing so.
In Il government such as we are living I'M
der IN this country today where the vot-
erS and taxpayers have no voice nor di-
rection rs 10 matters of public concern.
a fearless. Conscientious and independent
grand Jury can and should exercise potent
influence for good. While you may
Comment upon such matters as you
deem proper. l charge and speci- /
ically direct you to fully inves-
tigate that portion OF this community
known as Iwilei. L understand that this |
locality is colonized by prostitutes. The |
last grand jury reported 10 this Court |
that. the condition or the premises and /
general management. which is conducted
under the supervision of the Police De |
DartmcHt aud the Board of Health. is as
as could be expected, pro-
idcd. this shameless vocation must he
tolerated as a necessary evil. Gentle !
men. the prOriSO was well added. for
this shameless vocation" must not be.
shall not be tolerated. 1t has come 10
ny knowledge that there are accommodate
ions at Iwilei for upwards OF 80 pros
flutes that all rooms are filled and that
more are in demand: that little girls.
'ome NOT more than twelve years old.
md helpless women are compelled to vend
heir bodies that their japanese and
french masters may live in idleness and
,ase. That these conditions are far
eaching IN their debasing and corrupt
ng influences is not debatea ie question.
There is not a town nor city in the
nited States where such an Emporium
# Lust and Vice is openly conducted.
Tor is there a town or city in ine United
States where rostitutes are licensed. all
ssertive and irresponsible gossip to the
ontrary Notwithstanding. What legis
ator. not himself a criminal of the vilest
ort. would vote for a bill which should
,rovide that the annual fee for a license
o do business as a public prostitute shall
q fifty dollars Paris of all the great
tiles in the world. licenses and segre-
ates its prostitutes and for five years
he Chief of Police has made strenuous
forts TO have the system abolished lie
Sserts that neither the license nor the
egregation system prevents or diminishes
Tivate prostitution. and that the lSSu-
nee of license TO anu the segregation
f prostitute condemns her TO a life 4
+ moral leprosy-unclean. unclean. I'M
lean, and forecloses all hope of refOr-
iation. As nothing can be politically
+ legally right which Is morally wrong.
ne fact. If il is fact, that the lwilei
of harlots lis conducted under
ne supervision of the Police Department
nd the Board of Health" is burning
lame and disgrace TO this community
nd an insult 10 every honest man and
irtuous woman in il. There is absolute {
no authority of any sort in law for
ne maintenance of these vice dens. as the :
TVS of the Territory treat fornication {
criminal v.iense and Furnishes 1t &C
)rdingly and if it be true that this place {
conducted under the direction of the
olice and with the knowledge of the {
eads of that department then they are
uilty of the coarsest and most fragrant
collation. of their oaths sof Office and de-
srve 10 be held up to public censure and
orn As if TO complete the shame and dis |
race which this moral plague spot has
rought upon the city. | understand that {
lie novels in which the prostitutes ply {
leir nefarious trafuc were built for that |
urpOse by company enjoying n corpor- I
te franchise from this Territory. and I
lat at least two of the directors of the /,
,rporation which built. own and rent
lese miserable bazaars of crime. are 9
en who hold high official positions in
lis Territory
\ community in which sued things can z
; done is totally lacking in high public :
,ntiment and its morals are at low l
nd constantly diminishing ebb. Ii will $
. your duty to investigate this matter
lliy +: there can be no evasion. | hope |
lat you will visit Iwilei some Satur- Z
Nv night. There and then you will OBJ I
rye the high carnival of lust, the vast j
spartment store OF the vices. where half I
aked women eagerly endeavor 20 peddle T
reir bodies by the hour. and sll-all ''un- 0
n the supervision OF the Police Depart a
eut and the Board OF Health"
| not only direct and instruct you 10 Z
Iyestigate this place. but l direct and i
struct you to ascertain every fact and s
,ndition that you possibly can bearing i
pom its maintenance. The owners II {
le land. the owners OF the building. the Z