The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
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foE4rixAf snd sziiA Particularly g the
Esore intelsigenf and tie weeIkhier IA
esTez he subject L oae zhieh nE1rds
considerable anusezenf They passed
through tie sane stage Il ore tine
Wine ssppsrx- earo1seis with actresses.
lavish gifts TO frisnds-alI these many
yearz ago were As frequent IN Honoiuiu
rs IL Sew York City That wzz before
the Susndthriff EaW also q relie OF the
missionaries. bar stfIl on stsfufs books
Of The Island. held many 4 rich native
n frou bondage 6rmer than 4 prison
cen. NeedeSi though Il may have been
in is day. the Spendfhrift Iaw : one
which nexf may Re called TO run the
gauntlet Of CoRstitutionality. for il Ge-
prizes the victim not only Of his prop
erty bst of his liberty. with little re-
gsrd for due process Of law
This statute has ever been a tender
point with the natives. who have long
since learned. 20 their sorrow. that they
cannot triae with fortune, even though
Il he their own as do the scions Of nil
I! lionaire families Of New York and Chr
cago. Sach prodigaIit~ as has charae-
/ terized some Of the wealthy citizens OF
/ the States would mean in Hawaii the
appointment Of q guardian. who would
not only control the property. but also
/ the person of the liberal spender.
The Hawaiians are not a thrifty peo-
Die. Many acquired fortunes BY the
enormous increases in the value Of land
and from the extensive sugar planfa-
tons IN the early days Their money,
easily acquired. was put into circulation
again In the same free and easy manner,
and the wild festivities of some of the
natives threw the good missionaries into
CONSERVATION. They saw the work OF
/ long years wrecked unless they could
put stop TO the mad pace of the ma
/ lives. The Spendthrift law is the re-
suit II was a good law. perhaps. IN
the hands OF good people. but unfortu.
nateiy il did not remain in such hands
The wild extravaganza and Inst of the
natives was checked A man who spent
more money than his income permitted
was promptly placed under the control
of guardian. who limited his expendi-
| lures as he saw fit. The law gave the
| courts authority TO place in a guardian.
| ship trust any man who was drinking
more than he should. or spending 9
| greater amount of money than his In
come permitted. The law was made tc
/ cover almost any case of extravaganza
or foolish expenditure and hundreds Of
| men were forced into a spendthrifi
trust which now crowds every court
docket. The estates under this contro
amount to hundreds of thousands OF dol
| lars No one was exempt from the pro
visions of the law If man was 6
/ drunkard. or spent more than bis income
on the application of an interested
marty he could be restrained. Unscru
nulous guardians of these estates have
waxed fat and rich. while their wards
are still living. No one was exempt
even the Kings of the old monarchy
were liable TO be placed under restraint
and old Lunalilo was permitted to reign
'ut his royal expenditures for wine wer'
limited by the guardian who controlled
his fortune.
The reaction has now come. Thu
court dOckpts are beginning to be fillet
with applications from men who wan
their guardianship terminated and theil
keeper discharged. that they may be al
owed to spend the remaining portion o
their fortune themselves Americans
and people of other nations are include,
IN this law One case. that of a Scotch
man named Love. was particular.