The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
.ABSORBS
A LEAGUE
Larger Field for
Anti.SalOon
Work.
PROTECTIVE PLANS
WILL BE FOLLOWED
Final Report Of Retiring SuPerin-
tendent Read and an Advisory
Committee Named.

The Anti-saloon League yesterday
decided to take over the work of the
Protective League, and accepted the
effects of that organization, putting
this branch Of the work into the hands
of a special committee, of which George
B. Mcclellan is the chairman. The final
report of the retiring superintendent.
the Rev. L. NJ Hartley, was read and
filed. and committee was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions on dhe occa-
sion of the departure of the official.
The meeting of the league was well
attended. When the hour set arrived
the office of the league in the Mcintyre
building was well filed, there being not
less than twenty members in attend
ance. President Theodore Richards was
in the chair and Richard H. Trent act
ed as Secretary. The first business was
that in connection with the work of the
Protective League. The committee
which had been appointed for the pur-
pose of considering plans for the TAX
ing over of the work and effects of the
league, reported a plan which brought
out much discussion.
The plan finally adopted provides for
a constitutional amalgamation of The
two bodies, with the control of the
trust in the hands Of a special commit
tee, of which Mr.. Mcclellan is the head.
This will put the matters Of the league
in the hands of the men who pushed it
before.
The committee which had been ap-
pointed for the purpose OF considering
the matter of the appointment OF an
advisory committee to act with the new
superintendent, the Rev. w. II. Rice.
reported that the plan was advisable
and the following We're named as the
committee: The Revs. C. L. Pearson
and w. d. Westervelt, w. A. Bowen.
Theodore Richards and w. c. Weldon.
This brought the league to the consid
Grafton Of the final report OF Mr.. Hart
ley. and after it had been read COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolu
tons testifying to the work done by
the retiring superintendent, and OF the !
appreciation of his labors. The report
Of Mr.. Hartley is as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-In making !
final report of- my short SUPPLEMENTARY /
with you. IL may not be amiss to give a |
brief resume of the six and one-half |
months work.
The Territory OF Hawaii is not more !
singular in its location than in its his /
tory, composition, law and sentiment.
ton required that time be spent in OBJ
servation and research before a stran-
ger could know where and how to begin
operations. Meanwhile acquaintance
was being made here with the leaguers.
churches and people. The organization
also was being strengthened and COM
pleted and suitable rooms sought for
headquarters. The room finally secured
for headquarters and furnished with roll
top desk, table, chairs, telephone sta
tionery, etc. namely. No Mcintyre
building. in which we are now assembled,
has proven to be a very good selection
and entirely satisfactory.
TEMPERANCE EDUCATION.
Recognizing that the application of
morals to government Is largely a mat
ter of education. We have quickened the
work of temperance education in the
Band of Hope, the Sunday Schools, the
Young Peoples Christian Societies and .
various Mission Schools. Furthermore, l
we have secured the first fulfIlment IN
this Territory of the Congressional law, !
placing scientific temperance instructor q
in all the public sch0Bls for both pri- :
mary and advanced classes. This marks
an epoch in the advancement of temper c
ance throughout these Islands ,
MORAL SUASION
We have fostercd a continuous work
Of moral suas.on. engaging in frequent
and regular meetings, through which '
drinking men are are being Influenced +
TO leave their cups and join with others
In a sober lie. There IS now a very en-
list of these which is growing n
larger as the weeks go By.
SUCCESSFUL AGITATION
Upon the Islands Of oahu, Hawaii and
Maui, your superintendent has scattered
thousands OF pages of temperance liter n
lture and delivered some fifty addresses :,
pastors, churches, press and people to >
mite for immediate results, practical is
md available. Among these results has -
'een the preclusion of a number OF IL
enses. applied for. by proper influence a
ipon the officers of the government. Also Ii
he securing of the adoption of certain -,
ules OF local option to be applied to "
Inherent neighborhoOds throughout the Il
roup. Under these rules. numerous doc Al
ments OF protest are now being signed. -,
atoms. and We hope to win these cases m
ke all the others We have undertaken. n.
LAW ENFORCEMENT. -
The league has exercised due diligence o.,
D assist in the proper enforcement Of -
he temperance provisions OF our exist -
* laws. Most competent authority in 10
'rnS me that the existence of our or or
anization with its committee on law on OF
'rcement and its firm of anti-galoon at ar
'rneys, have worked already a marked nc
ecrease In the infractions Of the law on m
10 part OF saloon people. We have now / in
pom the press a booklet OF some fifty in
ages containing a digest and context n