The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-17
THE ARMY
CANTEEh
VIC. II. Looking
Up FACTS About
1t Here.
MAJOR DAVIS ON
THE SITUATION
Camp Mckinley Artillerymen Will
Be Questioned by White
RIBBON ladies.

! In response to an appeal made by
| the President of the National Womans
| Christian Temperance Union the local
white ribonners will soon commence the
collection of testimony from the officers
and soldiers stationed at the artillery
post at Camp Mckinley relative to the
effect of the congressional act abolish
| ing the canteens at all army posts.
Wherever an American army post is
| located the white ribboners are to COM
mence an active campaign in the in
terests Of the law as passed in their
| behalf in the hope of presenting enough
| influence at Washington to prevent its
| repeal.
| At the regular monthly meeting of
the local w. C. T. u, held yesterday
afternoon in the parlor of the Central
| Union church, Mrs. j. M. Whitney, the
president, brought the matter up for
consideration by reading circular let
| ter from Mrs. stevens, national presi-
| dent. The circular stated in effect
| that there was reason to believe that
efforts will be made for the repeal of
| the anti-canteen law. A special re-
quest was made of the Honolulu union
/ TO hay-a tn ar
more saloons had sprung up around
| Camp Mckinley and whether drunk
| enness had increased or decreased. Mrs.
| Whitney stated that when the anti
| canteen law went into effect large
| sum of money had been appropriated
| for the establishment of libraries and
| recreation halls at the posts, but she
was inclined to believe that very little
| OF the appropriation had been expended
for this purpose. She said it was
i claimed that there was considerable
1 more drunkenness now than when the
canteens were in vogue; but she thought
this had been greatly exaggerated
| These reports, she considered, were used
as an argument against the continuance
| of the anti-canteen law.
| A member of the Union stated that
she had conversed with several Off
| GERS of Camp Mckinley, and quoted
| Major Davis, the commandant of the
| artillery post, to the effect that he had
never known so many disturbances
| growing out of drinking as since the
had stated that the guardhouse was
generally filled with men placed there
for disturbances and for drunkenness.
| The speaker also stated that other offi-
GERS at the post voiced the same sem
timent.
Mrs Whitney said that as far as an
| increase of saloons was concerned there
had been none directly about Camp
Mckinley except one Primo beer sa-
loon at Moiliili She called attention,
however to the increasing number of
illicit distilleries which carried on
liquor traffic in the vicinity of the
camp which she thought the authori-
tiles should wipe out. A gentleman
present stated that although soldiers
may be in the habit of procuring liquor
from the distillers, they were probably
not aware of the location of the stills,
as these We're effectually guarded by
members of the hui, and it was to their
interest to prevent even their custom
ers from ascertaining their where
abouts The difficulties experienced
by the police in ferreting out these dis
tilleries We're shown to be many.
The Union will commence the gather
ing of testimony at the earliest pos
sible date and when completed will for
ward it to the national headquarters al
Chicago. Prince Kuhio, the delegate
elect to Congress, may be asked tc
present the testimony from Hawaii tc
Congress Wien the matter comes up fol
a hearing.
One of the ladies inquired whether
any of the members had received
| through the mans, DIS Sile Hdu' d Cdi
from a brewing concern. She called
particular attention to the picture or
the card which showed a burglar with
mummy nose trying to break int
a safe and thought that the nose wa.
evidence of the injurious effects of tbs
brew referred to.
The W. c. T. L. will send flowers tc
Oahu Prison. either on the Sunday pre-
ceding Christmas or on Christmas Day
whichever day is most convenient t.
Warden Henry. About two hundred
bouquets are to be prepared and t,
which will be attached a small care
bearing a scriptural text. The card
will be nrinted in English. Jananese