The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
THE SALOONS
WORKERS TO ASK FOR REFUSAL
OF LICENSES,
Reports Read BY Committees From all
ationaliues-Chinese Not Addicted
To Drink Habit

The Temperance Conference opened
very encouragingly this morning I'm the
hall of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, a considerable number Of
those interested I'm the movement hav-
ing assembled when Theodore Richards,
president of the Anu-Saloun League
and presiding officer of the day, declar-
ed the meeting open The audience was
a cosmopolitan one, Americans, Ha-
waiians, Portuguese, japanese and Chl-
nese being represented. The exercises
for the morning consisted of reports
from the field, rendered by Mrs. j. M.
Whitney for the w. G. r. u K. ko-
muro for the Japanese; DR. Khat Tai
for the Chinese Rev A. Y. SOares for
the Portuguese and the Rev o. J..
Emerson for the Hawaiian branches of
the temperance movement talk on
the Principles and Objects of the Lea
gue' by superintendent Rev w. II.
Rice with another on Practical Lines
Of Work" concluded the work laid out
for this morning,
The hall still held the decorations
placed for the joint social Of the Y NJ
G. A. and Y. W. G. A. the other even
ing. while upon the wall hung a large
outline map of the island with the sa-
looms marked prominently in a different
color. HilO, although the map was
made on a liberal scale, seemed to be
so plentifully filled with saloons that a
preponderance of the dots We're per-
force placed in the bay with dotted lines
to show where they belonged.
The Introductory remarks were made
by Theodore Richards who spoke Of the
increased interest i'm practical temper
anCe work all over the world, manifest
ed in the reported work of committees
of influential thinkers who are studying
the various lines Of humanitarian re-
forms. THE interest of religious peO-
r.1.. t..1R 1tF.I.. F, I,3 a
ways assumed but the important fact
is that the discussion now is undertaken
very broadly from the humanitarian
standpoint"
The Russian plan was discussed for a
few moments and it's success among the
Russians as an advance upon anything
previously done was emphasized. The
room" for additional temperance la
bOrers in Honolulu was stated by the
president" Three open doors stand be-
fore those Interested, religious, pOliti-
cal and special lines of assistance
Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney, in her papFF ldes-
cribed the good being done all eTer the
globe by the WOmen's Christian Tenn
perance Union in the inculcation of
temperance principles I'm the young and
against the spirit Of evil that dwells in
the various forms of alcoholic liquors
and locates for the better carrying out
of its evil purpose in the modern sa-
loon.
In describing the initial rise Of the
w. G. ". L, Mrs. Whitney spoke some
what sarCastically of the attitude taken
by the men of the community who pat
ted the women on the back and praised
them for their bravery and determina-
tion while themselves~not openly ap-
pearng i'm the issue for fear of risSing
their popularity.
Theodore Richards commented that
the men could hardly hold back after
this without diSCrediting the sex and
went on to speak of the rapid broaden
ing of the temperance issue explaining
that the originally narrow manner of
limiting the crusade to an AnglO-SQNou
question had been proven a mistake
and that the present program would
show how all nationaliues We're re-
presented. He then introduced X. Ko-
muro who readbis paper in fluent Eng
lish.
THE greatest evil of the japanese
race said Mr. kOmuTO i'm effect lis
that incurred from Intoxicating drink
as these figures that l will now sub
NIT to you, extending from July to
| December 1901 will show for themselves.
| Since tnat period p, 66l barrels Of sake
| have been imported from Japan, each
| barrel containing s gallons and worth
$3.50 barrel, a total of S235, 11S15 on
which a custom house duty of $9O,644
U
included 6,94S bottles equal to 1928 gall
Ions for which $2,473.5O was paid with
| the duty Of $l.50 per dozen bottles to-
| tai outlay by dealers only of 1929, 1O9
| for the last six months.
Sake is known by many names and
| is imported by many foreign dealers,
/ Hackfeld and Company, Peacock and
| Company and others all employing
agents in Japan and selling large
| amounts although their exact expendi-
| ture is not known to us. But l would
not speak about the foreign dealers
There are about 10000 Japanese in
/ Hawaii and if half Of them drink sake
imported by the Japanese dealers they
must pay 81 each for real price though
| evidently they are spending more for
| the high profits gained by the dealers
| The heavy duty on sake does not stOT
/ its sale but merely makes the liquor
! expensive to the drinker.
There are about 5000 japanese in Ho-
nOlulu and the average of deaths caus-
ed directly or indirectly by sake is one
In two days. The drunkenness brings
on desertiOn of wives and children, In
debtedness, gambling, evil influences,
indifference to the hunger of their chill
dren. thus becoming a burden on others
Not only are they destroying their phy-
steal strength but also their spiritual
power by their eNCesses and the Japa-
| nese who drink sake are. 1 am sure, de-
clining I'm their moral character. Sake
is contrary to what many say, harm
ful TO those who drink it, 1t is twice
as strong as beer, containing from IA
to 20 per cent of alcohol.
The special harm Of sake lies I'm its
| lengthy control over those who drink IT,
| the effects lasting for one or two days
| 1t is strong to stop work. destroy health
/ spiritual power property, 10 bring
/ misery to families and destroy a ma
! ton.
The Eva plantation stops the labor
| ers from sake drinking because Of the
| inevitable laying off of the drunkards
! That is good for both as the men car
! save their money and not harm them
! selves,
| 81 wish that all plantations were like
| Eva and that not only the plantations
! but an the people I'm this country were
| freed from the curse Of drink"
Applause followed the report and the
! president before introducing the chi,
! nese representative. remarked thai