The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-03
Anti-SaIOonMento
Begin Work. in
Earnest.
A CAMPAIGN
OF EDUCATION
Temperance Work Will be Carried
to Other Islands-Fdvor the
Dispensary Bill.

4 ONE of the results of the recent
IA temperance convention held in
"A Honolulu the Anti-Saloon League
will shortly inaugurate a campaign OF
education over the entire island group.
This will include active temperance
work among all classes. agitation
against the granting of any more sa-
loon licenses by circulating the neces-
sary petitions, and also an effort to in
fuence voters in favor of the Dispen-
sary Bill, that its adoption may be
made one of the issues of the next
legislative campaign
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Anti-saloon League will be held
this afternoon. at which the foregoing
plans will be formally adopted.
1--WE will begin our campaign of ed
ucation within a few weeks" said Rev.
w. H. Rice. superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League yesterday. Rev.
Mr.. westervelt and myself will start
on a tour of the other islands as soon
as the slides and other necessary ap-
paratus for our stereopticon arrive. II
was delayed for some cause or other,
but we will be ready to start on our
propaganda very soon. We will go
first to Hilo, where two services will be
held on Sunday, then start for a tour
of the island, stopping everywhere to
give lectures and stereopticon exhibi-
tions We intend to circulate also tenn
hnl
in churches and school houses. We
will offer pledges for signers and
wherever possible organize clubs. At
ter Hawaii has been toured Kauai and
Maui will be treated in the same man
ner and then we will return to Oahu
to make a tour of this island. We in
tend to hold services in all the native
churches, and will work also in connec-
ton with the Y. NJ. C. A. In the fail
another temperance convention will be !
held in Honolulu.
The Anti-Saloon League intends to !
keep UP this campaign of education, |
for we believe that it is the best way |
to secure ultimate prohibition-by edu-
eating the people to it. Tracts dealing
with temperance problems will be
printed in both Hawaiian and English,
and will be distributed literally wher
on in the plantation as we'll as in towns
and villages.
.The Anti-Saloon League believes in
the Dispensary bill and we shall use
every means to secure its adoption at
the next session of the Legislature. 1t
is still too early to talk about that just
now. but we intend to work among
both natives and whites to have it
passed. While it is not exactly as we
Il t. ,-sNT..a III 20
hest measure that could be obtained
under the circumstances. The Anti
Saloon League intends to do every kind
of work: it is not narrow nor confined
in IT'S aims and we will use every
means to save drunkards and open at
fractions which would take men from
the saloons; nothing will be left undone
To show up the evil of intemperance in
its true light.
..One of the grand objects of the
League will be an attempt to change
the policy of the government in its
treatment of saloons. and to prevent (
Honolulu from being made wide open h
town Though it is not a law. Treas I
,,rar wright has told us that he will i
not Grant a license if a majority of the i
residents in the vicinity oppose ii. Now 5
the government grants license 10
anyone who has the money to pay for :
ID unless the residents do protest. and a
a.. want the number OF saloons reduc-
ID. BY petitions we will show that
majority of people do not want saloons
n the vicinity of their residences. and
n that case the license will not be is $
,ued. This agitation will apply u al! p
,arts of the Territory. for we intend II :
,rganize wherever there are SuHieleh. q
,urlbars to effect an organization, and :,
yben not we shall appoint one or two +,
gents. who are interested in the work
n the various localities. u circulate
editions in the event Of an application b