Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-30
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the people anu MI. SOdIt greatest
desire was that the Anti-Saloon
become a power among men which
would eradicate this evil from the
midst of his countrymen.
Professor Richards spoke on the
theory which has been advanced that
the increase of the saloon decreases
by counteracting the Illicit
Joint and the manufacture of swipes,
etc. He did not believe that it harm.
ed any evil to increase IL, however.
Saloons New to Hawaiians.
Rev. o. p. Emerson spoke next on
the liquor question with relation to
the Hawaians. His talk was: in part,
as follows:
81 propose to speak to this propo.
sition: That there are no reasons, |
such as the economic ones which |
are urged in some places, for the con
tinuance of the saloon in these Islands |
but there are many reasons for their |
discontinuance.
"In the great centres where life is
so congested and in colder climates |
than ours, it is urged that the saloon. |
In the absence of any other place, is |
refuge for the poor and homeless la
borer. without comparable habita-
ton, lonely, miserable, he seeks the
comfort and fellowship to be found in |
the saloon.
mo such argument applies to the
life of the native Hawaiian He does
not suffer from cold, and he need not
go to the saloon for the society of his
kind. There is no ostracism which he
fears. He is not lonely and miserable.
His quarters are such as he enjoys.
He is happy in them.
"Nor are there any hereditary ten.
denotes or long-fiXed habits that would
be seriously disturbed If the saloons
were Immediately closed.
THE saloon is a new thing to the
Hawaiian. During the reign of the
kamehamehas, the sale of liquor to
the natives was prohibited.
1T was well understood then that
the saloon was not needed by the Ha.
waiian and was a menace to his life.
1T was during Kalakauas reign
that this evil came and only this gen.
er"tion of Hawaiians has cone to
kntw 1t.
The habits of the Howaiians make
the use of liQuGr very harmful Ia
them There is the a, habit. rhe
rative takes ava to get drunk and
reason. The potato drink and those
nade from the pricE'y pear cane
juice and molasses are not taken for
any sweetness of taste but for tho
sake Of inebriation, and when .he
Hawaiians go to a saloon they go there
to get drunk.
THE Hawaiian goes to saloon as
prodigal to carouse and to waste his
min
This desire for carousals and for cost.
ly amusement is appealed to by the
saloon. There is the billiard table in
the saloon.
you see the power OF these places
They appeal to the worst habit OF
the Hawaiian, that of getting drunk
Who is responsible for this? The
liquor interests are responsible. and so
Is the Government. 1t is time for the
voter to use his interest
ut Is not of any use for us to cry
against this thing without furnishing
counter attractions such as bathing.
places, libraries. parks and recreation
grounds. Every teacher should be
temperance teacher. We should in
sist that every teacher be a temper
anCe man. Let us speak honestly and
straightiorwardly. We can influence
the Hawaiians, we can reach our leg.
tslatOrs, and present to them the dam.
age linhor is doing, and in that way
prohibit it,"
He'll Of the Pacific.
Rev. w. II. Rice spoke, in part, as
follows:
The first and most important func.
tion OF government is to uplift the
people who are governed. 1t is said
that the best way to lessen the evil
OF intemperance Is to open saloons and
the Governments policy is to give a
license to any one who has the money
to buy one. It is the object OF the
Anti-Saloon League to prohibit the
issuance Of more licenses and destroy
the ones now running. We have the
power to do So"
Mr.. Rice next read an extract from
the constitution Of the Anti.Saloon
League, whereafter he continued:
What is needed here is the cam.
paign of instruction. 1t is time for
the churches, the business men and
the plantations to wake up from their
sleep on this subject.
II the present government policy
continues Tor few more years these
lO'N'y lolhhuS VIII ne KNOWN as the
Hell of the Pacific. want to see
hem continuing to be the Paradise OF
the Pacific. We viii do any kind of
temperance work, encourage the re.
forming man, work with the drunkard
and open places to which men can
come away from the saloon.
Young Men in Saloons.
The first thing We have to do Is to
issue some literature on this subject
We have some of this in the printer
hands at present. put MY depend
ence in this work on facts. These in
fiuence people. There are in Honour
IN twenty.one whisky saloons. On Sat.
urday evening OF November 10 young
men from the Y. NJ. c. A. scent orc
hour in front Of eight saloons. count.
Ing the men under 40 years OF age
who entered during that time, and
found that 1876 men entered The Ell.
"ore. SO the Merchants EXCHANGE c.
the Favorite, G5 the Criterion, lU' the
Hoffman, q the Anchor 20 the Pa.
cific and II the Pantheon, making
,otal OF 420 persons.
These are the figures for one hour:
what are they for twenty four hours
How many Young men are going TO I've
drunken sots ten years from today?
want you to consider that
Figures show that 100000 mon rer,
!sh year in the United States while
'rying to be moderate drinkers. OF
'pn men who try IN hn moderate ori,,ty