The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-06

uuCntlN tried. Varying success H"9 at
tended these experiments but as yet
no system or plan seems to have been
experimental with sufficiently to de
monstrate the conditions of success of
such a substitute That a substitute
for the saloon may be found is the hope
of many earnest people That it may
be found no considerate man will deny.
But in the search for the hoped for, as
in all experimentation, the chances OF
success are increased in proportion as
preconceived notions and bias are
abandoned, and the problem to be solv-
ed is studied. Applying this principle
to the present problem is it not worth
while to consider what are the funda-
mental features that give the saloon its
status as the poor mans club or
more appropriately perhaps, the Every
mans club" for the saloon as a place
of resort, is by no means exclusively
the poor mans Aside from the hold
which the liquor habit has on some of
the patrons of the saloon, is not the
fact that the saloon does not pretend to
give something for nothing, does not
pretend to be in any, sense an elemosy-
nary institution, does not pretend to be
actuated by any motives of dis-lnterest'
one of the fundamental features of it's
status? There is no element OF the
patronizing on the part OF the saloon
There is no sense Of obligation or call
Tor sratiIuue on 'he part u '"e
mt. la, IN,
puehler' ne S"l'ol may w
win crys'aI an" p'''e "S " p''''oe' -
with pictures ana S'aIue''eS DIS d" al !
gallery Inc man VINO enters ne "e
business man OF SaIIor' iiHiio"alle VI
iohsShoreheh Iee'S 'haI 1t Is ms 81
long as ne Is customer ne S'NeS "
qua pro quo "heh ne orue'S u'lilN'
HIS relation TO the saiooh Keeper VINO
htted up the pace Is Ihal Oh an equai
He Is not asking favor lie IS not a
mendlcaht nor even beneficiary. Back
of the saloon there is no shadow of an
organization Of benevolent people who
as stewards of Gods bounty, or from
ethical motives is surrounding him
with the beautiful and the attractive,
to draw him away from his grosser self,
TO make him a better man, or even to
amuse him or brighten his life. Hence
there is no feeling that he owes any
thing to any man; much less that he
owes ANYTHING to a benevolent organi-
cation which is, seeking to lure him to
better paths, ..''
v,,,,,, q man anrers q saloon he has
no raeIing that he is going to ask favors
80, 20 ba baIred IN something that
H., doas,,,t want aIvavs on the assump-
+, 49, 10 ,,,att - want # When
,,a,,as tho saloon he carries away
,,,,,.ssy,. ,;,,1io,,i5otod obligation of
-n,+ttndl -. 'here;,o1anca He has Maid
- -, hoe, ,.o,oi,,ad IIa was free
-, ,,,or,o tho ,aycbanga He has rot
r,o.,,.,,,+o5 .,,,bat1,a,. of ..syyaatness
Iio,,+,, f,.o,,ooas and stotuattas So
oior oo,r,,,,o ,,ionsbin ~. the opnortunitv
,.,,ii,.y,,.,,,, l,ig,,r, l,,,,. ~, rlaa sant
,,,,,.r,,,,,,li,,os Ana no has eivan value
,oi,.oa po+b ,or+ias 70 the exchange
-, ,,+i.so5 10 hos NOT irsultad his
- - r,,,s,,,,,l i,,7a,arda,oe nv nc
,o,,+tror e,ro+,,;+,, No is an the same
hasis &c e,,or,, otba, man connected
,,,itb tba +rs,saction An oblfgations
aro Iiorido+od
Tf +ba ,iot,,ros no hoe saen ~, the
,o,,Ir+,,,as No t,, .,,,ar,,i,,o1 do ,,ot emit
80 e,,, H.. 90 ~, i1oo, ,,o &, .
,ibo,,+,, 90 cav ca of co,rsa NOT raising
row, or creatino disordar-for are thew
NOT bic ,vbila baiie in the nIacao There
g 10 ,.agtroin+ ana rorticuIo,I,, NOT +na
,o,,+roi,,+ 90 +t., o1,1ioo+io,, Of Gratitude