The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22

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" busiiy ensased in drawing up
the lines foF their battle against
the uoaoiutu brewery. there 10 In the
ranks % the brewery people no feeling
- danger. but instead one of eonn-
dsnee. whatever thc result. the nEht
VIII be a hard one and the brewery
t~opie have thsir battle ground chosen
me hEht will be upon the intsrprc-
t-tisn os the Law % 1887. Which grant
"a the right % license a brewery. In
the Law occurs the clause for a term
pf sfteen years % - upon this that
ne Aati-Saioou LsaEus depends for its
victory. bot that point - the very
90. which Efvss % the brewery folk
heir confidence fn ths outcome of iss
atruEEfc WhSn 70 comes. The reading
-alcA they. have and which makes
tserri sure OF success. ts that there shall
30 license Tor nftesa years under that
taw. 10 the builders % thr brewery ask
rar "a. This. it is coutended. w.a meant
~ the man who drew the btu. a.
member of the Legislature. 10 protect
ne brewery. as. II u held n license for
aftssn years. there could be no inter /
f-rrnce with vested rights by any au-
4 Jsority.
} rhe next clause prescribcs the
a.sunt OF license which shall be paid
for each year that the license shall be
is-sed. and u Is under that clause that
t.e brewery today has It's license which
Grants a. certain rights for one year.
The contention OF the men Interested
10 The brewery - that they have the .
right to take out a fifteen years IL
eense IL they wish. for the Law simply /
saye the Minister the privilege OF Is
suing the license for that period or for
zoe year ~ the Iicensec preferred. and
20 they claim there is no ground for
me axht against them Manager Hook
ing OF the brewery said yesterday AZ
trrnoon:
ssIt is very hard for me 10 discover
lust what the enemies Of the brewery
are after. They cannot hope TO close
the brewery within sixty days: that
ysouId be good fighting time. and with
in that time the licenses Of the Primo
saloons will expire. and according 90
tse decree OF Judge Estee they may not
one simply against the local institution.
for the foreign beers will be imported
asd they cannot stop them or their sale
either.
In effect II becomes n matter Ike
s>ndirx around of n petition asking for
tie closing OF such firms az Hackfsid
a Company. Peacock a Company or
ssasfcr a Company. Those arms i'm
,srr Iiauors and sell them Some OF
ne firms have saloons at which there
10 uauor rrtniled- The brewery does
cot do that. for u does not own n sin
rt< saioon OF the license for one OF the
s.soons. The Law viii close more than
. sore OF Primo saloons In its course.
within two months. and after that time
ts~ brewery win have TO struggle for
Esy share of the business OF the city
a 81 IsfaadsL There will be no gain Tor
temperance by the closing OF the brew
ery. for the beer viii De- imported from
tsr mainland and sold Ia the saloons
.Hinst which no such hEht 10 oslnk
sras~ Thsse viii not be tntsrfcrcd
.ftA according 60 the outlook. 50 that
von Sec the hzht gets down . One
. suAInst us pure and simple.
n Was not surprised to sec the names
n fh@ Rev. Mr.. westcrvelt. the Rev.
Nr Rice ani Mr.. richards ns making
40 hxat against us. for they are Of
eaurse dosrE what their people expect
20 ths.ra. Dot Z Was very much s1--
srt-et 20 see the name % Mr. Bowen. 9
for he 10 a business man Who should
" able 90 see the Inconsistency OF such
y struggle against us@ It seems rather
su-er TO ind the Anti-Sai0oa LeaEuc
rstinx hand In glove with The sellers
% Asrf liquors. and saloons which srs'
o the center Of town and from Sh.eh
hs greater amount Of whisky 10 sold
that - the very condition as u n9~
.tAn9s 10 the brewery can BE- ciosci .
10 profits win so outside the TcrFt-
ory and 90 the owners % saloons 40
rspcrt beer from the mainland
We maintain ard have the svidsnet
y the police Department. to prove q
'or us that there is very much less