The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-09
VETOES THE
BEER BILL
Governor Gives
Reasons for
Refusal.
Licenses Must Be More
Carefully Protected
From Abuse.
Request That Hawaiian Language
Be Made Official Brings Out
Strong Statement.

messages TO the Legislature yesterday
and they viii be considered today. The
Governor disapproves of the malt
liquor bin and also of the resolution
asking Congress to amend the Organic
Act so as to permit the use of both
Hawaiian and English by the Legis-
lature-
THE BEER VETO.
The Governors objections to the beer
license bill are given as follows:
There is no provision fOrbidding the
transfer of such licenses or of any in
terest therein;
women may frequent the licensed
premises. and receive and consume
liquor by the glass therein;
''The police should have al all times,
the right to enter the licensed prem
fses without search warrant and search
the same and take samples of the malt
liquors found on such premises for
analysis, and to take away any liquor
found in such premises that is not
permitted by the law to be therein;
."The conviction of the ncensee for
a breach of his bond or license should
forfeit his license, as well as the
amount Of the bond;
.aThe location of such licensed prem
ises should be subject to the approval
OF the Treasurer and the High Sheriff.
instead of the Treasurer or the High
Sheriff.
There should be provision in the
bin which would prevent the location
of such saloons in the neighborhood Of
residences
The Governor also disapproves of the
section permitting the sale of malt
liquor within $50 feet of schools, re-
ferring to a protest from the Bishop
Estate trustees asking that no saloon
be located within half a mile of the Ka-
mehameha School grounds.
In conclusion the Governor says:
II would impress on your minds, in
dealing with this subject, the recog-
nized and established view Of the Leg
isIatures and courts of common law
countries, to the effect that the trade
in Intoxicating drinks is not within the
class of ordinary enterprises for profit
and not entitled to all of the considera-
tions which are conceded to such en-
terprises. but is regarded to some ex-
tent as a constant menace to the well
being OF society, and is accordingly
placed by such authorities within the
police power of the state with such
other dangerous enterprises as the
manufacture and sale Of explosives.
poisons. etc.
THE LANGUAGE RESOLUTION.
In the veto of the Joint Language
Resolution. among other things the
Governor says:
Judging from the provisions of the
Organic Act, it was the fixed policy of
the Congress at the time the Organic
Act was passed. that legislative pro-
ceedings and judicial proceedings in
the upper courts should be conducted
in the English language. That this is
an important and reasonable require
ment OF a territory OF the United
States looking forward to statehood
goes without saying.
IN the recent discussions in Con-
gress on the question of the admission
OF the territories of Oklahoma, Arizona |
and New Mexico to statehood, much
was made in opposition to the bin of /
the backward condition Of the people OF
Arizona and New Mexico. as to the
use OF the English language and of the
fact that the conduct of both courts
and legislatures require the assistance
of interpreters.
I feel that the submission of such a |
request as is contained in the Joint
Resolution TO the legislative and exec
utive authorities of the United States
could not fail to prejudice the stand
ing of this territory before such au-
thorities upon the question of the adj
mission of the Territory of Hawaii as
a state of the American Union.
Moreover the allowance of the Ha-
waiian together with the English Ian
guage as a medium for the conduct Of
legislative proceedings, would tend to
delay legislative work and add to its
expense without any corresponding
public benefit"
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