The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31

II. Focke. | am most decidedly in
favor OF the Quinn bill. Mr.. Focke
referred to Mr.. Bowen's statement
about Mr. Athertons views on work
at EVA. He stated that he supposed
that a majority of the Eva stock was
held By Castle & Cooke and their
friends. He then said that he recently
went on a trip on the railway on Sun
day. He saw a few men working in
the fields at Honolulu plantation and
remarked to a friend, They are vio-
lating the Sunday law" When he
came to Eva he saw men irrigating
but said that that was work of ne
cessity but later saw men on the same
plantation loading firewood on car.
| He asked Mr.. Bowen whether he
thought that was right and Mr.. Bowen
said that it was not.
James Steiner: 1 am in favor of a
more liberal Sunday law than the pres
ent one. II the Quinn bill is not sue
cess we can change 1t in two years.
@. IL. Berrey: Conditions are differ
ent here from those on the mainland.
There are no theaters and other amuse-
ments for the workingman after hours
so we must allow him more freedom
for recreation on Sunday. / am not
in favor of wide open town, gambling
and saloons and all that.
Fred Macfarane: i believe that II
baseball were charged for there would
be a better class of people at the Sun
day games and that this would over
come the argument that Sunday bal
means a bedlam and Fourth of July
I'M
religious bodies. There is no DANCE
of disturbances around the churches
J The churches should be given ampl,
protection.
w. w. Hall: I am opposed to the
proposed bill. There are slight change.
that might be made in the present Law
but / am opposed to the tendency tC
destroy the Sabbath. The nations tha
have disregarded it have reaped tn,
consequences. / should hate to Sc,
such a Sunday here as they have IL
San Francisco.
|, ]. II. Soper: believe that every MAI
should have the right to spend hi
Sunday as he wishes, providing tina
, he does not infringe upon the rights o
his neighbor,
, r. II. Trent: l would not have draw
up either the existing law or the Quinn
5 bill If I had been drawing up a Sunda;
:. law but as there is such a general de
t mand for n more liberal law I viii
t vote for the Quinn bill as the bes
? under the circumstances.
r. "A. Jordan: I am not in favor o.
: any change.
After the members had expresse,
: their opinions vote was taken an,
E the resolution adopted by the following
| vote:
= Ayes: James Steiner. Captain Soule
e NJ. Brash, II. p, Roth, John Mott
e Q. H. Berrey, C. ]. Ludwigsen
Norman Watkins, j. G. Rothwell W
> Lishman, ], o. Lutted. A. Gartenberr
: F. w. Macfarlane. NJ. A. Gonsalves
A. Focke, d. II. Lewis. C. Du Roi. j
: H. Soper, r. I. Spalding, ]. A. NJ
: Chas. II. Bellina. s. I. Shaw. II. II
Williams, G. w. Smith, r. II. Trent
Fred Waldron. W. II. Smith.
Noes: w. A. Bowen, w. w. Hall r
: A. Jordan.
President Smith stated that spe
, cial meeting would soon be called I
= consider the possibility of the Asso
citation acting in conjunction with othe
a similar organizations on other islands
n He stated that the Hilo Board Of Trad
I was anxious TO confer with the Assc
{ ciation and also with the Chamber G
: Commerce regarding cooperation alon
: various lines mainly for the help q
e the small fruit industry.
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