The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-07
KAU WINE CO,
VOICES PROTEST
OBJECTS no THE SUMMARY MAN
NER GN WHICH GOVERNOR RE
FUSES TO RENEW ITS LICENSE.

Kau Wine Company by it's president j.
b. Rothwell I'm the matter Of his re-
fusal to renew the license of that COM
pany and thereby turning sixty miles
OF the coast Of Hawaii into a dry
country. The protest after reciting
the condition and standing of the COM
pany and the refusal of the Treasurer
of the Territory to renew the license
on December 20 last, draws attention
to the fact that on December % two
other licenses were issued by the gov
eminent.
Continuing It says that on December
20 the treasurer of the Territory stated
that the license to the Kau concern had
been refused ION general principles,
and that the Governor did not think
these dealers licenses) had worked
we'll on Hawaii"
"On December GOTH 1904, the Gov
ernor of the Territory stated i'm an in
terview: that no complaints had been
received as to the conduct of the Kau
Wine Co.. Ltd, business at Honuapo;
and declined to give any reasons for
refusal of a license; that i'm the opin-
ion of the executive it was not i'm line
of public policy to grant Dealers
Licenses" for the Island of Hawaii:
that the executive did not wish to
grant any new licenses for the Island
of Hawaii until after the meeting of
the next legislature: that if the Kau
Wine Co., Ltd, had any right by law
which was predicated on a formal or
written refusal by the treasurer of the
Z 70 tn ha
policy of the executive, for public
reasons, not to give such written re-
fusal, so that even that right could
not be exercised, if it existed; that
since the granting of the Dealers
| License" to NJ. V. Holmes at Honokaa,
| Hawaii, new information had been re-
ceived which prompted the executive
to take this position with regard to
+ licenses on Hawaii: that the executive
would listen to no arguments from the
Kau Wine Co., Ltd, why their appli-
cation should receive favorable consi-
deration.
"On December 2Sth, 1904, the Kau
Wine Co., Ltd. were informed by the
Treasurer of the Territory that Sheriff
Andrews of Hawaii had made a report
by wireless which report was substan-
TALLY as follows:
"Kau people oppose retail license,
prefer dealers license if under proper
| regulations. Please issue dealers Ii
cense Honokaa and Kau without re-
strictions as to whom they sell or kinds
of liquor if they will sign agreement
to keep honorable records of sale both
cash and credit. to whom sold kind
of liquor etc, subject to inspection by
Sheriff, Deputy, or any police officer
Then can handle Illicit sellers"
The company states its case thus:
The Kau Wine CO., Ltd, has stated
that it win cooperate in every rea-
sonable and practicable manner to
prevent the sale Of liquor illicitly
IN order that its attitude may be
, clear and that hereafter its officers
may not be wrongly accused of bad
faith" such Droffer of cooperation is
here defined.
First. That it will use its best en-
deavors to promote the enactment of
such license laws during the term of
the coming Legislature as win effectu-
ally accomplish the desired end, if af-
forded an opportunity of doing so.
Second. That such laws should not
contain any provision which would
limit the legitimate sale of Intoxicating
liquors by a duly licensed person MOI
impose conditions as to such sale by
which any responsibility will be at
tached to the holder Of license tC
follow the goods after sold, or to see
to the disposition of goods after sold
Should such conditions be inserted IN
the law the value of the license would
be abridged. The effect would be tC
practically demoralize the liquor bust
ness through impossiblity of honest
performance on the part Of the license
Third. The Kau Wine Co., Ltd, is
convinced that any effort to conduct
the liquor bushes on a strictly mora
basis is as futile and absurd as il
would be TO attempt TO apply such q
standard as the basis Of conducting
any other commercial traffic. Compe.
tit,on is keen. and all trade is neces
sarily cold blooded and practical fl
method, and whenever practical meth
DDS are departed from failure must re-
suit.
Fancy a liquor dealer or any othel
tradesman refusing to sell a customer
$50 worth of goods on the inferenc,
or assumption that such goods are t'
be used for Illicit purposes, because
the quantity sought to be purchased
appeared to the tradesman to be large
than could be reasonably consumed b!
the Individual buyer.
Z Imagine a tradesman following NJ
his goods in order to ascertain whethe
or no the buyer was breaking the Law
I'm the use of such goods; and, II sucl
were found to be the case, consider tn
morality i'm the tradesman, who hav
ing made the sale, at once informs tn
police.
Picture any tradesman questioning
his customer i'm any manner whatever
as a prerequisite to making a sale L
! him, as to what the buyer intended L
, do with the goods when purchased
This is i'm effect what is sought to b
Z saddled on the transaction of liquo
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