The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
DRUNKENNESS ON
INCREASE UNDER
NEW LICENSE LAW
Condition of Affairs Has Arisen Throughout the
Territory Which Causes Great Uneasiness
for Future of tiawaiians.

! letter from Theodore Richards, of the
League. complaining that the license
issued to Sing Sing. at Kainaliu, Ko-
ma, and the license of Shibayama. at
Kealakehua, Kona, were both issued
by fraud, and asking that an investi-
cation be made and the licenses re-
voked
IT am looking into these cases." said
! Treasurer Campbell yesterday, land
/ will act on the evidence as ] get II.
| Oh there is no question that there
has been an increase in the number
of saloons in the Territory under the
provisions of the new law. I do not
count TIE number of licenses that have
been issued to old places, nor the
number that have been changed. Just
of the new licenses there has been an
increase. And. of course, there have
been number that have lapsed, where
saloons are now out of existence"
Speaking upon the same subject,
Treasurer Campbell some days ago ex-
pressed the opinion that a number
of the new licenses would not be re-
newed at the end of the present fiscal
year on June 80, basing his opinion
upon the hypothesis that the new
places would not be found to pay.
PROTEST BY MAIL.
In the Governors mail the other
day. appeared the following letter:
Kealia-uka, South kona March II.
To Our Acting Governor, Hon. A. L.
c. Atkinson, Honolulu.
Aloha oe: Whereas, 1T has been
fAat L
Sing (Chinaman) and All Yet (China
mani have applied for license for SELL
ing liquor at Kealia-uka, South Kona,
Hawaii;
Therefore we, through the commit
tee of the Christian Endeavor Society,
at a meeting held on the 18th day of
March, at Kealia- -uka, respectfully re-
quest your excellency to hear this, our
appeal, based on the following
grounds:
l. There are a large number of Ha-
waiians here, also their children who
are attending. school at Hookena- uka.
.. These saloons are very close to
our church. and also to the Mormon
church.
8. These saloons will trouble US,
make the home poor. and fighting will
be the result, thus running the peace
of the home.
SALOONS FOR DRUNKARDS.
A. There are enough saloons at Ho-
okena and Keakea-uka for the drunk
ards.
s. 1t is a fact that during the past
year many people We're drunk and
fighting was going on at the saloons
mentioned.
Therefore, we hereby make our pro-
test against the granting of the same
with all our strength, and ask you
like brave men to consider this: THE
life of the people is the highest of
an''
our prayer is that our request be
needed. We are, your ODE iient ser
wants,
(Signed) T. K. r. Amalu, president;
J. A Waikapu. vice president; Miss
Susie Hanohano. secretary; Pilipo
Haae. sergeant at arms; Sol. B. Ha-
nohano, treasurer; John Keaia.
This protest was written lin Hawai-
ian, and to it the Acting Governor has
replied in the same language, as fol- |
lows:
ATKINSON ANSWER.
To T. X. r. AmaIu, President, and the |
Others.
Aloha Oukou: I beg leave to ac-
the receipt of the COM |
from your society, dated |
March IL, protesting against the |
granting Of liquor licenses to Kwong |
Sing and All Yet, and giving five rea-
sons why same should not be granted. |
If you will refer to the liquor law. |
as assed by the last Legislature, you /
will see that protests, to have any eff
feet, can only be made in certain |
way. ( have already written to Judge
I<aal and told him how legal protests
can be made.
Formerly the power to refuse a IL
,ense was in the Governor, but the
asst legislature, in its infinite wis
lcrn. took the power away; and I have
10 hesitancy in saying that since then
saloons have sprung up all over the
country and there has been a very
great increase in drunkenness.
[ hope that you people will bear this
n mind when you send your next rep
and senators to the Leg
stature l wins that it was in my
2ower to grant your request, but 1t is |
lot.
LEGISLATURE AT FAULT.
In talking to one of the largest en-
,loyers of poolas. in Honolulu, he told
ne that since the saloons had multi
,lied. and liquor easy to pur-
hase, and its quality so poor. more
nen had been incapacitated for work
" drunkenness than ever before. He
aid. also, that if he continued to lose
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