The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-09
Dead Beats
And GarniShn1ent

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dead beat law matter of interest amusement than
concern Shall the creditors OF public employees right
garnshee twenty-five of their monthly salaries To
OF te government employees 1t means good deal There are
said to be very well known government empoyone
whose salaries tied with garnhee process years
they hold their jobs that long There plenty Of others
only been able ahead OF creditors
drawing only evenve per of their monthly each
month"; the drawing of that has become spectacle
GO by large attendance of bill collectors
So far these chronics" concerned hard to
garnsment law do the merchants good 1t can't possibly
protect merchant in extending credit during the period for
which salaries already tied up that many from
two to twelve years So far these concerned there might
@ wen be no law except TOR those merchants and those accounts
which have already got their grip on the twenty-five cent
There probably other jurisdiction America where the sal
airy OF government emPoye can be gaisheed Ganshee
in such cases is creature of the statute Neither
law under the principles of the Roman civil could
any such thing And few except have
reversed this fundamental principle by statute.
shed and those who deal with federal employees deal with
years ago annexation Hawaii garnhee pro-
against the entire salary of government employees In ad
old passport which prohibited leaving the
without passport and enabled creditors the issuing of
passport to their debtors until the debts settled
1t very doubtful however whether any these things
any real and general protection to creditors They Of
anaestec that ued the creditor into the belief that time
other he would get his but there continually cropping
abundant evidence that he didn't
Credit in commercial transactions higher than
any law suDemg twenty-five per cent OF government employees
of qualities recognizes no system for
collecting debts devised be- that will take the place Of
debts
There be question that the experience of the merchants
Of Honolulu with the federal employees whose salaries
1shed vastly satisfactory than their experience with terri
tora employees whose salaries subject attachment The differ
largely due the difference in attitude between heads Of
departments the services In the federal here else
where there is neither sympathy for the employee
that does not his debts The chronic deadbeat
eliminated from the The presence of the bill collector fed
Cral pay day. bodies trouble for the he Is after
In the local departments however altogether different attitude
is displayed least many them. Not pay ones bills
of the departments, only dscred but of
dence Of good fellowship To be able off bill collectors
looked accomplishment adding value services the de-
To keep ademen waiting for their dues consider
ed but punishment them being adesmen Under such
law subectng oneourth employees salary
garnishee neither substantial protection merchants
other creditors check extravaganza conducive
sentiment favorable to common honesty.
What the merchants would deal better do seek
sentiment dead beats; sentiment of COM
honesty sentiment that will in public employ
who do pay their bills In such effort they will
doubted have the cordial cooperation of Governor and if
accomplished will be worth infinitely them than any garnh
law and won't be nearly expensive the legal defense Of
the law $ it stands.