The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-20
PREPARING FOR
THE ELECTIONS
fContinued from Fac one.l

way. 1t mas tTlcQ TO take q DTdCll
view of our problems and, while he
ing a high ideal. has not let the f;
ure to attain this ideal stand N
way of accepting and profting BY
best obtaina BILE results. 1t reali
that it has not adequately covered
field. Its excuse is in its limited
sources in men and money. It's pol
has been rather to take up the D~e
ing needs and to give to them as mi
study and energy as the linited til
snatched from business and seal
leisure, would allow. 1t rejoicas Il
there are other men and other orga
cations doing work in the same Fl
along the same or parallel lines. 1t
given us pleasure to give and rece
cooperation in the work in which
should join. We are simply doing
an organized way what every good c
izen does as an individual. We
1ieve that organization gives addition
weight and momentum to the cat
and we urge that there be a union
effort, if not in name, of those who 6
seeking to make Honolulu bet
place to live in. While the work
the Federation this year has oeen do
in a quiet way. it has been none I
less effective. A good many wron
have been attacked and goal ma
right things set in motion. The pul
of the people, which we have mad I
casion to feel at times during the .-ef
has indicated a general support pf >
policies and belief in the things
whi, h we are fighting.
The membership of the Eaaerati
is now about two hundred anS fift
more than one hundred more than la
year. This membership has means :,
Id support TO the work of the Exec
tive Committee. I have 40 hesitan
IN saying that with little effort AMI
the actual membersh
could be doubled or trebled fro
among those who are naturally acti
,or goods government. The FEEDER
.ion's treasury. would feel the bene
If their dollars, but there is great sa
sfaction in knowing that the fine
Kind of support is coming from men
he town who are actually not mer
oers of the organization.
! 1.-The relation of the Executive, Cor
nittee to the Federation at large h
1een made a little closer. Some W
loubt if it is close enough. But Il
essential difficulty of doing in a publ
Meeting many of the things that ha'
o be done, most of which demand qui
md prompt action. is plain to all. TT
policy should rather be to choose ms
n whom you have confidence to ex
,ute a broad policy for civic bette
nent which you should here discu
md approve"
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH.
The report of the Subcommittee {
Charities and Public Healt
m which are Perley L. Horne, Jas.
2ath and w. r. Castle, was a length
document, covering multitude of sui
ects, in all of which much systemat
york has been done during the yea
rhe work of this committee is mo
the report showing tn;
eighteen main branches and a nurnb'
# minor ones had been worked O
the more important
hese the report said:
1--WE have been studying the tent
1ents in the congested part of tt
ity with reference to fire-escape
penings, stairs, lavatories and otht
We have found muc
D criticize, and have, made complaint
n almost all instances we have r.
eived cooperation from the owner
nd the condition of the tenements
materially better than q year ag
However, only a beginning has bee
made.
IAN attempt has been made to secuI
and piles for the use of children. Som
ave been secured, but this need
My partially met.
Consideration of public comfort ste
ions was taken up nearly year ag'
report was drawn up and submitte
D the Board of Health and the Super
isors. The former turned us dowl
ne latter promised cooperation. Til
natter is still pending, and we believ
he Supervisors will respond to tn
eed, particularly, in view of the grea
eed that will arise when the fleet Wis
IS our Islands. The committee fee
hat steps should be taken immediate
' TO establish, at least, three comfol
tations. One near the postoffice; or
ear the market; and one near the wa
srfront.
I'VE have had some correspondent
oncerning the application of. the Pun
God Law to certain cereals on tn
larket in Honolulu.
I'VE have called frequent attentio
f the authorities to the condition
treams, cutters and stagnant pools
those in and around Pa
ANA. Increased attention had bee
lade to the cleansing of the street.
0 that their condition is much bet
er than a year ago. Our committe
as been simply an additional voic
4 asking for this work Constant al
ention is needed to purify thes
ources of contagion
we have called frequent attentio
D the danger arising from mosquitoe
nd flies in spreading disease. w
-ish to emphasize again the need fc
greater care in doing away wit
reeding places. Chief of these ar,
tile stagnant pools, tin cans, manure
caps. privies and out-buildings.
I'VE urge a multiplication of tnes
hildren's Fairgrounds, believing tina
he greatest preventive of crime is i
roviding open-air facilities for Chi
rem. Compared to what many othe
tiles have done, Honolulu has niue
} do.
Our attention was called during tn
ummer that child labor was nc
roperly regulated. Attention wa