The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-03
ATKINSON WILL
LEAD THE FIGHT
AGAINST SALOONS
Endorsed at Ant-SaIoon Meeting ---WooIIey Re.
ports on Existing Conditions in
the Territory.

Hon. A. l. c. Atkinson was unani
4nously endorsed at the meeting of th'
Anti-Saloon League last night as {
fitting person to succeed Hon. John G
woolley as superintendent of the
league This was after Mr.. Woolley
had formally rendered his resignation
and announced his intention of leav-
ing as soon as released for the main
land. The presentation of Mr.. Atkin-
sens name. which was greeted with
applause, was made by J. P. Cooke
and the motion that it be presented
for consideration to the executive
committee was seconded by Ed. Towse
In the discussion which followed the
presentation of Mr.. Atkinson's name,
Rev. DR.. Scudder, Theodore Richards
and Mr.. Woolley spoke, besides the
mover and seconder, each one express
ing a high regard for Mr.. Atkinson s
fitness for the position. Mr.. Woolley
stated that he had met Mr.. Atkinson
as a brother practitioner in the law,
having an office near his. At first the
ex-Secretary had been Indifferent, if
not opposed, to the work of the Anti
Saloon League, but after many con-
versations on the subject he had an
nounced that he believed the work of
the league was right and that he pur-
posed giving what assistance to the
league he could Whether Mr. Atkin-
son was selected as the superintend-
ent or not, continued Mr. WoolIey, he
would help on the work, bringing to
bear his youth, ability, aggressiveness,
splendid vitality, knowledge of the Ha-
waiian language and his extensive ac-
quaintance among the people of the
Territory.
Theodore Richards referred to the
natural surprise felt at the presenta-
tion of Mr.. Atkinson's name. sur
prise which some of the other speakers
also shared.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
attended of any anti-saloon meeting
held in the city, was held in the as
sembly hall of the Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing. The annual reports of the Off
GERS for the year were presented, in
teresting in the progress denoted in
each of them. Interest centered nat
urally in the report presented by Mr..
Woolley, this being a summing up of
the situation in Hawaii as he finds it.
At the conclusion of his address, in
which he announced his resignation,
he was rendered vote of thanks,
many taking advantage of the motion
to express their appreciation of his
work and their great regret that his
duty called him elsewhere.
1t was intimated in some of these
addresses that Mr. Woolley would take
an active part in the coming presiden-
tial elections and would also work to
speed on the temperance and anti-sa-
loon wave now sweeping over the
mainland.
NEW OFFICERS.
The officers for the coming year will
be the same as last year, the reelec- j
tion of Rev. John w. Wadman. pres
ident; w. d. WesterveIt, first vice pres /
ident; Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney, second /
vice president; Lyle A. Dickey, secre-
tary, and c. H. Dickey. treasurer. be- |
ing recommended by the committee on !
AS chairman of the sew |
eral committees, the following were |
recommended: Theodore Richards, agi- |
tation committee; P. w. Rider, law en- /
forcement committee; Rev. o. H. GU
lick. legal protection; Rev. d. Scudder,
legislative. and F. G. Atherton, finance.
The report was adopted.
TRENCHANT REPORT.
Mr. Woolley presented a report of
decided interest and one of encourage
ment. He stated that there were rea-
sons why the conditions here were
peculiar. His address, for the greater
part, was:
In Hawaii caste exists. The whites |
are dominant, but divided sharply by /
and Ishmaolatry The ma
ives, trained to be led by the chiefs
md the missionaries, and then aban-
foned by the American Board, are held L
% impossible standards by the better
lass of the white people. as to clean,
efficient, Independent citizenship and
III but abandoned to the training and
exploitation of the rattiest lot of 1
iemagogues have ever seen succeed.
The Orientals drive out and keep out
he hard-headed, llard-handed Ameri-
an farmer and mechanic, the good
'east of social ferment in any ccm-
nunity The mighty opportunity of
'ducatfon. given to masters and mis-
resses. in the employment Of Iaborers
hat demand and command decent re-