Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-09
CHAMBI R AGAINST
W0OLLEY BILLS
Resolution Is Carried
with q Decisive
Vote

yesterday afternoon. the Chamber Of
Commerce took but a few minutes to
express It's opinion on the question
and principle involved In John G.
Noolleys attempt to saddle a prohi-
hilton law on the Territory by Fed
eral enactment.
A resolution wall adopted by a
vote of SO to IS. protesting against
the usurpation by the Federal gov
eminent of duty Of local self-gov-
eminent and relterating in emphatic
terms the BELIEF of the business COM
munity that prohibition by a Fed
eral law will constitute a distinct
attack upon the self-governing pow
ers OF the Territory Of Hawaii.
The resolution, which was intro
duced by e. I. Spalding, had al
ready received the approval OF the
board OF directors, and the motion
to adopt It was promptly seconded
by Cecil Brown.
There was no discussion upon the
text Of the resolution. and the vote.
which passed It by large majority,
was taken by q show Of hands.
The resolution n in full as fol-
lows:
Whereas, 1t is appropriate that the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
should express its opinion on any
public questions which may affect
the commercial interests as well as
the general welfare of the Territory
Of Hawaii; and
Whereas, There are now pending
before the Congress OF the United
States, certain measures dealing with
the sale of spirituous liquor In the
Territory Of Hawaii; and
Whereas, This chamber does not
desire to pass on the merits Of the
question OF prohibition in it's appli-
cability to this Territory, or to
espouse either side Of the contro-
versy over the proposed legislation
when considered merely as ques-
ton OF the advisability Of prohibit
ing the sale OF liquor In this Terri
tory; and N
Whereas, 1t Is the opinion of this
chamber that the right conferred
upon this Territory by the Organic
Act to legislate Upon all rightful
subjects OF legislation. including the
trafiic in liquor, should be inviola-
bly, preserved; and
Whereas, 1t Is also the opinion OF
this chamber that the people OF this
Territory, acting through their rep
resentatives In the Legislature. are
fully able and competent to deal
with all matters of purely local con.
Germ, including the regulation or
prohibition of the sale Of liquor;
therefore, be 1t
III Resolved, That It is the sense OF
the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
that the enactment by the Congress
OF the United States at the present
time of law prohibiting the sale
lof spirituous liquor in this Territory,
would constitute an unjustified in
vasion of the right heretofore con-
ferred upon the people of this Ter
ritory to determine for themselves
all local questions, and to admins
ter their internal affairs in a man
ner consonant with the fundamental
principles of American government.
III Resolved, also, That copy Of this
resolution be sent to the Delegate
to Congress at Washington.
III Those present at the meeting were
Albert Along, C. H. Atherton, +. c.
/ Anterior, c. G. Ballentyne, Arthur
Berg, e. A. Berndt, e. +. Bishop, II.
B. Booth, A. w. T. Bottomley, w. A.
Bowen, Cecil Brown, w. e. Brown,
r. ]. Buchly, G. Fred Bush, A. J.
Campbell, Bruce Cartwright. G. p.
Castle, w. r. Castle, 7. Give Da-
vies, S. De Freest, w. +. Dillingham;.
]. ID. Dole, j. M. Dowsett, A. Cart
ley. John Gill, w. w. Hall, C. Hede-
mann, W. II. Hoogs, d. p, r. Isen-
berg, Richard Ivers, James Jaegar.
L. W. Jordan, n A. Kennedy, T. J.
King, Il. Klamp, II. F. Lange, Will
liam LAM, Robert Levers. ii. +.
Lewis, r. l. Life, JlS. Low, FIJI.
Lowrey. +. w. Macfarlane., j. II. Nc
Kenkie, Chas. N. Marques, j. A. Nc.
Candless. w. II. McInerny, j. f. Nor
/ gan, q. X. Myers, Il. II. Paris, T.. +.
Paxton. l.. Tenney Peck, w. Pfoten-
hauer. M. Phillips. M. p. Robinson,
George Rodiek, |. Rubenstein, +. A..
| Schaefer, r. w, Shingle, Il. l. Spald-
ing, r. M. Swanzy, Il. ID. Tenney. L..
A. Thurston, r. II. Trent, +. l..
Waldron, 7. Il. Wall, G, J. Waller,
Norman Watkins, w. Wolters. H..
p Wood. A, Young, A. A. Young,