The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-18
MAYORS VETO IS
ONE Of HOLINESS
But Supervisors and One Supply
All the Smoke During Special
Meeting.
ATKINSON BREAKS LOOSE
Merry Row Winds Up With Death
of Food Protection
Ordinance.

Mayor Fern S veto of the Food Pro
lection ordinance at yesterday special
meeting of the board of supervisors
was the center Of a wordy battle be-
tween Supervisor Logan, the intro
ducer of the bill, and A l.. {. AtkIn-
son, one of the lawyers VINO appeared
on behalf of japanese tshmarhet men
to prevent the ordinance from becom-
ing law, and sharp words were passed.
Sweeping charges were made against
newspapermen by Mr.. Atkinson, which
at the time he made them, were con
strued by those present to mean the
newspapermen of Honolulu, but when
requested afterward to state precisely
whom he meant, he stated he did not
s&a, those in Honolulu, but referred
&c bribe-taking newspapermen on the
mainland.
The meeting was one of the most ex-
citing the board has held and harked
back to the storm sessions when Jack
Lucas and Charles Hustace graced the
board.
The mayors veto was read, at the
conclusion of which Mr.. Logan stated
emphatically that the principal opposl-
tion came from the orlentals dong
business, and that the Asiatics had op-
posed every sanitary measure ever pro-
posed, including the sewers and the
building ordinance. Quinn repeated the
remarks, adding also that it is only IN
the last few years that they have found
that microbes were flying around loose
and endangering the heath of the com
munitv He wanted to know why no
objections were made to the bill when
it was being drafted and before 1t had
passed third reading.
Kane wanted to act on the mayor
veto rightaway, but he was told that
the board had thirty days in which to
act
Starts Merry Row.
At this time Logan started the merry
row by stating that he was surprised
to hear of the big storm raised at the
last moment. particularly as the mat
ter had been before the public for so
many weeks.
''The lawyers never thought If doing
anything until they got their fee, said
Logan. "'It has been the history OF
this country. I have seen the attor-
npv- general. one of the most influential
we ever had. 90 into court and fight
Mill which he had made into law while
he was attorney general, making the
fight after he had left the government
service.
esDon T be misled by the lawyers. [
say this in the presence OF a lawyer
who is in the room The butchers OF
Oakland opposed the passage of slml-
lar ordinance. but they came around to
it after all and joined against the veto
and they helped to make the
bill possible.
..We gave the bill all due publicity
and gave everybody a chance to make
their objections known at the proper
time. The way to have cured the bill,
if defective. was to have it tested IN
the courts the same as any other law.
81 think this is a disgrace to the Re-
publican party which sent majority
of members to this board, that that
party has helped to fight and oppose
everything that is decent and pro
gressive."
Mr.. Logan made the last statement
with some asperity.
The Repubhcan party, ne went
on, (Which promised Us so many things,
has three of its leading attorneys com
ing in here, just because they got their
fee. and try to kill the measure.
He Talks of Brides.
Mr.. Atkinson then asked as a matter
of privilege that he reply to Mr.. Logan.
''T am surprised to hear the state
ment coming from a public man. said
he. II am paid fee. that s true, but
7 am not here on a personal matter. AS
to newspapermen there are some who
accept bribes as I know they have
This statement rather electrified the
board and audience as it was not quail
fed. "'There are good newspapermen
and bad newspapermen, he added. 81
have given good reasons why this bill
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